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Sensboth
Espagnol
/los dos/
héréditaire
Feminine las dos. Ambos (from Latin AMBŌS) is common in writing.
Français
/tu le dø/
héréditaire
fém.: toutes les deux
Literally 'all the two'.
Italien
/ˈtutti e ˈdue/
héréditaire
fém.: tutte e due
Also entrambi, from INTER + AMBŌ.
Portugais
/us ˈdojs/
héréditaire
fém.: as duas
Ambos (AMBŌS) is common in writing.
Roumain
/amɨnˈdoj/
héréditaire
fém.: amândouă
Latin AMBŌ 'both' fused with doi 'two': the only sister with one everyday word for it.
Catalan
/tots dos/
héréditaire
fém.: totes dues
Also ambdós, from AMBŌ + DUŌS.
Anglais
/boʊθ/
anglais natif · Old English bā, reinforced by Old Norse báðir
L’ancêtre latin
DUŌS‘two’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
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 anglais: dual, duet, duo
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- 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.