Nuisance
Definition
A compulsory unpaid labor (corvée) or extraordinary tax imposed on the inhabitants of the Romanian Principalities during the Phanariot and Ottoman regimes. In a modern, figurative, and colloquial sense, the term describes a boring obligation, a heavy and unpleasant task, a major hassle, or an unforeseen expense that destabilizes a person's budget.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Nuisance
- Compulsory labor
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun with a specialized definite articulation and internal vowel shifting in the plural. |
| Formation | Historical loanword from Neo-Greek (angareia) or Turkish (angarya), originally derived from a Persian postal service term. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [an.ɡa.ˈra] |
| Source | Etymological Lexicon of the Romanian Language and Ottoman Civil Studies |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Repararea acoperișului vechi s-a dovedit a fi o angara costisitoare, care ne-a consumat toate economiile.
EN: Repairing the old roof turned out to be a costly nuisance that consumed all our savings.
RO: În secolul al XVIII-lea, clăcașii erau obligați să presteze numeroase zile de angara pe moșiile boierești.
EN: In the 18th century, the bondsmen were forced to perform numerous days of compulsory labor on the boyar estates.
RO: Nu mai am nevoie de încă o angara pe cap, am deja prea multe proiecte nerezolvate la birou.
EN: I don't need another hassle on my hands, I already have too many unsolved projects at the office.
Idioms & Phrases
A avea o angara pe cap / To have a major hassle on one's hands
RO: A fi împovărat de o problemă urgentă, sâcâitoare și greu de rezolvat, care produce stres.
EN: To be burdened with an urgent, annoying, and difficult-to-solve problem that causes stress.
Angara financiară / Financial drain
RO: O cheltuială mare și total neprevăzută care strică echilibrul banilor strânși de o familie sau firmă.
EN: A large and totally unforeseen expense that disrupts the balance of money saved by a family or firm.
Scăpat de angarale / Free of encumbrances
RO: Stare a unei persoane care a reușit să își achite datoriile sau să își finalizeze toate sarcinile obositoare.
EN: The state of a person who has managed to pay off their debts or complete all their tiring tasks.
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