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clară

clear /ˈklara/

adjective#3910 most common

Also: lucid, plain, obvious

Example sentences

Apa din lac este clară.
The water in the lake is clear.
Ea are o voce clară.
She has a clear voice.
Explicația profesoarei a fost foarte clară.
The teacher's explanation was very clear.
Imaginea de pe ecran nu era destul de clară.
The image on the screen was not clear enough.
Deși situația părea clară la prima vedere, ulterior au apărut multe nuanțe.
Although the situation seemed clear at first glance, many nuances appeared later.
Mintea îi era limpede și clară, în ciuda oboselii acumulate după nopți nedormite.
Her mind was lucid and clear, despite the fatigue built up after sleepless nights.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeclarăclare
Genitiveclareclare
Accusativeclarăclare
Vocativeclarăclare

Word family

clarclear (masculine); also 'clearly'
claritateclarity
a clarificato clarify
clarificareclarification
clarvăzătorclairvoyant

Etymology

Clară is the feminine singular form of the adjective clar, inherited from Latin clarus, meaning bright or clear. Latin clarus originally described sounds that carried well before it extended to visual clarity and then to clarity of thought. Romanian kept both the physical and figurative senses.

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