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elicopter
helicopter /eli.kopˈter/
noun#2047 most common
Also: chopper
Example sentences
Elicopterul zboară.
The helicopter flies.
Văd un elicopter în aer.
I see a helicopter in the air.
Elicopterul a aterizat pe acoperișul spitalului.
The helicopter landed on the hospital's roof.
Poliția a folosit un elicopter pentru a urmări suspectul.
The police used a helicopter to chase the suspect.
Zgomotul elicopterelor militare a răsunat peste oraș toată noaptea.
The noise of the military helicopters echoed over the city all night.
Dacă elicopterul nu ar fi intervenit la timp, misiunea de salvare ar fi eșuat.
If the helicopter had not intervened in time, the rescue mission would have failed.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | elicopter | elicoptere |
| Genitive | elicopterului | elicopterelor |
| Accusative | elicopter | elicoptere |
| Vocative | elicopter | elicoptere |
Word family
elicopterhelicopter
elicopteristhelicopter pilot
minielicoptermini helicopter
elicoidalhelical, spiral-shaped
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "elicopter" from French "hélicoptère", a word coined in the 19th century from two Greek roots. The first part comes from "helix", meaning spiral or coil. The second comes from "pteron", meaning wing. The compound described the aircraft's spinning rotor blades.
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