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doborât
knocked down /do.boˈrɨt/
adjective#4451 most common
Also: felled, shot down, overwhelmed (emotionally)
Example sentences
Copacul a fost doborât de vânt.
The tree was knocked down by the wind.
Poarta veche a fost doborâtă de furtună.
The old gate was knocked down by the storm.
Recordul mondial a fost doborât săptămâna trecută.
The world record was broken last week.
Mulți concurenți au fost doborâți de căldura extremă.
Many competitors were overcome by the extreme heat.
Guvernul a fost doborât printr-o moțiune de cenzură.
The government was brought down by a no-confidence motion.
Avionul de vânătoare a fost doborât de sistemul de apărare antiaeriană chiar deasupra orașului.
The fighter jet was shot down by the anti-aircraft defense system right above the city.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | doborât (m) / doborâtă (f) | doborâți (m) / doborâte (f) |
| Genitive | doborât (m) / doborâte (f) | doborâți (m) / doborâte (f) |
| Accusative | doborât (m) / doborâtă (f) | doborâți (m) / doborâte (f) |
| Vocative | doborât (m) / doborâtă (f) | doborâți (m) / doborâte (f) |
Word family
a doborîto knock down, fell, overthrow
doborârethe act of knocking down or felling
doborâtor, -oarecrushing, overwhelming
nedoborâtunbeaten, undefeated
Etymology
Doborât is the past participle of the verb a doborî, meaning to knock down or fell. The verb joins the prefix do-, an intensifying element found in a small set of Romanian verbs, with a root of Slavic origin tied to fighting or overpowering. The infinitive ending -î places the verb in a small class shared with coborî (to descend) and hotărî (to decide). Romanian speakers apply doborât to almost anything struck down, from trees and boxers to governments and world records.
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