« to stop » en sept langues
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Espagnol
/paˈɾaɾ/
autre source · Latin PARĀRE 'to prepare, make ready'
Also detener and, for oneself, pararse.
Français
/aʁete/
autre source · Vulgar Latin *ARRESTĀRE 'to make stay' (RESTĀRE)
Intransitive 'to stop' is s'arrêter.
Italien
/ferˈmare/
autre source · Latin FIRMĀRE 'to make firm'
Intransitive 'to stop' is fermarsi.
Portugais
/paˈɾah/
autre source · Latin PARĀRE 'to prepare, make ready'
Roumain
/oˈpri/
autre source · Slavic (Old Church Slavonic oprěti 'to lean against')
Catalan
/pəˈɾa/
autre source · Latin PARĀRE 'to prepare, make ready'
Anglais
/stɑp/
autre source · Old English -stoppian, probably from Vulgar Latin *STUPPĀRE 'to plug with tow'
Attention : faux amis
fermer (Français) signifie « to close, shut » · fermare (Italien) signifie « to stop »
Both from Latin FIRMĀRE 'to make firm, fix'. Italian holds something still; French makes it fast. Spanish firmar went a third way: 'to sign'.
L’histoire
Three different pictures: Spanish 'to make ready', French 'to make stay' (English arrest), Italian 'to make firm'. In French and Italian the bus stops itself: s'arrête, si ferma.
Parents anglais: prepare (es); arrest, rest (fr); firm, affirm (it)
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esEl autobús para aquí.
- frLe bus s'arrête ici.
- itL'autobus si ferma qui.
- ptO ônibus para aqui.
- roAutobuzul oprește aici.
- caL'autobús para aquí.
- enThe bus stops here.
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