What does lui in Romanian mean?

What is the meaning of the word lui in Romanian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use lui in Romanian.

The word lui in Romanian means lui, lui, lui, ei, îi, i, călcâiul lui Ahile, mărul lui Adam, boala lui Addison, băiat de zahăr, la latitudinea lui/ei, adresată lui, ceratul lui Galen, expert în cubul lui Rubik, Apostolii lui Hristos, jigodie, a se comporta impecabil, sindromul lui Down, trompa lui Eustache, pentru numele lui Dumnezeu, pentru numele lui Dumnezeu, pentru numele lui Dumnezeu, pentru numele lui Dumnezeu, pentru numele lui Dumnezeu, hipertiroidism, efigia lui Guy Fawkes, lepră, a avea o inimă de aur, jurământul lui Hipocrate, al/a/ai/ale lui, alegerea lui Hobson, maladia lui Hodgkin, idele lui martie, Insulele lui Langerhans, poporul lui Israel, său (sa), martorii lui Iehova, ciclul lui Krebs, legea lui Moise, muntele pubian, mirmidon, a nu prea fi mare lucru de capul lui, Fiul unic al lui Dumnezeu-Tatăl, antonimul lui, opus lui, deplasat, necuviincios, a-l lăuda pe Dumnezeu, fata lui tăticu', providență, deștept, isteț, Fiul Domnului, a umbla în costumul lui Adam, mânia lui Dumnezeu. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word lui

lui

(he, him: possessive form)

Îmi place mașina sa cea nouă.
I like his new hat.

lui

(dative case of he) (compl. în dativ)

ⓘAceastă propoziţie nu este o traducere a propoziţiei englezeşti. I-a dat lui prăjitura cea mai mare, iar pe cea mică mi-a dat-o mie.
She gave him a lovely birthday present.

lui, ei, îi, i

(indirect object)

I gave it a push.

călcâiul lui Ahile

(fibrous tissue in the ankle)

mărul lui Adam

(prominent part of man's throat)

A man's Adam's apple sticks out from his throat.

boala lui Addison

(glandular disorder)

John F. Kennedy reportedly suffered from Addison's disease.

băiat de zahăr

(figurative, dated, informal (good person) (colocvial)

You can count on William; he's a brick!

la latitudinea lui/ei

(willingly, of one's free will)

I did not exactly retire by choice.

adresată lui

(written, initialism (correspondence: care of)

Please send the package "c/o Jeremy Walters".

ceratul lui Galen

(skincare product) (cremă de înfrumusețare)

Her only bad habit was putting cold cream on her face before coming to bed.

expert în cubul lui Rubik

(informal (person expert at the Rubik's Cube)

Apostolii lui Hristos

(Christian denomination) (denominațiune protestantă)

The official name of the church is Christian Church (Disciples of Christ.)

jigodie

(disease affecting animals, esp. dogs)

a se comporta impecabil

(do nothing improper)

He was convinced that his daughter could do no wrong.

sindromul lui Down

(abbr, informal (Down syndrome) (anormalitate cromozomială)

trompa lui Eustache

(part of the ear)

The Eustachian tube links the pharynx to the middle ear.

pentru numele lui Dumnezeu

(exasperation)

For crying out loud, how many times do I have to tell you to clean your room?

pentru numele lui Dumnezeu

(possibly offensive (expressing anger or frustration)

For God's sake, leave me alone when I'm trying to read!

pentru numele lui Dumnezeu

(expressing frustration)

Stop being mean to your sister, for goodness sake.

pentru numele lui Dumnezeu

(expressing frustration)

For heaven's sake, why do you keep doing that?

pentru numele lui Dumnezeu

(expression of frustration)

John, for the love of God, can you please just sit quietly for a minute and let me think?

hipertiroidism

(hyperthyroidism)

efigia lui Guy Fawkes

(UK (effigy of Guy Fawkes)

In the UK, children make guys out of old clothes stuffed with newspaper to burn on bonfires on the 5th of November.

lepră

(leprosy)

a avea o inimă de aur

(figurative (be kind, generous)

He may seem surly at first, but he really has a heart of gold.

jurământul lui Hipocrate

(vow sworn by doctors)

When taking the Hippocratic oath, medical doctors pledge to follow a code of conduct that can be summed up in the expression, "Do no harm."

al/a/ai/ale lui

(thing, things belonging to him)

ⓘAceastă propoziţie nu este o traducere a propoziţiei englezeşti. Mașina asta e a ta sau a lui?
Is this hat yours or his?

alegerea lui Hobson

(figurative (lack of genuine alternative)

Since it's Hobson's choice I suppose I have to agree.

maladia lui Hodgkin

(serious disease of the lymph nodes)

I have been diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease. Hodgkin's Disease is a kind of lymphoma.

idele lui martie

(15th March: ominous date)

Beware the ides of March!

Insulele lui Langerhans

(biology: pancreatic cells) (pancreas)

poporul lui Israel

(figurative (God's chosen people)

său (sa)

(it: possessive form) (cu referire la obiecte)

ⓘAceastă propoziţie nu este o traducere a propoziţiei englezeşti. Știu despre care carte vorbești. Coperțile ei sunt verzi.
A dog should always sleep in its own bed.

martorii lui Iehova

(religious denomination)

Jehovah's Witnesses don't celebrate holidays or birthdays.

ciclul lui Krebs

(biology: metabolic process) (metabolism)

The teacher explained the importance of the Krebs Cycle in cellular respiration.

legea lui Moise

(ancient Hebrew law)

All good Jews follow the law of Moses.

muntele pubian

(pubic mound, mound of Venus)

He could not understand the current popularity of hairless mons pubis.

mirmidon

(Greek mythology: warrior)

a nu prea fi mare lucru de capul lui

(informal (unattractive or unimpressive)

He's not much to look at, but he's got a good job and he's very nice. It's not much to look at, but it's home.

Fiul unic al lui Dumnezeu-Tatăl

(Bible (Christianity: Jesus Christ)

antonimul lui

(word, concept: antonym of)

Concerning politics, Joe's opinions were always the opposite of Mary's.

opus lui

(word, concept: antonym of)

Up is opposite to down.

deplasat, necuviincios

(figurative, slang (behavior: inappropriate)

Terry's rude comments about your brother were out of order.

a-l lăuda pe Dumnezeu

(worship)

We would like to invite you to praise God with music by joining us in our opening hymn.

fata lui tăticu'

(slang, figurative (spoiled girl)

Odorul lui tăticu' primește tot ce-și dorește.
Daddy's little princess gets whatever she wants.

providență

(religion: God's care)

The captain thanked Providence for his survival of the storm.

deștept, isteț

(pejorative, vulgar, slang (arrogant person) (peiorativ)

If we invite that smart-ass, he'll just spoil the party.

Fiul Domnului

(Christ)

Apoi Fiul Domnului a mai săvârșit o minune.
Then the Son performed another miracle.

a umbla în costumul lui Adam

(slang, figurative (be naked)

mânia lui Dumnezeu

(of God)

In the Old Testament, a lot of misfortunes were attributed to the wrath of God.

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