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portbagaj
car trunk (boot) /portbaˈɡaʒ/
noun#3491 most common
Also: car boot (British English), roof rack (in "portbagaj de plafon")
Example sentences
Portbagajul este mare.
The trunk is big.
Pun valiza în portbagaj.
I put the suitcase in the trunk.
Deschide portbagajul, te rog, ca să încarc bagajele.
Open the trunk, please, so I can load the luggage.
Am uitat cheile în portbagaj și acum nu pot să-l închid.
I forgot the keys in the trunk and now I can't close it.
Mecanicul a verificat dacă portbagajul se închide etanș, pentru că bănuia o infiltrare de apă.
The mechanic checked whether the trunk closes tightly, because he suspected a water leak.
Deși portbagajul mașinii electrice părea generos la prima vedere, dispunerea bateriei sub podea a redus considerabil volumul util.
Although the electric car's trunk seemed generous at first glance, the battery layout under the floor considerably reduced the usable volume.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | portbagaj | portbagaje |
| Genitive | portbagajului | portbagajelor |
| Accusative | portbagaj | portbagaje |
| Vocative | portbagajule | portbagajelor |
Word family
bagajluggage, baggage
a bagajanot standard; luggage-related actions use "a împacheta bagajele" (to pack the luggage)
portofelwalletportavionaircraft carrier
a purtato carry, wear (native Romanian descendant of Latin portare)
Etymology
Portbagaj is a direct borrowing from French porte-bagages, itself a compound of porter (to carry) and bagage (luggage). Romanian absorbed many such French porte- compounds in the 19th and 20th centuries as it modernized its technical and everyday vocabulary. The French porter traces back to Latin portare, carry.
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