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nasol
bad (uncool, lame) /naˈsol/
adjective#2554 most common
Also: uncool, lame, unpleasant
Example sentences
E nasol.
That's bad.
Filmul a fost nasol.
The movie was bad.
Mi-a fost tare nasol azi la muncă.
I had a really lousy day at work today.
E nasol că nu ai putut veni la petrecere.
It's too bad you couldn't come to the party.
Colegul meu s-a purtat nasol cu noi toată săptămâna.
My colleague treated us badly all week.
Oricât ar părea de nasol situația acum, lucrurile se vor rezolva până la urmă.
However bad the situation may seem right now, things will work out in the end.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nasol | nasol |
| Genitive | nasol | nasol |
| Accusative | nasol | nasol |
| Vocative | nasol | nasol |
Word family
nasolbad, uncool, lame
nasoalăbad, in a playful feminine-sounding variant used for humor
supernasolreally bad, awful
Etymology
The origin of nasol is disputed, and Romanian dictionaries often mark it as unknown. One theory ties it to nas, the Romanian word for nose, through a pejorative or augmentative ending, suggesting an original sense close to ugly-faced. Another theory links it to Caló, Romani-influenced slang, where a similar form means bad or sick. Neither account is confirmed, and the word only shows up in Romanian slang from the twentieth century onward.
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