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furt
theft /furt/
noun#2400 most common
Also: robbery (loosely), larceny, stealing
Example sentences
Acesta este un furt.
This is a theft.
Am fost martor la un furt.
I witnessed a theft.
Furtul acesta a fost filmat de camere.
This theft was caught on camera.
Poliția investighează furtul de bijuterii.
The police are investigating the jewelry theft.
Numărul furturilor din magazine a crescut considerabil anul acesta.
The number of shop thefts has risen considerably this year.
Instanța a pronunțat o pedeapsă mai aspră pentru furtul calificat.
The court handed down a harsher sentence for aggravated theft.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | furt | furturi |
| Genitive | furtului | furturilor |
| Accusative | furt | furturi |
| Vocative | furt | furturi |
Word family
furato stealfuratstolen; the act of stealing
furișstealthily, on the sly
furișa (a se)to sneak, to slip away unnoticed
hoțthief (different root, but closely related in meaning)Etymology
Furt comes from Latin furtum, meaning theft. Furtum itself derives from fur, the Latin word for thief. The word passed into Romanian as part of the core Latin vocabulary inherited from the region's Roman past.
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