« to arrest » en sept langues
Sensto arrest
Espagnol
/deteˈneɾ/
autre source · Latin DĒTINĒRE 'to hold back'
Arrestar exists but is less common; detener also means 'to stop'.
Français
/aʁete/
héréditaire
Also the everyday 'to stop': arrête !
Italien
/arresˈtare/
héréditaire
Also 'to stop, halt' in formal use.
Portugais
/pɾẽˈdeh/
autre source · Latin PREHENDERE 'to seize'
Also 'to fasten'; Portuguese arrestar is a legal term for seizing property.
Roumain
/aresˈta/
emprunté · Italian arrestare and French arrêter
Catalan
/dətəˈni/
autre source · Latin DĒTINĒRE 'to hold back'
Arrestar also exists.
Anglais
/əˈɹɛst/
du latin/français · Old French arester
L’ancêtre latin
*ARRESTĀRE‘to make stop (AD + RESTĀRE)’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
To arrest is first 'to make stop'. French arrêter still means both, its circumflex marking the lost s; Spanish uses detener, 'to hold back', for both.
Parents anglais: rest (the remainder), restive
Lois phonétiques à l’œuvre
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esLa policía detuvo a dos hombres.
- frLa police a arrêté deux hommes.
- itLa polizia ha arrestato due uomini.
- ptA polícia prendeu dois homens.
- roPoliția a arestat doi bărbați.
- caLa policia va detenir dos homes.
- enThe police arrested two men.
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