No. 642 in Romanian
capul
The Romanian word "capul" translates to "the head" in English.
In a sentence
Capul omului era acoperit cu o pălărie.
The man's head was covered with a hat.
Here, 'capul' refers to the literal head, a part of the human body.
Am ajuns la capul podului și am oprit să admir priveliștea.
We reached the end of the bridge and stopped to admire the view.
In this sentence, 'capul' denotes the extremity or end point of an object, indicating the limit of the bridge.
Pentru a înțelege mai bine problema, trebuie să ajungi la capul lucrurilor.
To better understand the issue, you need to get to the gist of things.
Here, 'capul' is used metaphorically to mean 'the essence' or 'core' of a matter.
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