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familiar
familiar (known, recognizable) /fa.miˈljar/
adjective#4973 most common
Also: informal, colloquial (of language or style), acquainted, on close terms with
Example sentences
Chipul lui mi se pare familiar.
His face seems familiar to me.
Această stradă îmi este familiară.
This street is familiar to me.
Mirosul acesta îmi e foarte familiar.
This smell is very familiar to me.
Folosește un limbaj familiar când vorbește cu prietenii.
He uses informal language when he talks with friends.
Cuvintele familiare din text ajută la o înțelegere rapidă.
The familiar (colloquial) words in the text help with quick understanding.
Registrul familiar, deși adesea privit ca neglijent, are un rol stilistic bine definit în proza contemporană.
The informal register, though often seen as careless, has a well-defined stylistic role in contemporary prose.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | familiar (m) / familiară (f) | familiari (m) / familiare (f) |
| Genitive | familiar (m) / familiare (f) | familiari (m) / familiare (f) |
| Accusative | familiar (m) / familiară (f) | familiari (m) / familiare (f) |
| Vocative | familiar (m) / familiară (f) | familiari (m) / familiare (f) |
Word family
familiefamily
familialpertaining to the family
familiaritatefamiliarity
a familiarizato familiarize
familiarizarefamiliarization
Etymology
The word comes from French "familier", which goes back to Latin "familiaris", an adjective built on "familia" (household, family). In Latin it first meant belonging to the household, then close or intimate, and later known or recognizable. Romanian borrowed it through French in the modern period, alongside many other Latin-based abstract and social vocabulary.
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