polysemy

filăre

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[ˈfiləɾe]

1. transitive verb To sharpen, to whet, to grind, to put an edge on (something), to put a point on (a pencil).

2. transitive verb To spin (to make thread from cotton, etc.).

Etymology: From fil plus derivative suffix -re.

contre

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[ˈkontɾe]

1. transitive verb To count (numbers), to tell (a story).

2. intransitive verb To count, to tell.

Etymology: From Latin computare.

~ cõ

[ˈkontɾe ko]

1. prepositional verb To count on somebody, to rely on somebody.

trawăre

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[ˈtɾawəɾe]

1. intransitive verb To pull, to draw, to drag, to be tight.

2. transitive verb To bring, to carry.

Etymology: From Latin trahere.

~ de

[ˈtɾawəɾe de]

1. prepositional verb To pull (using a rope).