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servietă
briefcase /serviˈetə/
noun#4785 most common
Also: document case, attaché case
Example sentences
Am o servietă nouă.
I have a new briefcase.
Pun caietele în servietă.
I put the notebooks in the briefcase.
Servieta mea este din piele maro.
My briefcase is made of brown leather.
Am uitat servieta în tren și am fost nevoit să mă întorc după ea.
I forgot the briefcase on the train and had to go back for it.
Deși servieta părea goală, înăuntru se aflau documente confidențiale extrem de importante.
Although the briefcase looked empty, inside were extremely important confidential documents.
Avocatul, cu servieta ticsită de dosare, a intrat grăbit în sala de judecată, conștient că fiecare minut conta.
The lawyer, his briefcase stuffed with files, hurried into the courtroom, aware that every minute counted.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | servieta | servietele |
| Genitive | servietei | servietelor |
| Accusative | servieta | servietele |
| Vocative | servieto | servietelor |
Word family
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "servietă" from French "serviette," which can denote a flat document case as well as a towel. The French word goes back to the verb "servir" (to serve), with a diminutive suffix marking a small practical item. Romanian adapted the French ending into its own feminine noun pattern.
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