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privilegiu
privilege /privi'ledʒju/
noun#4185 most common
Also: special right, honor
Example sentences
Am un privilegiu mare.
I have a great privilege.
Este un privilegiu să te cunosc.
It is a privilege to know you.
Nu toată lumea are acest privilegiu.
Not everyone has this privilege.
Privilegiile nobilimii au fost abolite după revoluție.
The privileges of the nobility were abolished after the revolution.
Consider că accesul la educație nu ar trebui să fie un privilegiu, ci un drept.
I believe access to education should not be a privilege, but a right.
Guvernul a decis să elimine privilegiile fiscale de care beneficiau anumite companii.
The government decided to eliminate the tax privileges that certain companies benefited from.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | privilegiu | privilegii |
| Genitive | privilegiului | privilegiilor |
| Accusative | privilegiu | privilegii |
| Vocative | privilegiule | privilegiilor |
Word family
privilegiatprivileged
a privilegiato privilege, to favor
privilegierethe act of privileging
neprivilegiatunprivileged
Etymology
The word entered Romanian from French "privilège", which itself comes from Latin "privilegium". In Latin, the term named a law or decree written for a single person or a private matter, rather than for the public at large. Over time the meaning shifted from a specific kind of legal act to any special right or advantage granted to someone.
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