«brown» en set llengües
Significatbrown
Espanyol
/maˈron/
manlleu · French marron
Hair and eyes are castaño; Latin America often says café.
Francès
/maʁɔ̃/
manlleu · Italian marrone
Invariable as a colour: des chaussures marron. Brun is used for hair and skin.
Italià
/marˈrone/
patrimonial
Also a large chestnut — the original meaning.
Portuguès
/maˈhõ/
manlleu · French marron
European Portuguese prefers castanho; hair and eyes are castanhos in Brazil too.
Romanès
/maˈro/
manlleu · French marron
Invariable: pantofi maro, rochie maro.
Català
/məˈro/
manlleu · French marron
Anglès
/bɹaʊn/
anglès patrimonial · Old English brūn
L’avantpassat
Italian marrone (pre-Latin, origin uncertain)‘large chestnut’
Les sis germanes en descendeixen, tret que s’indiqui el contrari a continuació.
La història
Brown is literally 'chestnut-coloured': an Italian word for the big chestnut, passed to French and on to Spanish. English maroon is the same word.
Parents en anglès: maroon (via French)
Aprèn-la
En una frase
- esTiene zapatos marrones.
- frIl a des chaussures marron.
- itHa le scarpe marroni.
- ptEle tem sapatos marrons.
- roAre pantofi maro.
- caTé unes sabates marrons.
- enHe has brown shoes.