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mobil
mobile, movable /moˈbil/
adjective#1592 most common
Also: motive (for a crime), cell phone (informal, short for telefon mobil)
Example sentences
Am un telefon mobil.
I have a mobile phone.
Nu-mi găsesc mobilul.
I can't find my cell phone.
Biblioteca are un scaun mobil pentru cititori.
The library has a movable chair for readers.
Personalul mobil al companiei lucrează în mai multe orașe.
The company's mobile staff work in several cities.
Ancheta încearcă să stabilească mobilul crimei.
The investigation is trying to establish the motive for the crime.
Deși dovezile erau clare, mobilul real al infractorului a rămas un mister pentru anchetatori.
Although the evidence was clear, the offender's real motive remained a mystery to investigators.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mobil | mobili |
| Genitive | mobil | mobili |
| Accusative | mobil | mobili |
| Vocative | mobil | mobili |
Word family
mobilitatemobility
mobilizato mobilize
automobilcar, automobile
imobilimmovable; a building or piece of real estate
mobilierfurniture
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "mobil" from French "mobile," part of a large wave of French and Latin borrowings that reshaped Romanian vocabulary in the 19th century. The word goes back to Latin "mobilis," built from "movere" (to move) plus the adjective suffix "-bilis" (able to be done). The noun sense, "motive," developed from the same root: a motive is the thing that moves someone to act.
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