«both» en set llengües
Significatboth
Espanyol
/los dos/
patrimonial
Feminine las dos. Ambos (from Latin AMBŌS) is common in writing.
Francès
/tu le dø/
patrimonial
fem.: toutes les deux
Literally 'all the two'.
Italià
/ˈtutti e ˈdue/
patrimonial
fem.: tutte e due
Also entrambi, from INTER + AMBŌ.
Portuguès
/us ˈdojs/
patrimonial
fem.: as duas
Ambos (AMBŌS) is common in writing.
Romanès
/amɨnˈdoj/
patrimonial
fem.: amândouă
Latin AMBŌ 'both' fused with doi 'two': the only sister with one everyday word for it.
Català
/tots dos/
patrimonial
fem.: totes dues
Also ambdós, from AMBŌ + DUŌS.
Anglès
/boʊθ/
anglès patrimonial · Old English bā, reinforced by Old Norse báðir
L’avantpassat llatí
DUŌS‘two’
Les sis germanes en descendeixen, tret que s’indiqui el contrari a continuació.
La història
Latin AMBŌ 'both' lingers in bookish ambos and entrambi, but speech says 'the two' (Spanish) or 'all the two' (French, Italian). The words agree with the people counted: las dos, toutes les deux, tutte e due.
Parents en anglès: dual, duet, duo
Aprèn-la
En una frase
- esLos dos tienen razón.
- frIls ont raison tous les deux.
- itHanno ragione tutti e due.
- ptOs dois têm razão.
- roAmândoi au dreptate.
- caTots dos tenen raó.
- enThey're both right.