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lua

/ˈlwa/
/luˈa/

Rhymes with -a

Where it comes from

From older luva, from Latin levāre (“to lift”). Compare Aromanian ljeau, loari, Dalmatian levur, Spanish llevar, Portuguese levar, Neapolitan luvà. The loss of the initial -l- in some forms of the verb also occurs in such words as ierta, iepure, etc. Compare also Vulgar Latin *ablevāre, whence possibly Friulian jevâ, Albanian blej.

verb a lua 1st conjugation · ia · luat · ieie · a lua

transitive to take Aș dori să iau prânzul cu tine.
informal, transitive synonym of cumpăra (“to buy”) Ce vrei să-ți iau de la magazin?
Similar: cumpăra
intransitive to take (to use up time) Cât îți ia să ajungi?
transitive to pass an examination
Similar: promova
informal, transitive, of mental or physical states to come upon somebody Mă ia tristețea când mă gândesc la asta.
Similar: apuca
transitive to approach or act towards a person or a situation in a certain way a (o) lua încet/ușor (pe cineva)
with placeholder o to go, head, take to, move a o lua la vale
Similar: se îndrepta
reflexive to follow someone, often covertly
reflexive to take after someone (follow someone’s example)
Similar: urma
reflexive to be caught up, occupied Mă luasem cu altele și am uitat.
colloquial, reflexive to pick on someone

In English

take to get into one's hands or control

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BibTeX

@misc{lua_2026,
  title = {lua},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/lua},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}