îmbrăca

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See also: imbraca

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *imbrācāre, from Latin brāca (pants, trousers). Compare also Italian imbracare, Spanish embragar, cf. Latin brācātus.

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  • IPA(key): /ɨm.brəˈka/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: îm‧bră‧ca

Verb[edit]

a îmbrăca (third-person singular present îmbracă, past participle îmbrăcat) 1st conj.

  1. (reflexive) to dress up, to get dressed
    Synonyms: (literary) se înveșmânta, (obsolete) se învește
    Antonyms: se dezbrăca, se despuia
    De ce nu te-ai îmbrăcat încă?
    Why haven’t you gotten dressed yet?
  2. (transitive) to dress, to clothe
    Synonyms: (literary) înveșmânta, (obsolete) învește
    Antonyms: dezbrăca, despuia
  3. (transitive) to put on an article of clothing
    Synonyms: (informal) lua, pune
    Antonyms: dezbrăca, da jos
  4. (transitive, Moldavia (region), obsolete) to pay out a sum

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