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glont

bullet /ˈɡlonts/

noun#4473 most common

Also: shot (projectile), round (ammunition)

Example sentences

Am găsit un glonț pe jos.
I found a bullet on the ground.
Glonțul a lovit peretele.
The bullet hit the wall.
Poliția caută glonțul folosit în crimă.
The police are looking for the bullet used in the crime.
Rana era adâncă, iar glonțul rămăsese în umărul lui.
The wound was deep, and the bullet had stayed in his shoulder.
Chirurgul a extras glonțul din piept fără complicații.
The surgeon removed the bullet from the chest without complications.
Zgomotul gloanțelor răsuna în toată valea, iar soldații se aruncau la pământ instinctiv.
The sound of the bullets echoed through the whole valley, and the soldiers threw themselves to the ground on instinct.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeglonțgloanțe
Genitiveglonțuluigloanțelor
Accusativeglonțgloanțe
Vocativeglonțulegloanțelor

Word family

gloanțebullets (plural)
antiglonțbulletproof, bullet-resistant
glonțul rătăcitstray bullet (set phrase)

Etymology

The origin of glonț is not settled. Romanian dictionaries generally list it as a word of obscure origin, without a clear source in Latin or in the neighboring Slavic languages. Because of this uncertainty, no reliable Indo-European root or cognate set can be given here.

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