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Lecture in English seems to mean talk or speech.
In Romanian it means to read as a verb (though we prefer a citi) and reading as a noun.
In English, lecture is primarily used relating to academia. Either as in "the students go to a lecture" (noun) or "the lecturer/professor is lecturing/lectures his students" (verb). As a result talk or speech aren't really synonyms as it is means more of a detailed, one-way discussion of a particular topic. It sounds like it's a bit different in Romanian so it's confusing!
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For clarification, please: O lectură in Romanian would be something like a speech being delivered? Or would it be closer to an assigned reading passage? Trying to get a handle on an equivalent usage I am familiar with in an academic context. Thank-you.