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prelua
to take over /pre.luˈa/
verb#1390 most common
Also: to take on, to acquire, to pick up (a call, a story, a task)
Example sentences
Ea preia apelul telefonic.
She takes the phone call.
Mâine voi prelua tura de noapte.
Tomorrow I will take over the night shift.
Noul director a preluat compania anul trecut.
The new director took over the company last year.
Poliția a preluat ancheta de la procurori.
The police took over the investigation from the prosecutors.
Guvernul a decis să preia datoriile companiilor de stat aflate în faliment.
The government decided to take on the debts of the bankrupt state companies.
Puterea a fost preluată de noul regim fără vărsare de sânge, deși mulți analiști se așteptau la o tranziție violentă.
Power was taken over by the new regime without bloodshed, though many analysts had expected a violent transition.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | preiau | preluai | voi prelua |
| 2sg | preiei | preluași | vei prelua |
| 3sg | preia | preluă | va prelua |
| 1pl | preluăm | preluarăm | vom prelua |
| 2pl | preluați | preluarăți | veți prelua |
| 3pl | preiau | preluară | vor prelua |
Word family
preluaretakeover, acquisition
preluattaken over, assumed
a luato take
a reluato resume, take up again
Etymology
Prelua is a native Romanian formation built from the prefix pre- and the verb a lua, meaning to take. The prefix pre- comes from Latin prae-, meaning before or in front of. A lua itself descends from Latin levare, meaning to lift or raise, which shifted in Vulgar Latin toward the general sense of taking. Together the parts convey taking charge of something, often from someone else.
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