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mel
tune (colloquial slang for a song or melody) /ˈmel/
noun#3925 most common
Also: song (informal), track (music)
Example sentences
Îmi place melul ăsta.
I like this tune.
Bagă un mel bun!
Play a good tune!
Am descărcat multe meluri noi pe telefon.
I downloaded a lot of new tunes on my phone.
Melul de la petrecere mi-a rămas în cap toată ziua.
The tune from the party stayed stuck in my head all day.
Nu știu de ce, dar melurile astea vechi îmi plac mai mult decât hiturile de acum.
I don't know why, but these old tunes appeal to me more than today's hits.
Dacă tot vorbim despre gusturi muzicale, recunosc că sunt câteva meluri de manele pe care le ascult pe ascuns.
Since we're on the subject of musical taste, I admit there are a few manele tunes I listen to in secret.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mel | meluri |
| Genitive | melului | melurilor |
| Accusative | mel | meluri |
| Vocative | mel | meluri |
Word family
Etymology
Mel is a colloquial clipping of melodie, the Romanian word for melody or song. Young speakers shortened the longer word the way English speakers shorten "tune" from a formal term. Melodie itself came into Romanian from French mélodie, which traces back through Latin to Greek melōidia. The clipped form mel is informal and mostly spoken, not written in formal contexts.
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