grație

See also: gratie

Romanian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin grātia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (prescribed) /ˈɡra.t͡si.e/, (most usual) /ˈɡra.t͡sje/
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  • Rhymes: -at͡sie, -at͡sje
  • Hyphenation: gra‧ți‧e

Noun

grație f (plural grații)

  1. grace (elegance)
    Synonym: eleganță
  2. (uncommon) grace (favour)
    Synonym: favoare
    Antonym: dizgrație
    în grațiile cuivain someone’s graces
  3. (law, dated) Synonym of grațiere (pardon)
  4. (uncommon, religion) Synonym of har (grace)

Declension

Preposition

grație (+dative) (chiefly formal)

  1. thanks to, because of
    Grație prietenului tău, putem să stăm până mâine.
    Thanks to your friend, we can stay until tomorrow.

Usage notes

Only used in reference to positive or beneficial things.

References

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