lua de bun
Romanian
editEtymology
editLiterally, “take as good”.
Verb
edita lua de bun (third-person singular present ia de bun, past participle luat de bun) 1st conj.
- (transitive) take at face value
- Nu poți să iei de bune toate lucrurile pe care le auzi.
- You cannot take at face value all the things you hear.
Usage notes
editOften used with the placeholder feminine pronoun o in the form o lua de bună, as general concepts or topics are referred as feminine in Romanian.
Related terms
editReferences
edit- lua in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)