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Espagnol
/ˈkaɾa/
fém.autre source · Late Latin CARA 'face', from Greek kára 'head'
Français
/vizaʒ/
masc.autre source · Old French vis 'face' (Latin VĪSUM 'sight') + -age
Italien
/ˈfattʃa/
fém.héréditaire
Also viso, from VĪSUM like French visage.
Portugais
/ˈhostu/
masc.autre source · Latin RŌSTRUM 'beak, snout'
Cara is also everyday Brazilian, and also means 'guy'.
Roumain
/ˈfatsə/
fém.héréditaire
Catalan
/ˈkaɾə/
fém.autre source · Late Latin CARA 'face', from Greek kára 'head'
Anglais
/feɪs/
du latin/français · Old French face
Attention : faux amis
cara (Italien) signifie « dear (fem.) » · cara (Espagnol) signifie « face »
Coincidence. Spanish cara comes from Greek kárā 'head' via Late Latin; Italian cara is Latin CĀRAM 'dear'. (Spanish has the same adjective: caro, cara 'expensive, dear'.)
L’ancêtre latin
FACIEM‘face, appearance’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
Only Italian keeps FACIĒS in daily use (faccia). Spanish cara came from Greek kára 'head' through Late Latin; French visage is 'the part that is seen'. The old words survive in set phrases: Spanish faz, French en face.
Parents anglais: face, facial, surface; visage (fr)
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esLávate la cara.
- frLave-toi le visage.
- itLavati la faccia.
- ptLava o rosto.
- roSpală-te pe față.
- caRenta't la cara.
- enWash your face.