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curaj
courage /kuˈraʒ/
noun#1126 most common
Also: bravery, nerve, boldness
Example sentences
Ai curaj?
Do you have courage?
Copilul are curaj să sară în apă.
The child has the courage to jump into the water.
Mi-am adunat tot curajul și i-am spus adevărul.
I gathered all my courage and told him the truth.
Curajul ei de a vorbi în public a impresionat pe toată lumea.
Her courage to speak in public impressed everyone.
Fără curajul strămoșilor noștri, nu am fi ajuns aici.
Without the courage of our ancestors, we would not have gotten here.
Curajul nu înseamnă absența fricii, ci capacitatea de a acționa în ciuda ei.
Courage does not mean the absence of fear, but the ability to act despite it.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | curaj | None |
| Genitive | curajului | None |
| Accusative | curaj | None |
| Vocative | None | None |
Word family
curajosbrave, courageous
încurajato encourage
încurajareencouragement
descurajato discourage
descurajatdiscouraged
Etymology
Curaj entered Romanian from French courage during the nineteenth-century wave of French borrowings that reshaped much of the modern Romanian vocabulary. French courage descends from Old French corage, built on Latin cor, meaning heart. The underlying idea is that bravery resides in the heart.
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