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laudă
praise /ˈla.u.də/
noun#4029 most common
Also: compliment, commendation
Example sentences
Ea primește o laudă.
She receives a compliment.
Copilul e fericit după o laudă.
The child is happy after some praise.
Profesorul i-a adus laude elevului.
The teacher gave the student praise.
Nu-i place lauda exagerată.
He does not like exaggerated praise.
Criticii au avut numai cuvinte de laudă pentru acest film.
The critics had only words of praise for this film.
Excesul de laudă poate afecta dezvoltarea copilului la fel de mult ca lipsa laudei.
Excess of praise can affect a child's development as much as the lack of it.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | laudă | laude |
| Genitive | laudei | laudelor |
| Accusative | laudă | laude |
| Vocative | laudă | laude |
Word family
a lăudato praise
laudabilpraiseworthy, laudable
laudativlaudatory
autolaudăself-praise
lăudărosboastful
Etymology
Laudă comes from the same Latin base as the verb laudare, to praise. Romanian formed the verb a lăuda directly from this Latin verb, and the noun laudă was drawn from that same stem. The underlying Latin noun was laus, laudis, meaning praise or glory.
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