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sparge
to break, to shatter /ˈspar.dʒe/
verb#1097 most common
Also: to burst, to smash, to crack
Example sentences
Copilul sparge balonul.
The child bursts the balloon.
Ai grijă să nu spargi paharul!
Be careful not to break the glass!
Valurile se sparg de stânci.
The waves break against the rocks.
Hoții au spart geamul ca să intre în casă.
The thieves broke the window to get into the house.
Compania a spart toate recordurile de vânzări anul acesta.
The company has broken every sales record this year.
Zvonurile despre demisia ministrului au spart liniștea din partid înainte de alegeri.
Rumors about the minister's resignation shattered the calm within the party before the elections.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | sparg | sparsei | voi sparge |
| 2sg | spargi | sparseși | vei sparge |
| 3sg | sparge | sparse | va sparge |
| 1pl | spargem | sparserăm | vom sparge |
| 2pl | spargeți | sparserăți | veți sparge |
| 3pl | sparg | sparseră | vor sparge |
Word family
spartbroken, cracked
spargerethe act of breaking, or a break-inspărgătorone who breaks things, also a burglar
despărțito separate, split apartEtymology
Sparge descends from Latin spargere, which meant to scatter or strew. Over time in Romanian the sense narrowed and hardened, from scattering something loosely to breaking it apart by force. The same Latin verb also gave English its word sparse, which still carries the older idea of things thinly scattered.
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