« then (in that case; at that time) » en sept langues
Sensthen (in that case; at that time)
Espagnol
/enˈtonθes/
héréditaire
IN + TUNC with an adverbial -s; Old Spanish also estonces.
Français
/alɔʁ/
autre source · à + lors 'then' (Latin ILLĀ HŌRĀ 'at that hour')
Italien
/alˈlora/
autre source · Latin AD ILLAM HŌRAM 'at that hour'
Portugais
/ẽˈtɐ̃w/
héréditaire
IN + TUNC, like Spanish entonces.
Roumain
/aˈtuntʃʲ/
héréditaire
AD + TUNC.
Catalan
/ələˈzɔɾəs/
autre source · a les hores 'at the hours' (Latin HŌRĀS)
Llavors is just as common.
Anglais
/ðɛn/
anglais natif · Old English þanne
Then and than were once the same word.
L’ancêtre latin
TUNC‘then, at that time’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
Spanish entonces keeps Latin TUNC 'then' inside a stack of prepositions. French and Italian say 'at that hour' (alors, allora), the partner of 'at this hour', ahora / ora.
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esSi llueve, entonces nos quedamos en casa.
- frS'il pleut, alors on reste à la maison.
- itSe piove, allora restiamo a casa.
- ptSe chover, então a gente fica em casa.
- roDacă plouă, atunci rămânem acasă.
- caSi plou, aleshores ens quedem a casa.
- enIf it rains, then we'll stay home.