PRAY

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Traducere în limba română

pray verb A. tranzitiv

a ruga, a se ruga de, a implora; a cere stăruitor (cuiva);

to pray smb. for smth. a cere stăruitor cuiva ceva.

pray verb B. intranzitiv

1. (rel.) a se ruga, a se închina.

2. a se ruga, a implora;

he is past praying for nu-i mai poate ajuta nimic;

pray! te rog! rogu-te!;

(înv.) to pray in aid of a chema în ajutor pe.

I pray you to give me a heart that I may be as other men are.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, de L. Frank Baum)

But the false bride said to the prince, “Dear husband, pray do me one piece of kindness.” “That I will,” said the prince.

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

Pray sit down, I'll call her.

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

My dear fellow, pray come in.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Pray write to me soon, and direct to my own home.

(Northanger Abbey, de Jane Austen)

Go on: what fault do you find with me, pray?

(Jane Eyre, de Charlotte Brontë)

Pray take this chair by the fire, Mr. Baker.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I must only pray to God for patience.

(Dracula, de Bram Stoker)

Oh, pray, aunt, try to help me!

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

However, that’s past praying for now.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)