Contribution
Definition
A material, financial, intellectual, or moral contribution brought by a person to a common action, a work, or the development of an activity. In commercial law, it denotes the assets or sums of money that partners pool together when establishing a business company; in medicine and nutrition, it designates the amount of nutrients, calories, or fluids introduced into the body through diet.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Contribution
- Intake
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Neuter noun with standard regular plural forms and case modifications. |
| Formation | Borrowed from French 'apport', historically connected within local lexicons to canine training commands. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.ˈport] |
| Source | Lexicon of Legal Frameworks, Human Nutrition Guidelines, and Etymological Studies |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Fiecare asociat a semnat actul constitutiv, menționând valoarea exactă pentru un aport în numerar.
EN: Each partner signed the articles of incorporation, mentioning the exact value for a cash contribution.
RO: Medicul nutriționist i-a recomandat sportivului să mărească aportul zilnic de proteine pentru refacerea musculară.
EN: The nutritionist physician recommended that the athlete increase their daily protein intake for muscle recovery.
RO: Succesul acestui proiect de cercetare se datorează în mare parte unui aport intelectual deosebit adus de echipa de tineri savanți.
EN: The success of this research project is largely due to an outstanding intellectual contribution brought by the team of young scientists.
Idioms & Phrases
Aport în natură / Contribution in kind / non-monetary contribution
RO: Bunuri imobile, utilaje, mărci sau brevete transferate de un asociat în patrimoniul firmei, evaluate financiar de un expert.
EN: Real estate, equipment, trademarks, or patents transferred by a partner to the company's assets, financially evaluated by an expert.
Aport caloric / Caloric intake / energy intake
RO: Valoarea energetică totală a alimentelor ingerate de o persoană pe parcursul unei zile, măsurată în kilocalorii.
EN: The total energy value of foods ingested by a person over the course of a day, measured in kilocalories.
A face aport / To fetch / to retrieve
RO: Acțiunea specifică dresajului canin prin care un câine recuperează un obiect aruncat și îl aduce înapoi stăpânului la comandă.
EN: The action specific to canine training whereby a dog retrieves a thrown object and brings it back to the master upon command.
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