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Senspiece of furniture
Espagnol
/ˈmweble/
masc.héréditaire
The diphthong is irregular for long Ō, probably by analogy with mueve 'moves'.
Français
/mœbl/
masc.héréditaire
Italien
/ˈmɔbile/
masc.savant
Usually plural, i mobili. Also the adjective 'movable' — and a mobile phone is il cellulare.
Portugais
/ˈmɔvew/
masc.héréditaire
Roumain
/ˈmobilə/
fém.emprunté · German Möbel (from French meuble)
Usually a mass noun: mobilă nouă 'new furniture'.
Catalan
/ˈmɔblə/
masc.héréditaire
Anglais
/ˈfɝnɪtʃɚ/
autre source · French fourniture
L’ancêtre latin
MŌBILEM‘movable’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
Furniture is 'the movables', as opposed to the house itself (inmueble, immeuble, immobile — real estate). French immeuble now means an apartment building.
Parents anglais: mobile, automobile, mobilize
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esHemos comprado muebles nuevos.
- frOn a acheté de nouveaux meubles.
- itAbbiamo comprato mobili nuovi.
- ptCompramos móveis novos.
- roAm cumpărat mobilă nouă.
- caHem comprat mobles nous.
- enWe bought new furniture.