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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
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | moment | momente |
| Genitive | momentului | momentelor |
| Accusative | moment | momente |
| Vocative | moment | momente |
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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