Meaning of când cu | Babel Free
Definitions
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back when … happened informal
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see când, cu.
Examples
“de când cu…”
ever since … happened
“[…]M-rea Tresfetitelor, și chiar Curtea Domnéscă, aŭ fost arse de Cazacĭ, când cu rĕsboiul pentru Domnița Ruxandra cu Hatmanul Chmelnițschi.”
[…] the Trei Ierarhi Monastery, and even the Princely Court, were burnt down by the Cossacks back when the war with Hetman Khmelnytsky over Lady Ruxandra happened.
“De când cu Revoluția Portocalie nu se vorbește decât de Ucraina.”
Ever since the Orange Revolution happened they’re talking about nothing but Ukraine.
“Cănd cu gene ostenite sara suflu’n luminare[…]”
When with weary eyelashes I blow out my candle in the evening […]
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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