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voce
voice /ˈvo.tʃe/
noun#735 most common
Also: opinion, say (in a matter)
Example sentences
Ea are o voce frumoasă.
She has a beautiful voice.
Vorbește cu voce tare, te rog.
Speak out loud, please.
Am recunoscut vocea lui la telefon.
I recognized his voice on the phone.
Vocea ei tremura de emoție când a citit poemul.
Her voice trembled with emotion when she read the poem.
Vocea publică s-a ridicat împotriva noii legi.
Public opinion rose up against the new law.
Criticii au lăudat unanim vocea distinctă a autoarei în acest roman.
Critics unanimously praised the author's distinctive voice in this novel.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | voce / vocea | voci / vocile |
| Genitive | unei voci / vocii | unor voci / vocilor |
| Accusative | voce / vocea | voci / vocile |
| Vocative | voce | voci |
Word family
vocalvocal, of the voice
a vociferato shout angrily, to protest loudly
vocalist / vocalistăvocalist, singer
vocabularvocabulary (shares the Latin vox root)
Etymology
The word comes from Latin vox, vocis, meaning voice or sound of speech. Romanian kept the noun almost unchanged, adapting it to the native feminine pattern ending in -e. The same Latin root gave rise to the words for voice in most other Romance languages.
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