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CROAK

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Traducere în limba română

croak I. substantiv

1. croncănit.

2. orăcăit.

croak II. verb A. intranzitiv

1. a croncăni.

2. a orăcăi.

3. a mormăi, a bolborosi, a bombăni, a bodogăni, a boscorodi.

4. (sl.) a muri, a crăpa, a da ortul popii.

croak II. verb B. tranzitiv

a prevesti o nenorocire, a cobi; a vedea lucrurile în negru, a fi pesimist.

 Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze: 

And I hope Aunt March won't croak.

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

The youth remained a whole year with the third master also, and when he came home again, and his father inquired: My son, what have you learnt? he answered: Dear father, I have this year learnt what the frogs croak.

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

"I'd wring your neck if you were mine, you old torment," cried Laurie, shaking his fist at the bird, who put his head on one side and gravely croaked, "Allyluyer! bless your buttons, dear!"

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

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