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piept
chest /ˈpjept/
noun#1619 most common
Also: breast (of poultry or animal, as meat), bosom (literary)
Example sentences
Mă doare pieptul.
My chest hurts.
Cumpăr piept de pui de la magazin.
I buy chicken breast at the store.
Bunicul respiră greu și își freacă pieptul.
Grandfather breathes with difficulty and rubs his chest.
Alergătorul a trecut linia de sosire cu pieptul înainte.
The runner crossed the finish line chest-first.
S-a pus cu pieptul pentru colegii săi, chiar dacă risca să fie concediat.
He stood up for his colleagues, even though he risked being fired.
Poetul își striga durerea din adâncul pieptului, într-un vers rămas peste veacuri.
The poet cried out his pain from deep within his chest, in a verse that has lasted for centuries.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pieptul | piepturile |
| Genitive | pieptului | piepturilor |
| Accusative | pieptul | piepturile |
| Vocative | pieptule | piepturilor |
Word family
pieptarsleeveless vest or jerkin worn over the chest
pieptosbroad-chested, full-chested
pieptișhead-on, directly, bravely
piept de puichicken breast (cut of meat)
Etymology
Piept comes from the Latin pectus, pectoris, meaning chest or breast. It is a core inherited word, passed down directly from the Latin spoken in the region rather than borrowed later. The basic anatomical meaning has stayed intact for two thousand years.
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