« to quit (a job, a place) » en sept langues
Sensto quit (a job, a place)
Espagnol
/deˈxaɾ/
héréditaire
Also 'to let' and 'to leave behind'; dejar de fumar is 'to quit smoking'.
Français
/kite/
autre source · Medieval Latin QUIĒTĀRE 'to release, discharge', from QUIĒTUS 'at rest'
Means 'to leave' (a job, a person, a room); to quit a habit is arrêter.
Italien
/laʃˈʃare/
héréditaire
Quitting a habit is smettere: smettere di fumare.
Portugais
/dejˈʃah/
héréditaire
Roumain
/ləˈsa/
héréditaire
For a job the formal phrase is a-și da demisia 'to hand in one's resignation'.
Catalan
/dəˈʃa/
héréditaire
Anglais
/kwɪt/
autre source · Old French quiter, from Medieval Latin QUIĒTĀRE 'to release, discharge'
Attention : faux amis
quitar (Espagnol) signifie « to remove, take off » · quitter (Français) signifie « to leave (a place, a person) »
Both from Medieval Latin QUIĒTĀRE 'to set free (of a debt)', from QUIĒTUS 'at rest'. French frees itself of a place; Spanish frees something from its place.
L’ancêtre latin
LAXĀRE‘to loosen, to let go’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
Spanish and Italian 'loosen their grip' (LAXĀRE; the d- of Spanish dejar is not fully explained). English quit and French quitter are one word from Medieval Latin 'to be quits', related to quiet.
Parents anglais: relax, lax, release
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esDejó su trabajo el mes pasado.
- frElle a quitté son travail le mois dernier.
- itHa lasciato il lavoro il mese scorso.
- ptEla deixou o emprego no mês passado.
- roȘi-a lăsat slujba luna trecută.
- caVa deixar la feina el mes passat.
- enShe quit her job last month.
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