lua Verb, lua ▼ ▶

1. (transitive) to take
   Aș dori să iau prânzul cu tine.

   I would like to have lunch with you.

   Ia-mă cu tine.

   Take me with you.
2. (transitive, informal) synonym of cumpăra (to buy)
   Ce vrei să-ți iau de la magazin?

   What do you want me to buy you from the store?
3. (intransitive) to take (to use up time)
   Cât îți ia să ajungi?

   How long does it take you to arrive?
4. (transitive) to pass an examination
5. (transitive, of mental or physical states, informal) to come upon somebody
   Mă ia tristețea când mă gândesc la asta.

   I get sad (literally, “sadness comes upon me”) when I think about it.

   Pe mulți îi ia strănutul când intră în atelierul de vopseluri.

   Many start sneezing (literally, “sneeze comes upon many”) when they enter the paint workshop.
6. (transitive) to approach or act towards a person or a situation in a certain way
   a (o) lua încet/ușor (pe cineva): to go easy/slowly (on someone)

   a lua la bătaie: to give a beating

   a lua în serios: to take seriously

   De ce mă iei așa acuzator?

   Why are you acting so accusatory towards me?
7. (with placeholder o) to go, head, take to, move
   a o lua la vale: to (inertly) go downhill

   o lua înainte: to go ahead, in advance

   După ce-ajungi în intersecție, trebuie s-o iei la stânga.

   After reaching the intersection, you must head left.
8. (reflexive) to follow someone, often covertly [+ după (object)]
9. (reflexive) to take after someone (follow someone’s example) [+ după (object)]
10. (reflexive) to be caught up, occupied [+ cu (object)]
    Mă luasem cu altele și am uitat.

    I’d got caught up in other things and forgot.
11. (reflexive, colloquial) to mess with someone (act aggressively) [+ de (object)]

Appox. usage (any sense): 2240 per million words

cumpăra Verb, cumpăra ▼ ▶

1. to buy, purchase
   Antonyms: vinde

Appox. usage (any sense): 236 per million words

târgui Verb, târgui ▼ ▶

1. to go shopping
2. to purchase, buy
   Synonyms: cumpăra

Appox. usage (any sense): 0.7 per million words

cumpărătură Noun, f, cumpărătură ▼ ▶

1. purchase, buy
   Synonyms: cumpărare, târguială

Appox. usage (any sense): 26.7 per million words

neguța Verb, neguța

1. (popular) to engage in trade, buy and sell
2. to bargain, haggle, negotiate

Appox. usage (any sense): less than 0.1 per million words

pune botul Verb, pune botul

1. to take the bait, be fooled into belief, to buy it [+ la (object)]
2. (vulgar, rare) to perform cunnilingus or anilingus
3. synonym of face bot (to pout)
4. to overtake in traffic

Usage unknown

scumpăra Verb, scumpăra

1. (obsolete) to buy

Appox. usage (any sense): less than 0.1 per million words