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Senspolite
Espagnol
/eduˈkado/
savant
False friend: educado is 'polite'; 'educated' is culto or instruido.
Français
/pɔli/
autre source · Latin POLĪTUM 'polished' (polir)
Also literally 'polished'.
Italien
/eduˈkato/
savant
Also gentile, cortese.
Portugais
/eduˈkadu/
savant
Roumain
/politiˈkos/
autre source · Modern Greek politikós 'civil, urbane'
Catalan
/əduˈkat/
savant
Also cortès.
Anglais
/pəˈlaɪt/
autre source · Latin POLĪTUM 'polished'
L’ancêtre latin
ĒDUCĀTUM‘brought up, reared’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
Spain, Italy, Portugal and Catalonia call good manners 'well brought up' (educado, educato, educat) — a trap for English speakers; French and English call them 'polished' (poli, polite, both from POLĪRE).
Parents anglais: educated, education
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esSé educado con tu abuela.
- frSois poli avec ta grand-mère.
- itSii educato con la nonna.
- ptSeja educado com a sua avó.
- roFii politicos cu bunica.
- caSigues educat amb l'àvia.
- enBe polite to your grandmother.