șterge

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Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin extergere, from tergō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃter.d͡ʒe/
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  • Rhymes: -erd͡ʒe
  • Hyphenation: șter‧ge

Verb

a șterge (third-person singular present șterge, past participle șters) 3rd conj.

  1. (transitive) to wipe, clean, clear (either an object or a substance off an object)
  2. (transitive) to erase, remove, rub out
  3. (reflexive, figurative) to lose its shine or colours
  4. (transitive or reflexive with de, figurative, uncommon) to brush against someone (touch in passing)
  5. (transitive, with dative, informal, now rare) to give someone
    Synonyms: arde, da, fute, trage
  6. (transitive, uncommon) to hit (a victim)
  7. (reflexive, now rare) to sneak off
  8. (transitive, now rare) to snatch, nick (steal)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fura

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