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Romanian to English Poetry & Literature Translation Glossary

Romanian term		English translation
jelui-ma-şi şi n-am cui		a (lone) voice in the wilderness
la botul cailor-putere		wheel-a-meal behind the wheel
la rândul lor		in their turn
lansare de carte (sau de servicii ori produse)		book launch
le obtinuse prin nasterea		Inherited through...	Lara Barnett
Entered by: Lara Barnett
loc flancat de două rânduri de tăceri		a road enveiled/ shrouded by sepulchral silence
localizare		localization
lume, lume		hear ye! hear ye!
Maestre X XXX		Maestro
maidan		wasteland
Marfa		Marfa
mânca-l-ar mama pe el de băiat deştept		bless his heart, what a smart boy he is
Meseria e brăţară de aur.		A handful of trade, (is) a handful of gold.
mioritic		mioritical, mioritic
moş		old pops/pappa
Mosii de vara		Saturday of Souls/Soul Saturday
Nea		Ol'
nemaipomenit		Nemaiauzit	Andrei Albu
Entered by: Andrei Albu
neputandu-si desprinde ochii din ai lui		unable to take her eyes off his
Nici in car nici in caruta		betwixt and between
Nimeni nu s-a putut lăuda că s-a putut apropia de ea!		no one could have boasted of having gotten near her
nu-și putu stăpâni înfiorarea		couldn't suppress the quiver
o cernu sub privirile celor doua femei		which he sifted under the eyes/sight of the two women.
o incerca un sentiment de teama		she encountered a sense of anxiety (a feeling of fear)	Lara Barnett
Entered by: Lara Barnett
ornic		Timepiece
păgânism		paganism	Cristiana Coblis
Entered by: Cristiana Coblis
Pe chip i se citea doar pace.		His face reflected (nothing but)/(only) peace	Lara Barnett
Entered by: Lara Barnett
Pe cine nu lasi sa moara nu te lasa sa traiesti		A good deed never goes unpunished
planta de leac		healing herb
plante de leac şi de descântec		plants/ herbs for remedies and spells
poşta redacţiei		Letters to the editor
podoaba		piece of work
poezii „de dor şi jele”,		"yearn and sorrow" poetry
prelucrare		editing / copy editing
prepandiile		prepandie = normal school
prim pas de dialog		first step towards dialogue
printre grimasele provocate de...		between grimaces caused by...
proletcultism		proletkult; proletcultism
propensiune		flair
Punct si de la capat!		Back to square one

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