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limuzină
limousine /limuˈzinə/
noun#5513 most common
Also: luxury car, stretch car
Example sentences
Limuzina este albă.
The limousine is white.
Am văzut o limuzină pe stradă.
I saw a limousine on the street.
Mirii au sosit la nuntă cu o limuzină neagră.
The bride and groom arrived at the wedding in a black limousine.
Compania închiriază limuzine pentru evenimente speciale.
The company rents limousines for special events.
Președintele a fost condus la reședință într-o limuzină blindată, escortată de mai multe mașini de poliție.
The president was driven to the residence in an armored limousine, escorted by several police cars.
Deși limuzina prezidențială părea impenetrabilă, specialiștii în securitate au subliniat că nicio blindare nu garantează o protecție absolută.
Although the presidential limousine seemed impenetrable, security specialists pointed out that no armor guarantees absolute protection.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | limuzină | limuzine |
| Genitive | limuzine | limuzine |
| Accusative | limuzină | limuzine |
| Vocative | limuzino | limuzinelor |
Word family
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "limuzină" from French "limousine" in the twentieth century, along with the car itself. The French word first named a hooded cloak worn by shepherds in the Limousin region. Around 1900 the term shifted to describe a car body with an enclosed passenger compartment, whose roofline recalled that hood. Romanian kept the French form and simply adapted the spelling and the feminine noun ending.
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