chinui

Romanian

Etymology

From chin (pain, torture) +‎ -ui.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ki.nu.ˈi/
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Verb

a chinui (third-person singular present chinuiește or chinuie, past participle chinuit) 4th conjugation

  1. (transitive) to torture, to torment
  2. (reflexive) to suffer
    Synonym: suferi
  3. (reflexive, with accusative) to toil, to labor

Usage notes

This word can be used as an intense synonym of plictisi (to bore). For instance "asta chinuiește" could be translated roughly as "this is boring me to death".

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