lua de bun

Romanian

Etymology

Literally, “take as good”.

Verb

a lua de bun (third-person singular present ia de bun, past participle luat de bun) 1st conjugation

  1. (transitive) take at face value
    Nu poți să iei de bune toate lucrurile pe care le auzi.
    You cannot take at face value all the things you hear.

Usage notes

Often used with the placeholder feminine pronoun o in the form o lua de bună, as general concepts or topics are referred as feminine in Romanian.

References

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