« boyfriend » en sept langues
Sensboyfriend
Espagnol
/ˈnobjo/
masc.autre source · Vulgar Latin *NOVIUM, from NOVUS 'new'
Also fiancé and bridegroom; novia is girlfriend, fiancée and bride.
Français
/pətit ami/
masc.autre source · petit 'little' + ami (Latin AMĪCUM)
Casually: mon copain, mon mec.
Italien
/fidanˈtsato/
masc.autre source · Italian fidanza 'trust', from Latin FĪDĀRE
Portugais
/namoˈɾadu/
masc.autre source · Portuguese namorar 'to court', from enamorar (Latin IN + AMŌREM)
Roumain
/juˈbit/
masc.autre source · Romanian iubi 'to love', from Old Church Slavonic ljubiti
Prieten 'friend' is just as common for a boyfriend.
Catalan
/ʃiˈkɔt/
masc.autre source · Catalan xic 'small; lad' (probably Latin CICCUM 'a trifle')
Anglais
/ˈbɔɪfɹɛnd/
anglais natif · English boy + friend
L’histoire
Spanish novio stretches from boyfriend to bridegroom — originally the 'new' husband (NOVUS). Italian fidanzato is the one pledged in trust (same root as fidelity); French just says 'little friend'.
Parents anglais: novice (es); fiancé, fidelity (it)
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esSu novio vive en Lyon.
- frSon petit ami habite à Lyon.
- itIl suo fidanzato vive a Lione.
- ptO namorado dela mora em Lyon.
- roIubitul ei locuiește la Lyon.
- caEl seu xicot viu a Lió.
- enHer boyfriend lives in Lyon.