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măsura

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See also: masura and măsură

Romanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Late Latin mēnsūrāre (to measure).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /mə.suˈra/
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    • Rhymes: -a
    • Hyphenation: mă‧su‧ra

    Verb

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    a măsura (third-person singular present măsoară, past participle măsurat, third-person subjunctive măsoare) 1st conjugation

    1. (transitive) to measure
    2. (copulative) to measure (have a certain size)
    3. (transitive, figurative) to scrutinise, eye, study
      a măsura din privirito scrutinise by sight
      a măsura de sus până josto eye from top to bottom
    4. (transitive, figurative) to measure (control with restraint)
      a își măsura cuvinteleto measure one’s words
    5. (transitive, figurative, uncommon) to measure (traverse)
    6. (reflexive) to measure strength, face off [with cu ‘with’]
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    Etymology 2

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /məˈsu.ra/
    • Rhymes: -ura
    • Hyphenation: mă‧su‧ra

    Noun

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    măsura f

    1. definite nominative/accusative singular of măsură (measure)

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