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gândac
beetle /gɨnˈdak/
noun#4024 most common
Also: bug, cockroach (colloquial, esp. in "gândac de bucătărie")
Example sentences
Este un gândac pe masă.
There is a beetle on the table.
Am văzut un gândac negru în bucătărie.
I saw a black beetle in the kitchen.
Copilul a prins un gândac în grădină și l-a pus într-un borcan.
The child caught a beetle in the garden and put it in a jar.
Gândacii de bucătărie se înmulțesc repede dacă nu ții casa curată.
Cockroaches multiply quickly if you don't keep the house clean.
Fermierii se luptă în fiecare an cu gândacul de Colorado, care le distruge recoltele de cartofi.
Every year, farmers fight the Colorado potato beetle, which destroys their potato crops.
Deși mulți îl confundă cu un simplu gândac de bucătărie, entomologii disting cu ușurință speciile după forma antenelor.
Although many mistake it for a simple cockroach, entomologists easily tell the species apart by the shape of their antennae.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gândacul | gândacii |
| Genitive | gândacului | gândacilor |
| Accusative | gândacul | gândacii |
| Vocative | gândacule | gândacilor |
Word family
gândăcellittle beetle (diminutive)
gândac de bucătăriecockroach, literally "kitchen beetle"
gândac de ColoradoColorado potato beetle
gândac de maicockchafer, a large beetle that appears in May
Etymology
Romanian dictionaries list the origin of "gândac" as uncertain. It looks similar to "gând" (thought), but etymologists have not established a real link between the two words. No Latin, Slavic, or other source has been confirmed with confidence.
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