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La semafor așteptăm puțin, chiar dacă strada este goală.
Meaning
At the traffic light, we wait a little, even if the street is empty.
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Breakdown of La semafor așteptăm puțin, chiar dacă strada este goală.
a fi
to be
puțin
a little
la
at
strada
the street
Questions & Answers about La semafor așteptăm puțin, chiar dacă strada este goală.
Why does la semafor mean at the traffic light?
In Romanian, la often means at, to, or by, depending on context.
So la semafor literally means at the traffic light.
A few examples:
- la școală = at school
- la magazin = at the shop
- la semafor = at the traffic light
Here it refers to the place or situation where you stop and wait.
Why is it semafor and not something that looks more like light?
Romanian semafor is the normal word for traffic light. It does not literally mean light the way English does. It is just the standard noun used for road signals.
So:
- semafor = traffic light
- lumină = light, but not the usual word for a traffic signal
What does așteptăm mean exactly?