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green
green /ˈver.de/
adjective#3744 most common
Also: environmentally friendly, unripe
Example sentences
Iarba este verde.
The grass is green.
Am o rochie verde.
I have a green dress.
Copacii devin verzi primăvara.
The trees turn green in spring.
Ministrul a promovat politici verzi pentru mediu.
The minister promoted green policies for the environment.
Economia verde câștigă tot mai mult teren în dezbaterile publice.
The green economy is gaining more and more ground in public debates.
Deși inițiativele verzi sunt lăudate retoric, implementarea lor rămâne adesea împotmolită în birocrație.
Although green initiatives are praised rhetorically, their implementation often remains bogged down in bureaucracy.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | verde | verzi |
| Genitive | verde | verzi |
| Accusative | verde | verzi |
| Vocative | verde | verzi |
Word family
verzigreen (plural)
verdeațăgreenery, vegetation
a înverzito turn green
verzuigreenish
verde-crudvivid, bright green
Etymology
Verde comes from Latin viridis, meaning green or fresh. The Latin word itself derives from the verb virere, to be green or to flourish. Romance languages kept this root almost unchanged, so verde looks and sounds close to its relatives across the family.
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