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machiaj
makeup (cosmetics applied to the face) /ma.kiˈaʒ/
noun#4455 most common
Also: make-up (as an act, the application of cosmetics), stage/theatrical makeup
Example sentences
Ea are un machiaj frumos.
She has beautiful makeup.
Îmi place machiajul tău.
I like your makeup.
Actrița și-a schimbat machiajul înainte de spectacol.
The actress changed her makeup before the show.
Machiajul de scenă trebuie să reziste sub lumini puternice.
Stage makeup has to hold up under strong lights.
Criticii au remarcat că machiajul personajului sublinia trecerea de la inocență la cruzime.
Critics noted that the character's makeup underscored the shift from innocence to cruelty.
Dincolo de simplul strat de fard, machiajul devenise un limbaj vizual prin care actrița își reconstruia identitatea de la un rol la altul.
Beyond the mere layer of cosmetics, the makeup had become a visual language through which the actress rebuilt her identity from one role to the next.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | machiaj | machiaje |
| Genitive | machiajului | machiajelor |
| Accusative | machiaj | machiaje |
| Vocative | machiajule | machiajelor |
Word family
a machiato apply makeup (to someone)
machiatwearing makeup, made up
nemachiatwithout makeup, bare-faced
machior / machiorămakeup artist
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "machiaj" from French "maquillage", the noun formed from the verb "maquiller" (to apply makeup, to disguise). Romanian took over the pattern wholesale in the 19th and 20th centuries, alongside many other French loans in fashion and theater vocabulary, and adapted the spelling to fit Romanian orthography while keeping the French "-aj" ending and its "zh" sound. The word entered Romanian as part of a broader wave of French cultural and lexical influence.
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