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plecare
departure /pleˈkare/
noun#1962 most common
Also: leaving, setting off, the act of going
Example sentences
Plecarea este mâine.
The departure is tomorrow.
Trenul are o oră de plecare fixă.
The train has a fixed departure time.
Data plecării mele s-a schimbat.
The date of my departure has changed.
Ne pregătim de plecare de câteva zile.
We have been getting ready to leave for several days.
Plecarea neașteptată a directorului a surprins pe toată lumea.
The director's unexpected departure surprised everyone.
Amânarea plecării a complicat toate planurile noastre de călătorie.
Postponing the departure complicated all our travel plans.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | plecarea | plecările |
| Genitive | plecării | plecărilor |
| Accusative | plecarea | plecările |
| Vocative | plecare | plecări |
Word family
a plecato leave, to depart
plecatgone, departed; also bowed (of the head)plecăciunea bow, a curtsy
aplecarebending, inclination
Etymology
Plecare comes from the Romanian verb a pleca, which in old Romanian meant to bend or bow, from Latin plicare, to fold. The sense shifted over time from bowing down to taking leave, since bowing before a superior often preceded departure. The suffix -are turns the verb into an abstract noun naming the act itself, so plecare literally means the act of leaving.
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