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efort

effort /eˈfort/

noun#1640 most common

Also: exertion, endeavor

Example sentences

Fac un efort mare.
I am making a big effort.
Nu îmi place efortul fizic.
I don't like physical effort.
A depus mult efort pentru acest proiect.
He put a lot of effort into this project.
Cu puțin efort, poți învăța orice limbă.
With a little effort, you can learn any language.
Eforturile echipei au fost răsplătite în cele din urmă.
The team's efforts were rewarded in the end.
Fără eforturile susținute ale generațiilor anterioare, progresul de astăzi nu ar fi fost posibil.
Without the sustained efforts of previous generations, today's progress would not have been possible.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeeforteforturi
Genitiveefortuluieforturilor
Accusativeeforteforturi
Vocativeefortuleeforturilor

Word family

eforteffort
supraefortoverexertion
forțăforce, strengthforțatforced, strained
a se forțato force oneself

Etymology

Romanian borrowed "efort" from French "effort" in the modern era, part of a wave of French loanwords that reshaped Romanian vocabulary in the 19th century. The French word traces back to Latin "fortis", meaning strong, through a Vulgar Latin verb "exfortiare", to exert strength. The core sense, a pushing-out of strength, has stayed intact across all three languages.

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