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respinge
to reject /resˈpin.dʒe/
verb#2134 most common
Also: to turn down, to dismiss, to repel
Example sentences
Ea respinge oferta.
She rejects the offer.
El respinge invitația mea la petrecere.
He turns down my invitation to the party.
Profesorul respinge orice scuză pentru întârziere.
The teacher rejects any excuse for being late.
Comisia a respins cererea lui de finanțare.
The committee rejected his funding application.
Sistemul imunitar respinge organul transplantat dacă nu există compatibilitate.
The immune system rejects the transplanted organ if there is no compatibility.
Deputații au respins în unanimitate amendamentul propus de opoziție, considerându-l neconstituțional.
The deputies unanimously rejected the amendment proposed by the opposition, considering it unconstitutional.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | resping | respinsei | voi respinge |
| 2sg | respingi | respinseși | vei respinge |
| 3sg | respinge | respinse | va respinge |
| 1pl | respingem | respinserăm | vom respinge |
| 2pl | respingeți | respinserăți | veți respinge |
| 3pl | resping | respinseră | vor respinge |
Word family
Etymology
Respinge is built inside Romanian from the prefix re- (back, again) added to a împinge, the everyday verb for pushing. Împinge itself descends from Latin impingere, to push against or drive into, whose past participle impactus also gave English impact. So respinge literally means to push something back, which is exactly how it is used for rejecting an offer, an appeal, or a transplanted organ.
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