Romanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From curat (clean), from cura, from Latin cūrāre (take care).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ku.rəˈt͡sa/
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  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: cu‧ră‧ța

Verb

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a curăța (third-person singular present curăță, past participle curățat) 1st conj.

  1. (transitive) to clean
  2. (transitive) to peel fruits or vegetables for consumption
  3. (transitive) to clear (e.g. of trees)
  4. (transitive, colloquial, derogatory) to kill
  5. (reflexive, colloquial, derogatory or humourous) to die, snuff it
  6. (transitive, figurative) to rid [with de ‘of’]
    Synonym: scăpa
  7. (reflexive, figurative) to get rid, rid oneself [with de ‘of’]
    Synonym: se scăpa
  8. (transitive, obsolete or regional) to heal (make healthy)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vindeca
  9. (reflexive, obsolete or regional) to get well, heal
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:se însănătoși

Conjugation

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Further reading

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