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joc
game /ˈʒok/
noun#258 most common
Also: play, dance, gambling (joc de noroc)
Example sentences
Copiii au un joc nou.
The children have a new game.
Îmi place acest joc video.
I like this video game.
Am jucat un joc de societate aseară cu prietenii.
I played a board game last night with friends.
Regulile jocului sunt destul de complicate pentru începători.
The rules of the game are quite complicated for beginners.
Jocurile de noroc pot deveni o dependență periculoasă.
Games of chance can become a dangerous addiction.
Ambiguitatea discursului său politic pare un joc calculat de cuvinte.
The ambiguity of his political speech looks like a calculated game of words.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | joc | jocuri |
| Genitive | jocului | jocurilor |
| Accusative | joc | jocuri |
| Vocative | jocule | jocurilor |
Word family
Etymology
Joc comes from Latin iocus, meaning jest or joke. The word shifted in Romanian from the idea of a jest to the broader sense of game or play. The same Latin root gave French jeu, Italian gioco, and Spanish juego, and it also reached English indirectly through jocular and joke.
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