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Conjunctii
Conjunctii
Conjunctii
He went home and brought the book. = El a mers acasa si a adus cartea.
as well as = precum si
I like both English and German. = Imi place atat engleza cat si germana.
I see neither him nor her. = Nu-l vad nici pe el, nici pe ea.
else (if not) = altfel (daca nu), or else = ca/caci altfel, ca daca nu
Hurry up or (else) you will miss the train. = Grabeste-te, (ca) altfel pierzi
trenul.
It is expensive, still I'll buy it. = Este scumpa, totusi o voi cumpara.
These goods are expensive, and yet people buy them. = Aceste marfuri
sunt scumpe si totusi lumea le cumpara.
I found the book I needed and accordingly I bought it. = Am gasit cartea,
de care aveam nevoie si, in consecinta am cumparat-o.
I didn't find them in the park, therefore I went home. = Nu i-am gasit in
parc, asadar am plecat acasa.
It is very hot for it is August. = Este foarte cald caci este august.
where = unde
You must come here where I live. = Trebuie sa vii aici unde
locuiesc/traiesc eu.
wherever = oriunde
I shall/will go as far as you go. = Voi merge pana unde mergi tu.
whence = de unde
I'm going there whence you are coming. = Merg acolo de unde vii tu.
I came after you had left. = Am venit dupa ce ai plecat tu. = Am venit
dupa ce plecasei tu.
before = inainte de a
I must put down your telephone number before I forget it. = Trebuie sa-
mi notez numarul tau de telefon inainte de a-l uita.
I realized he was a serious man the first time I saw him. = Mi-am dat
seama ca este om serios cand l-am vazut prima data .
We are laughing all the time we are watching the play. = Radem tot
timpul cat privim piesa.
I must find out the truth as soon as I arrive. = Trebuie sa aflu adevarul
imediat ce sosesc.
since = de cand
I haven't seen him since he was a student. = Nu l-am vazut de cand era
el student.
I relized he was a good man ever since I met him. = Mi-am dat seama ca
este om bun chiar de cand l-am cunoscut.
till = until = pana cand, pana ce, pana la, pana sa, pana
You must wait till they come. = Trebuie sa astepti pana vin ei.
when = cand
I shall tell you everything when you come. = Iti voi povesti totul cand vei
veni.
I understood the real state of things the (very) moment I entered their
house. = Am inteles adevarata stare a lucrurilor (chiar) in momentul in
care am intrat in casa lor.
CONJUNCTII DE MOD (CONJUNCTIONS OF MANNER)
as = cum, asa cum, dupa cum, intocmai cum, in acelasi fel in care
He knows many things young as he is. = El stie multe lucruri asa tanar
cum este.
not so . . . as . . . = nu asa de . . . ca . . .
Your house is not so big as I thought. = Casa ta nu este asa mare cum
am crezut.
She sang the song as beautifully as she could. = Ea a cantat cantecul cat
a putut de frumos.
I do not like tennis so much as he does. = Mie nu-mi place tenisul asa de
mult cat lui.
You will buy the house so far as you can afford it. = Vei cumpara casa in
masura in care iti poti permite.
CONJUNCTII DE CAUZA (CONJUNCTIONS OF CAUSE)
lest (+ should) = ca sa nu
Turn on the light lest you should knock your head against smth. ! =
Aprinde lumina ca sa nu te lovesti cu capul de ceva !
Turn on the light so that I can see better ! = Aprinde lumina ca sa pot
vedea mai bine !
I shall go there even if it is very late. = Voi merge acolo chiar daca este
foarte tarziu.
You must buy it however much it costs. = Trebuie s-o cumperi indiferent
cat de mult costa.
You must read it no matter how borring it is. = Trebuie s-o citesti
indiferent cat de plictisitoare este.
Boring as it is you must read it. = Plictisitoare asa cum este trebuie s-o
citesti.
in spite of = in ciuda
He succeeded in spite of all the difficulties that he came across. = El a
reusit in ciuda tuturor dificultatilor pe care le-a intampinat.
in spite of the fact that = in ciuda faptului ca, desi, chiar daca
if = daca
I shall not come if I don't have time. = Nu voi veni daca nu voi avea timp.
I shall come if only I have time. = Voi veni doar daca voi avea timp.
I shall come on the condition that I have time. = Voi veni cu conditia ca
voi avea timp.
I shall come provided that I have time. = Voi veni cu conditia ca voi avea
timp.
I shall not give you the money as long as you don't tell me the truth. =
Nu-ti voi da banii atata timp cat nu-mi vei spune adevarul.
but = daca nu
But for John, I would have gone. = Daca n-ar fi fost John as fi mers.
unless = daca nu
I shall not give you the money unless you tell me the truth. = Eu nu-ti
voi da banii daca nu-mi vei spune adevarul.
I lent you the book so that you could read it. = ti-am imprumutat cartea
ca s-o poti citi.
Such was the force of the wind that we could not stand. = Asa mare era
forta vantului ca noi nu puteam sta in picioare.
The boy, to whom I must give this book, is my friend. = The boy, who(m)
I must give this book to, is my friend. = Baiatul, caruia eu trebuie sa-i
dau aceasta carte, este prietenul meu.
The boys, whom/that you see, are John's friends. = Baietii, pe care ii
vezi, sunt prietenii lui John.
The house, which/that you see, is mine. = Casa, pe care o vezi, este a
mea.
that = ca
That we have to work hard is a necessity. = Ca trebuie sa muncim mult
este o necesitate.
Who knows the truth is not here. = Cine stie adevarul nu este aici.
what = ce
What I like is not to be found here. = Ce-mi place mie nu se gaseste aici.
when = cand
how = cum
where = unde
wherever = oriunde
which = care
Which book I must buy is a mystery. = Care carte trebuie s-o cumpar
este un mister.
that = ca
You did not tell me that you would come earlier. = Nu mi-ai spus ca vei
veni mai devreme.
Conjunctia that se poate omite: I knew you were very busy. = Stiam
ca esti foarte ocupat.
ALTE CUVINTE DE LEGATURA
one = o data
One, you would have more spare time. = O data, ai avea mai mult timp
liber.
You didn't read that book. = I didn't read it either. = Neither did I. = Tu
nu ai citit cartea aceea. = Nici eu n-am citit-o.
This is another way of putting it. = Aceasta este un alt fel/mod de a-l
spune/ exprima.
if so = daca e asa
if not = daca nu
Of course, he . . .= Desigur, el . . .
"He likes to spend his holidays at the seaside". "So do we". = Lui ii place
sa-si petreaca vacanta la mare. – Si noua.
"We are at the seaside". "So am I". = – Noi suntem la mare. – Si eu.
"He can speak French". "So can we". = – El stie sa vorbeasca frantuzeste.
– Si noi.
"He cannot speak French". "Neither can we"; "We can't either". = – El
nu stie sa vorbeasca frantuzeste. – Nici noi.
The girl other than Jane. = Alta fata decat Jane; Alta fata in afara de
Jane.