semna ca primarul

Romanian

Etymology

Literally, “to sign like the mayor”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /semˈna ˈka priˈma.rul/ (formal)
  • IPA(key): /semˈna ˈka priˈma.ru/ (informal)

Verb

a semna ca primarul (third-person singular present semnează ca primarul, past participle semnat ca primarul, third-person subjunctive semneze ca primarul) 1st conjugation

  1. (informal) to provide one’s signature obliviously, without full knowledge of what is being signed
    • 2006, Sorin Roșca Stănescu, Marea provocare: Președintele atipic [The great challenge: The atypical president]‎[1], volume 4, Bucharest: Ziua, →ISBN, page 30:
      Rar se întâmplă ca Iliescu să nu joace la două capete. I-a băgat sub nas hârtia lui Năstase. Care a semnat ca primarul.
      It’s a rarity for Iliescu not to play both sides. He stuck the piece of paper under Năstase’s nose. Who signed obliviously.
    • 2014 April 8, Carmen Vintilă, “Ministrul liberal al Apărării a semnat ca primarul [The liberal Minster of Defence signed without knowing what he is signing]”, in Evenimentul Zilei‎[2], number 7074, →ISSN, page 6:
      Fostul ministru al Apărării, Corneliu Dobrițoiu, spune că pesediștii i-au pus sub nas doar titlul proiectului privind organizarea MApN și că a semnat fără să cunoască și conținutul acestuia.
      The former Minister of Defence, Corneliu Dobrițoiu, says that the Social Democratic Party only handed him the title of the bill concerning the organisation of the Ministry of Defence and that he signed without knowing its contents.
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