«queue, line (of people)» en siete lenguas
Significadoqueue, line (of people)
Español
/ˈkola/
f.patrimonial
Also 'tail'; hacer cola 'to queue'. The l in place of d is not fully explained.
Francés
/fil/
f.otro origen · filer 'to spin; to go in a line', from Latin FĪLUM 'thread'
In full file d'attente; la queue is the tail — and also a queue, informally.
Italiano
/ˈfila/
f.otro origen · Latin FĪLUM 'thread'
Fare la fila; also fare la coda, the 'tail' again.
Portugués
/ˈfilɐ/
f.otro origen · Latin FĪLUM 'thread'
Bicha in Portugal, a word to avoid in Brazil.
Rumano
/ˈko̯adə/
f.patrimonial
Also 'tail': a sta la coadă 'to stand in line'.
Catalán
/ˈkuə/
f.patrimonial
Also 'tail': fer cua 'to queue'.
Inglés
/kju/
del latín/francés · French queue 'tail' (Latin CŌDAM)
American English says line.
El antepasado latino
CŌDAM (classical CAUDAM)‘tail’
Las seis hermanas descienden de él, salvo que se indique lo contrario abajo.
La historia
Half the sisters queue in a 'tail' (cola, coadă, cua, and Italian coda), the other half in a 'line of thread' (file, fila). English took the French tail, queue, for the line itself; coward is a 'tail-tucker' from the same word.
Parientes en inglés: queue, coda, coward
Leyes fonéticas en acción
Apréndela
En una frase
- esHay mucha cola en la panadería.
- frIl y a une longue file d'attente à la boulangerie.
- itC'è una lunga fila in panetteria.
- ptTem uma fila enorme na padaria.
- roE o coadă lungă la brutărie.
- caHi ha molta cua a la fleca.
- enThere's a long queue at the bakery.