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slei

“slei” is a Romanian word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to solidify fats by cooling
  2. to tire out, to exhaust

In Romanian

  1. (v.refl.) (despre substanțe grase; la pers. 3) a se închega, a se solidifica (prin răcire).
  2. (v.refl.) (pop.; despre apă și alte lichide) a îngheța.
  3. (v.tranz.) a seca o fântână (pentru a o curăța).
  4. (v.tranz.) (fig.) a secătui pe cineva sau ceva de...; a istovi, a epuiza.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic сълиꙗти (sŭlijati), from Proto-Slavic *sъlijati, from *lijati (“to pour”), from *liti (“to pour”).

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