Romanian Word of the Day
cheie
/KEH-ye/ • noun (feminine) — 21st of May, 2026
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Meaning: key (a small instrument for operating a lock); also used figuratively to mean a solution or essential element
Examples
- Unde sunt cheile?
(Where are the keys?) - Am pierdut cheia de la ușă.
(I lost the door key.) - Cheia problemei este comunicarea.
(The key to the problem is communication.)
Synonyms
- soluție
- cod
Use 'cheie' for a physical key (feminine: 'o cheie', plural 'chei' or definite 'cheia/cheile'). It is also common figuratively: 'cheia succesului' (the key to success) or 'cheia problemei' (the solution). In spoken Romanian you may hear 'cheile mele' for 'my keys.'
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