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sufla
to blow /suˈfla/
verb#5029 most common
Also: to breathe heavily, pant, to whisper (a secret or an answer), to blow out (a flame)
Example sentences
Copilul suflă în lumânare.
The child blows out the candle.
Afară suflă un vânt puternic.
Outside, a strong wind is blowing.
Suflă în ceai ca să se răcească.
Blow on the tea so it cools down.
Nu sufla nimănui despre planul nostru.
Don't breathe a word to anyone about our plan.
A alergat atât de mult încât sufla greu.
He ran so much that he was panting heavily.
În timpul examenului, a încercat să-i sufle răspunsul colegului, dar profesorul l-a prins.
During the exam, he tried to whisper the answer to his classmate, but the teacher caught him.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | suflu | suflai | voi sufla |
| 2sg | sufli | suflași | vei sufla |
| 3sg | suflă | suflă | va sufla |
| 1pl | suflăm | suflarăm | vom sufla |
| 2pl | suflați | suflarăți | veți sufla |
| 3pl | suflă | suflară | vor sufla |
Word family
sufletsoul
suflarebreath, act of blowing
suflătorblowing, wind-related (as in instrument)
răsuflato breathe, to catch one's breath
suflet de sufletclose friend (idiom, lit. 'soul of soul')
Etymology
Sufla comes from Latin sufflare, itself built from sub- ('from below, up') and flare ('to blow'). The word passed into Romanian through ordinary spoken Latin, keeping its core sense of forcing air out through the mouth. Related Latin-derived verbs for blowing exist across the Romance languages, all tracing back to the same root.
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