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sătura
to satiate, to fill (someone) up with food /sətuˈra/
verb#1369 most common
Also: to get one's fill, to get fed up with (something), reflexive use
Example sentences
Copilul mănâncă până se satură.
The child eats until he is full.
Supa asta mă satură repede.
This soup fills me up quickly.
M-am săturat de sandvișuri.
I'm sick of sandwiches.
Mama a săturat toată familia cu o singură oală de tocană.
Mom fed the whole family full with a single pot of stew.
Nu mă satur să ascult muzica asta.
I never get tired of listening to this music.
Deși părea sătul, tot mai voia desert, de parcă nimic nu l-ar fi putut sătura vreodată.
Although he seemed full, he still wanted dessert, as if nothing could ever satiate him.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | satur | săturai | voi sătura |
| 2sg | saturi | săturași | vei sătura |
| 3sg | satură | sătură | va sătura |
| 1pl | săturăm | săturarăm | vom sătura |
| 2pl | săturați | săturarăți | veți sătura |
| 3pl | satură | săturară | vor sătura |
Word family
sătulfull, satiated
nesătulinsatiable
săturarethe act of satiating
sațietatesatiety, fullness
a se săturato get one's fill; to become fed up
Etymology
The verb comes from Latin saturare, meaning to fill or satisfy, itself built on the adjective satur, full or sated. The same Latin root gave English saturate and satiate. In Romanian the reflexive form a se sătura also picked up a common figurative sense: to have had enough of something.
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