Meaning of trage | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to pull, draw, drag
   transitive
2. to draw (exert a force on a fluid by means of negative pressure)
   transitive
3. to fire, shoot
   ambitransitive
4. to draw a line
   transitive
5. to weigh (have a weight)
   transitive, uncommon
6. to have one’s origins, to stem from
   reflexive
7. to stem from, owe itself to
   reflexive
8. to stay, lodge
   intransitive, uncommon
9. to station a means of transport
   transitive, uncommon
10. to pull up
    intransitive, uncommon
11. to smoke, puff
    slang, transitive
12. to swing a mounted bell
    transitive
13. Indicates an intensive, sometimes aggressive action, often one directed at someone.
    informal, transitive
14. to exert oneself, take pains, suffer for a goal
    informal, intransitive
15. synonym of se târî (“to crawl”)
    obsolete, reflexive
16. to act physically flirtatious with someone
    obsolete, reflexive

Equivalents

Examples

“a trage cu pușca”

to fire a gun

“a trage cu arcul”

to fire a bow

“Toate cuvintele din propoziția aceasta se trag din limba latină.”

All the words in this sentence originate from the Latin language.

“De la cine i se trage copilului părul creț?”

From whom did the child get his curly hair from?

“Zgârcenia i se trage din creștere.”

His stinginess stems from his upbringing.

“Cicatricea asta mi se trage dintr-o căzătură cu motocicleta.”

This scar is from a fall off a motorcycle.

“Într-un București la acea vreme cosmopolit — primul oraș pe care îl vedea —, Nicolae a tras la sora lui, Niculina Rusescu.”

In a then cosmopolitan Bucharest—the first city he would see—Nicolae lodged with his sister, Niculina Rusescu.

“a îi trage o palmă”

to slap someone

“a trage o bășină”

to fart

“a îi trage o bătaie”

to give a beating

“a trage un pui de somn”

to have a nap

“a îi trage un picior”

to hit with one’s foot

“O să tragi mult până termini facultatea.”

You’ll suffer a lot by the time you finish college.

“Trag s-ajung unde tu n-ajungi”

I work to reach where you can’t reach

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