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generator
generator (a machine that produces electricity) /dʒe.ne.raˈtor/
noun#5260 most common
Also: engine that produces something (heat, ideas), power plant unit
Example sentences
Avem un generator în curte.
We have a generator in the yard.
Generatorul este stricat.
The generator is broken.
Am pornit generatorul când a picat curentul.
We started the generator when the power went out.
Uzina folosește mai multe generatoare electrice de mare putere.
The plant uses several high-power electric generators.
Inginerii au proiectat un generator eolian mai eficient.
Engineers designed a more efficient wind generator.
Funcționarea generatorului depinde de un sistem complex de răcire și de o sursă constantă de combustibil.
The generator's operation depends on a complex cooling system and a constant fuel source.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | generatorul | generatoarele |
| Genitive | generatorului | generatoarelor |
| Accusative | generatorul | generatoarele |
| Vocative | generatorule | generatoarelor |
Word family
a generato generate
generațiegeneration
generativgenerative
a regenerato regenerate
Etymology
The word comes from French générateur, itself from Latin generator, an agent noun from generare, meaning to beget or produce. The Latin verb traces back to genus, meaning kind or origin. Romanian borrowed the term in the modern era for machines that produce power.
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