doar Adverb, doar ▼ ▶

1. just, only, merely
   Este doar un copil.

   He is only a child.

   Doar vreau niște lapte.

   I just want some milk.
2. (informal, in explanations) obviously, as is plain to see, after all
   că doar: because obviously, for the obvious reason that…

   Cum să nu fie cald? Doar e vară.

   Why wouldn’t it be hot? It’s summer after all.

   Gustă, (că) doar nu mori!

   Taste it, it won’t kill you!

   Meseria asta e bine plătită, (că) doar altfel nimeni n-ar mai vrea s-o facă.

   This profession is well paid, nobody would want to do it otherwise after all.
3. (informal, in rhetorical questions, and, exclamations) surely
   Cum de ești acasă? Doar n-ai terminat așa de devreme cu școala!

   Why are you at home? Surely you didn’t finish school this early!

   Doar nu e așa de rău, nu?

   Surely it can’t be that bad, right?

Appox. usage (any sense): 2680 per million words