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glob
globe /ˈɡlob/
noun#5482 most common
Also: crystal ball (glob de cristal), Christmas bauble/ornament (glob de Crăciun), sphere, ball
Example sentences
Am un glob pe masă.
I have a globe on the table.
Globul se rotește încet.
The globe turns slowly.
Pe raftul din camera lui este un glob pământesc mare.
On the shelf in his room there is a large terrestrial globe.
Am cumpărat globuri colorate pentru pomul de Crăciun.
I bought colorful baubles for the Christmas tree.
Ghicitoarea privea fix în globul de cristal, căutând răspunsuri.
The fortune-teller stared fixedly into the crystal ball, searching for answers.
Reprezentarea cartografică a globului terestru a evoluat considerabil odată cu descoperirile geografice din secolul al XV-lea.
The cartographic representation of the terrestrial globe evolved considerably with the geographical discoveries of the 15th century.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | glob | globuri |
| Genitive | glob | globuri |
| Accusative | glob | globuri |
| Vocative | glob | globuri |
Word family
globalglobal, worldwide
globularglobe-shaped, round
globulăsmall round particle, e.g. blood cell
a înglobato incorporate, to include within a whole
globalizareglobalization
Etymology
Romanian glob is a learned borrowing from French globe, itself from Latin globus, meaning a round mass or ball. It entered the language during the 19th-century modernization of Romanian, when many French and Latin terms replaced or supplemented older Slavic and Greek vocabulary. The ultimate origin of Latin globus is disputed among etymologists.
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