« brown » en sept langues
Sensbrown
Espagnol
/maˈron/
emprunté · French marron
Hair and eyes are castaño; Latin America often says café.
Français
/maʁɔ̃/
emprunté · Italian marrone
Invariable as a colour: des chaussures marron. Brun is used for hair and skin.
Italien
/marˈrone/
héréditaire
Also a large chestnut — the original meaning.
Portugais
/maˈhõ/
emprunté · French marron
European Portuguese prefers castanho; hair and eyes are castanhos in Brazil too.
Roumain
/maˈro/
emprunté · French marron
Invariable: pantofi maro, rochie maro.
Catalan
/məˈro/
emprunté · French marron
Anglais
/bɹaʊn/
anglais natif · Old English brūn
L’ancêtre
Italian marrone (pre-Latin, origin uncertain)‘large chestnut’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
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 anglais: maroon (via French)
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- 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.