oarecare

From oare- +‎ care.

• IPA^(key): /ˌwa.reˈka.re/
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: oa‧re‧ca‧re

oarecare m or f or n (plural oarecare)

1. some (one unspecified in identity)

   Synonym: vreun

   Țurțurii pot oricând să pice pe un trecător oarecare.

   The icicles may at any time fall on some passerby.

2. Moderately and concessively emphasises the character or degree of something: a certain^{[usage note 1]}

   Synonym: anumit

   Chișinăul are un oarecare farmec.

   Chișinău does have a certain charm to it.

   Deși purtăm echipamente de protecție, trebuie să ne purtăm cu o oarecare grijă.

   Even though we wear protective suits, we must exercise a certain caution.

3. (chiefly in the negative) just any, any old; undistinguished, like any other^{[usage note 2]}

   Aceasta nu este o zi oarecare.

   This is no ordinary day.

   Nu mă mulțumesc cu un post oarecare.

   I’m not happy with just any old position.

4. (obsolete, in the plural) a few, some (an unspecified number)

   Synonym: câțiva

5. (obsolete, rare) whichever, whatever

   Synonym: oricare

oarecare

1. a nobody, an unimportant person

oarecare

1. (chiefly obsolete) someone, somebody

   Synonyms: cineva, careva, unul, vreun

• oricare

• oarecare in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
• Iorgu Iordan, Alexandru Graur, Ion Coteanu, editors (1969), “oarecáre”, in Dicționarul Limbii Române‎, volume 7, part 2, Bucharest: Academy of the Socialist Republic of Romania, pages 9–10