duce.
to carry, lead, take
Meaning & usage
to carry, lead, take
Cine duce copiii la școală?
to lead, to go
Drumul acesta duce la casa mea.
to go
Mă duc acasă.
to die
to withstand, handle, weather, deal with
O să-ți dau de lucru de să nu poți duce.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Latin dūcere, from Proto-Italic *doukō, from Proto-Indo-European *déwketi, from the root *dewk-. Reinforcement by Italian ducere is possible.
duke
Where this word comes from
Modified, to be adapted to the Latin, from the older form ducă, itself from Italian duca, and partly through Byzantine Greek δούκα (doúka), ultimately from Latin dux.
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