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drept
right (an entitlement) /ˈdrept/
noun#285 most common
Also: law (legal system or discipline), straight, direct (adjective use), just, righteous (adjective use)
Example sentences
Drumul este drept.
The road is straight.
Mergeți drept înainte, apoi la stânga.
Go straight ahead, then turn left.
Acest triunghi are un unghi drept.
This triangle has a right angle.
Judecătorul a fost un om drept toată viața.
The judge was a just man his whole life.
A absolvit facultatea de drept anul trecut.
She graduated from law school last year.
Drept care, s-a hotărât amânarea ședinței.
Whereupon it was decided to postpone the meeting.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dreptul | drepturile |
| Genitive | dreptului | drepturilor |
| Accusative | dreptul | drepturile |
| Vocative | drept | drepturi |
Word family
dreptatejustice, fairnessîndreptato straighten, to correct
dreaptathe right side; to the right
nedreptunjustdreptunghirectangle
Etymology
Drept comes from Latin directus, the past participle of dirigere, meaning to straighten or align. The physical sense of straight or direct extended over time into the moral and legal senses of correct, just, and, as a noun, a right or the law. This is the same Latin root that gave English the word direct.
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