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scurge
to drain (flow out, leak) /ˈskur.dʒe/
verb#4275 most common
Also: to leak out, to trickle away, to elapse (of time)
Example sentences
Apa se scurge încet din pahar.
The water drains slowly from the glass.
Timpul se scurge repede când ești ocupat.
Time passes quickly when you're busy.
Sângele se scurgea din rană.
Blood was flowing from the wound.
Robinetul stricat face ca apa să se scurgă toată noaptea.
The broken tap makes the water leak all night.
Scurge zerul din brânză înainte de a o pune la frigider.
Drain the whey from the cheese before putting it in the fridge.
Se scursese deja tot conținutul rezervorului până am ajuns noi.
All the tank's contents had already drained out by the time we arrived.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | scurg | scursei | voi scurge |
| 2sg | scurgi | scurseși | vei scurge |
| 3sg | scurge | scurse | va scurge |
| 1pl | scurgem | scurserăm | vom scurge |
| 2pl | scurgeți | scurserăți | veți scurge |
| 3pl | scurg | scurseră | vor scurge |
Word family
scurgeredrainage, leak, discharge
scurselapsed, drained (of time or liquid)
scurgătordish drainer, draining rack
curgeto flow, to runcurgereflow, flowing
Etymology
Scurge comes from Latin excurrere, built from ex- ("out") and currere ("to run"). Romanian regularly turned this Latin ex- prefix into an initial s-, the same pattern seen in spune (from exponere) and scutura (from excutere). So scurge literally meant "to run out", and that sense of liquid running away is still the core meaning today.
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