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dreaptă
right (as opposed to left); straight /ˈdre̯aptə/
adjective#671 most common
Also: fair, just, a straight line (geometry, used as a noun)
Example sentences
Mâna ei dreaptă este ridicată.
Her right hand is raised.
Ia-o pe strada dreaptă, nu la stânga.
Take the straight street, not the one on the left.
Trage o linie dreaptă pe hârtie.
Draw a straight line on the paper.
Șoseaua este dreaptă până la marginea orașului.
The road is straight all the way to the edge of town.
Judecătorul a dat o hotărâre dreaptă.
The judge issued a fair ruling.
Calea cea mai dreaptă nu este întotdeauna și cea mai ușoară.
The straightest path is not always the easiest one.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dreaptă | drepte |
| Genitive | drepte | drepte |
| Accusative | dreaptă | drepte |
| Vocative | dreaptă | drepte |
Word family
dreptright, straight, just (masculine form, also used as adverb)dreptatejustice, fairness
dreaptathe right side; the political right
îndreptato straighten, correct, or head towarddreptunghirectangle (literally right-angle shape)
Etymology
Dreaptă is the feminine form of drept, which comes from Latin directus, the past participle of dirigere, meaning to align or set straight. The word kept both a physical sense, not curved, and a moral one, correct or fair, across the shift from Latin to Romanian. This double meaning survives intact in modern Romanian, where the same word covers a straight line, a right hand, and a fair verdict.
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