asculta

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin ascultāre, variant of auscultāre. Doublet of ausculta, a technical borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /as.kulˈta/
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  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: as‧cul‧ta

Verb

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a asculta (third-person singular present ascultă, past participle ascultat) 1st conj.

  1. (transitive) to listen
    ascultăm înregistrarea.
    Let’s listen to the recording.
    Mecanicul ascultă sunetele pe care le face motorul.
    The mechanic is listening to the sounds the engine is making.
    Ascultă-mă acum.
    Listen to me now.
  2. (transitive or intransitive with de) to listen to someone (do what one says)
    Elevii nu-l ascultau pe profesor.
    The students were not listening to the teacher.
  3. (transitive, law) to hear
  4. (transitive, secondary education) to quiz, give an oral examination
  5. (transitive, medicine) to auscultate
    Synonym: ausculta

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