lăsa

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Romanian

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Etymology

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InheritedfromLatinlaxāre,present active infinitive oflaxō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):/ləˈsa/
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  • Rhymes:-a
  • Hyphenation:lă‧sa

Verb

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a lăsa(third-person singular presentlasă,past participlelăsat)1st conj.

  1. (transitive)toleave
    Amlăsatcartea acasă.
    Ileftthe book at home.
    L-amlăsatliber.
    I set him free.
    O să îțilasție casa.
    I’llleavethe house to you.
  2. (transitive)tolet,toallow
    Lasă-mă să-ți arăt.
    Letme show it to you.
  3. (transitive)todrop,let go
  4. (reflexive)tobuckle,droop,sag,tilt,show signs of being about tofall
  5. (in theimperative)to notmind,notworry
  6. (reflexive,of moments of the day or weather)togive way,begin
    Selasăseara.It'sgettingdark.
  7. (reflexive)togive upsomething, whether good or bad[withde]
    S-alăsatde fumat, dar s-alăsatși de alergat.
    He didgive upsmoking, but he alsogave uprunning.
  8. (informal,transitive)Short forlăsa în pace(leave alone).

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