"prea" meaning in Romanian

See prea in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈpre̯a/ Audio: LL-Q7913 (ron)-Andreea Teodoraa-prea.wav
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Inherited from Latin prae, or less likely borrowed from Old Church Slavonic прѣ (prě) Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ro|la|prae|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin prae, {{inh+|ro|la|prae}} Inherited from Latin prae, {{bor+|ro|cu|прѣ|nocap=1}} borrowed from Old Church Slavonic прѣ (prě) Head templates: {{head|ro|adverb|head=}} prea, {{ro-adv}} prea
  1. (stressed, modifying adjectives) too (to an excessive degree) Tags: stressed
    Sense id: en-prea-ro-adv-amfvJg8U
  2. (stressed, informal, modifying verbs) too much Tags: informal, stressed
    Sense id: en-prea-ro-adv-kGWbPZD2
  3. (unstressed, informal, chiefly in the negative, modifying adjectives) too (to a high degree) Tags: informal, unstressed
    Sense id: en-prea-ro-adv-zIE56Qke Categories (other): Romanian negative polarity items
  4. (unstressed, informal, chiefly in the negative, modifying verbs) much, too much, really Tags: informal, unstressed
    Sense id: en-prea-ro-adv-xTp74vhV Categories (other): Romanian negative polarity items
  5. (archaic) most, very, highly Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-prea-ro-adv-jc7-wGuk
  6. (North-East Oltenia) Synonym of cam (“approximately”). Synonyms: cam [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-prea-ro-adv-Ua73pFT6 Categories (other): Oltenian Romanian, Romanian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Romanian entries with incorrect language header: 0 24 0 26 3 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nici prea-prea, nici foarte-foarte, prea-, prea de tot
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          "text": "О табакере кꙋ брілантꙋрі̆ преа богат ꙟмфрꙋмсъцатъ, ші о скрісоаре де ꙟнсꙋші̆ мѫна Сꙋлтанꙋлꙋі̆[…]",
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