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moment

moment /moˈment/

noun#205 most common

Also: instant, point in time

Example sentences

Un moment, te rog.
One moment, please.
Acesta este un moment important.
This is an important moment.
Am nevoie de un moment să mă gândesc.
I need a moment to think.
Momentul potrivit nu a venit încă.
The right moment has not come yet.
În acel moment, totul s-a schimbat.
At that moment, everything changed.
Momentele de tăcere dintre cuvintele ei spuneau mai mult decât orice discurs.
The moments of silence between her words said more than any speech.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativemomentmomente
Genitivemomentuluimomentelor
Accusativemomentmomente
Vocativemomentmomente

Word family

momentanmomentary, temporary
pe momentfor the moment, at present
în acest momentat this moment
de momentof the moment, temporary

Etymology

Romanian borrowed "moment" from French "moment," which comes from Latin "momentum." The Latin word originally meant motion or a small movement, and later came to mean a brief span of time or a point of importance. It traces back to the Latin verb "movere," meaning to move.

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