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privire
gaze /priˈvi.re/
noun#655 most common
Also: look, glance, view
Example sentences
Ea are o privire blândă.
She has a gentle gaze.
Mi-a aruncat o privire rapidă.
She threw me a quick glance.
Privirea lui era plină de tristețe.
His gaze was full of sadness.
Din prima privire, am știut că ceva nu e în regulă.
From the first glance, I knew something was wrong.
Sub privirea atentă a profesorului, elevii au început testul.
Under the teacher's watchful gaze, the students began the test.
Privirile celor doi s-au întâlnit pentru o clipă, apoi s-au despărțit fără o vorbă.
The two of them's gazes met for a moment, then parted without a word.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | privire | priviri |
| Genitive | privirii | privirilor |
| Accusative | privire | priviri |
| Vocative | privire | priviri |
Word family
a privito look, to watch
privitoronlooker, spectator; watching
privelișteview, scenery
neprivitunwatched, unnoticed
Etymology
"Privire" is the action noun built from the verb "a privi" ("to look, to watch"), using the common Romanian deverbal suffix "-ire" that also turns "a vedea" (to see) into "vedere" (sight). The deeper origin of "a privi" itself is disputed among etymologists. Some sources link it to a Vulgar Latin formation on "videre" (to see), but standard Romanian dictionaries often list it as of uncertain origin, so no PIE ancestor can be stated with confidence.
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