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greș
mistake /ˈɡreʃ/
noun#3406 most common
Also: error, flaw, miss
Example sentences
Ea cântă fără greș.
She sings without a single mistake.
El a rezolvat testul fără greș.
He solved the test without a single error.
Arcașul a nimerit ținta fără greș de fiecare dată.
The archer hit the target unfailingly every time.
Vechiul ceasornic funcționează fără greș de zeci de ani.
The old clock has run flawlessly for decades.
Meșterul repeta mișcarea fără greș, ca și cum ar fi făcut-o de mii de ori.
The craftsman repeated the motion flawlessly, as if he had done it a thousand times.
Cronicarul lăuda judecata domnitorului, dreaptă și fără greș în fața oricărei pricini.
The chronicler praised the ruler's judgment, fair and unerring in the face of any dispute.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | greș | greșuri |
| Genitive | greșului | greșurilor |
| Accusative | greș | greșuri |
| Vocative | greș | greșuri |
Word family
a greșito err, to make a mistake
greșealămistake, error (the common everyday word)greșitwrong, mistakennegreșitundoubtedly, without fail
fără greșflawlessly, unfailingly (fixed phrase)
Etymology
"Greș" is a deverbal noun, formed by dropping the infinitive ending from the verb "a greși" (to err, to make a mistake). The verb itself is generally traced to Latin, though sources differ and the exact source form is not settled. Today the bare noun survives mainly inside the fixed phrase "fără greș" (without fail, unerringly), rather than as a freestanding everyday word.
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