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

cap Noun, n, cap

1. head

Appox. usage (any sense): 479 per million words

cap Noun, n, cap

1. cape (headland)

Appox. usage (any sense): 451 per million words

îndrepta Verb, îndrepta ▼ ▶

1. (transitive, literal) to straighten
2. (transitive) to mend, correct, improve, recover
3. (reflexive, of people or weather) to change oneself for the better
4. (reflexive, obsolete, of an army) to reorganise
5. (reflexive, dated) to recover after sickness
   Synonyms: Thesaurus:se însănătoși
6. (reflexive, regional, cooperage, ;, of the gaps between a new barrel’s staves) to fill in after the wood swells with moisture
7. (transitive, obsolete, very rare) to excuse
8. (reflexive, now, formal) to head
9. (transitive) to direct to a place
10. (transitive) to point, direct, address something in a certain direction
    a își îndrepta privirea: to turn one’s gaze

Appox. usage (any sense): 75.3 per million words

apuca Verb, apuca ▼ ▶

1. (transitive) to grab, grip, grasp, seize
2. (reflexive, somewhat, informal) to start, endeavour, begin to do something [+ de (object)]
   a se apuca de treabă: to get to work
3. (catenative, rather, informal) to get to do something
4. (transitive) to live to see something, either by living long enough or by being born early enough
   Copilul nu l-a apucat pe străbunicul său.

   The child didn’t get to meet his great-grandfather.
5. (transitive, now, uncommon) to have a tradition be passed down
6. (transitive, of a point in time, informal) to catch someone unready
   a îl apuca seara: to not be done by nightfall

   Pe constructori o să îi apuce iarna și tot nu o să fie gata.

   Winter will come and the builders still will not be ready.
7. (intransitive, or, transitive, _, with placeholder o) to head
8. (transitive, of a mental state or physical manifestation, informal) to come upon somebody
   a îl apuca plânsul: to start crying
9. (transitive, of an out of line behaviour, informal) to come upon somebody
   a îl apuca pandaliile: to throw a fit

   Te-a apucat să fluieri? Fă liniște!

   Did you suddenly think to whistle? Shut up!
10. (reflexive, obsolete) to take it upon oneself
11. (transitive, obsolete) to usurp, take for oneself

Appox. usage (any sense): 74.6 per million words

căpetenie Noun, f, căpetenie ▼ ▶

1. commander, head, chief
   Synonyms: conducător, șef, comandant, căpitan

Appox. usage (any sense): 3.28 per million words

varză Noun, f, varză

1. (uncountable) cabbage
2. (countable) head of cabbage

Appox. usage (any sense): 10.4 per million words

mumu Noun, mumu

1. blowjob, head

Appox. usage (any sense): 0.89 per million words

moacă Noun, f, moacă ▼ ▶

1. (popular) club, cudgel
   Synonyms: măciucă, bâtă
2. (informal) face, expression
3. (slang) head, nut, pate
   Synonyms: cap, căpățână
4. (informal) ignorant or foolish person, gink
   Synonyms: prostănac
5. (familiar) a young lady, miss (but especially one that is somewhat slow or lazy)
   Synonyms: domnișoară

Appox. usage (any sense): 2.4 per million words

tărtăcuță Noun, f, tărtăcuță

1. gourd, squash
2. (humorous) head

Appox. usage (any sense): 0.069 per million words

ober Noun, m, ober

1. (dated) head waiter

Appox. usage (any sense): 0.081 per million words

obertail Noun, n, obertail

1. faucet head

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

căpățână Noun, f, căpățână ▼ ▶

1. head of a dead animal cut for consumption
2. human skull (removed from the head)
   Synonyms: craniu

Appox. usage (any sense): 0.021 per million words

creștet Noun, n, creștet

1. the crown of the head
2. top, summit, highest point of something

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

belge Noun, belge

1. (Transylvania) head

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

căpșor Noun, n, căpșor

1. diminutive of cap; little head

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

căsar Noun, m, căsar ▼ ▶

1. (uncommon) head of a family or household
   Synonyms: căsător, bărbat, gospodar, soț, cap de familie

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

curcubetă Noun, f, curcubetă ▼ ▶

1. (regional, popular) pumpkin, gourd
   Synonyms: dovleac, bostan
2. (rare) head, noddle
   Synonyms: țeastă, cap

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

glavă Noun, f, glavă

1. (obsolete) head

Appox. usage (any sense): 0.021 per million words