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por
pore (as in skin pore) /ˈpor/
noun#4529 most common
Also: pore (in rock, soil, or other material)
Example sentences
Pielea are pori mici.
The skin has small pores.
Fiecare por lasă transpirația să iasă.
Each pore lets sweat come out.
Cremele de curățare deschid porii pielii.
Cleansing creams open the pores of the skin.
Murdăria se adună în porii feței dacă nu te speli des.
Dirt builds up in the pores of the face if you don't wash often.
Dermatologul a explicat că porii dilatați pot fi cauzați de exces de sebum.
The dermatologist explained that dilated pores can be caused by excess sebum.
Porozitatea rocii depinde de mărimea și distribuția porilor ei.
The porosity of the rock depends on the size and distribution of its pores.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | porul | porii |
| Genitive | porului | porilor |
| Accusative | porul | porii |
| Vocative | por | pori |
Word family
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "por" from French "pore", which traces back to Latin "porus" and ultimately Greek "poros" (πόρος), meaning a passage or way through. The word entered Romanian in the 19th century as part of a wave of French and Latin borrowings that modernized the scientific and medical vocabulary. Its meaning has stayed close to the original sense of a small opening or channel.
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