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ruj
lipstick /ˈruʒ/
noun#5718 most common
Also: rouge, lip color
Example sentences
Ana are un ruj roșu.
Ana has a red lipstick.
Îmi place rujul tău.
I like your lipstick.
Mi-am pus ruj înainte de petrecere.
I put on lipstick before the party.
A cumpărat un ruj mat de la magazin.
She bought a matte lipstick at the store.
Urmele de ruj de pe pahar au dat-o de gol.
The lipstick marks on the glass gave her away.
Deși criticii au numit-o superficială, alegerea rujului purpuriu a devenit un simbol al rezistenței ei tăcute.
Though critics called her superficial, her choice of purple lipstick became a symbol of her quiet defiance.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rujul | rujurile |
| Genitive | rujului | rujurilor |
| Accusative | rujul | rujurile |
| Vocative | rujule | rujurilor |
Word family
rujuito put on lipstick
rujuitwearing lipstick
ruj de buzelipstick (explicit, for lips)
ruj de obrazblush, rouge for cheeks
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "ruj" from French "rouge," which means red. French "rouge" comes from Latin "rubeus," also meaning red. The word shifted from a general color term to the specific cosmetic sense in French before entering Romanian in the 19th or 20th century, alongside many other French loanwords tied to fashion and city life.
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