Dictionary Romanian – English

neam



Substantiv neutru
1. (popor)

people


2. (popor)

nation


3. glum.

persuasion


4. (familie)

family


5. (origine)

origin


6. (origine)

extraction


7. (origine)

descent


8. (origine)

lineage


9. (rudă)

relative


10. (rudă)

relation


11. elev.

kin


12. (specie)

species


13. (varietate)

variety


14. (fel)

kind


15. (fel)

sort


16. fig.

tribe


Expressions:
neam de ...  =  ... by origin
neam de neamul meu n-a ...  =  none of my family has ...
de neam (mare)  =  of noble descent
de neam prost  =  of humble origin/descent
de neam prost  =  boorish
de tot neamul  =  of different nationalities
(de tot felul)  =  of all kinds
a-și trage neamul din ...  =  to descend from ...
a fi neam cu cineva  =  to be related to smb.