Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Romanian term or phrase:
a prinde seva/ a-si trage seva
English translation:
to draw one's essence
Romanian term
Romania
Marketing, IT, e-commerce and travel
Native in: Romanian 
Works in: English to Romanian, French to Romanian, Spanish to Romanian, and 2 more.
a prinde seva
TIA
Proposed translations
I deliver.
Native in: Romanian
Works in: English to Romanian, French to Romanian, Romanian to English, and 1 more.
to draw one's essence
Cate capete atatea idei :-). De acord si cu remarca imediat anterioara :-). "To have one's roots in sth." pierde un pic din sensul pe care il percep. Adevarul este ca doar contextul va valida varianta potrivita :-).
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Note added at 2002-12-02 16:18:48 (GMT) Post-grading
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hmmm... in loc de \"stand at the basis of...\" mai degraba \"stand at the roots of\". Si astfel ma simt si mai prost pentru o propunere venita dupa ce v-ati dat si voi variantele voastre, pe care le-am avut spre inspirare :-(.
Luxembourg
Currently employed in-house
Native in: Romanian 
, Hungarian
Works in: German to Romanian, English to Romanian, Romanian to German, and 4 more.
has its roots in
be/lie at the root of
caz in care trebuie sa intorci propozitia pe dos
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Elena-Mirona Ciocirlie
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multumesc
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Raluca Ion (X)
9 hrs
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Ioana Bostan
18 hrs
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Germany
building bridges between cultures
Native in: German , Romanian
Works in: Romanian to German, German to Romanian, English to Romanian, and 11 more.
took roots in
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Note added at 2002-12-01 18:02:49 (GMT)
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sorry: historical
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Note added at 2002-12-01 18:04:46 (GMT)
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take root = to establish a root and to begin to grow; to become established/embedded
Austria
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian to English, German to Romanian, and 2 more.
to sense the essence
United Kingdom
Professional and customer focused
Native in: Romanian , Hungarian
Works in: Romanian to English, Hungarian to English, English to Romanian, and 6 more.
grasped the essence or caught the essence
In acest context seva are sens de esenta, a faptelor istorice. Sper sa-ti fie de ajutor.
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