« to take » en sept langues
Sensto take
Espagnol
/toˈmaɾ/
autre source · of uncertain origin (Corominas)
In Spain coger is the everyday 'take' (coger el tren); in much of Latin America coger is vulgar and tomar is used.
Français
/pʁɑ̃dʁ/
héréditaire
Italien
/ˈprɛndere/
héréditaire
Portugais
/peˈgah/
autre source · Latin PICĀRE 'to coat with pitch', hence 'to stick, grab'
Brazilian everyday 'take'; in Portugal apanhar o autocarro.
Roumain
/luˈa/
autre source · Latin LEVĀRE 'to lift'
Catalan
/əgəˈfa/
autre source · of uncertain origin
Prendre, PREHENDERE's heir, is used for food and drink (prendre un cafè).
Anglais
/teɪk/
anglais natif · Old Norse taka
Attention : faux amis
pegar (Espagnol) signifie « to hit; to stick, glue » · pegar (Portugais) signifie « to take, grab; to catch (a bus, a cold) »
Both from Latin PICĀRE 'to coat with pitch', hence 'to stick'. Spanish went on to 'strike' (a blow that lands); Portuguese to 'take hold of' — pegar o ônibus is 'catch the bus'.
L’ancêtre latin
PREHENDERE (spoken *PRENDERE)‘to seize’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
French and Italian kept PREHENDERE for everyday taking. Spanish has prender too, but only for catching, arresting or lighting (prender fuego); its everyday 'take' is tomar, whose origin is still unsolved.
Parents anglais: apprehend, comprehend, prehensile, prison, prize
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esTomo el autobús todos los días.
- frJe prends le bus tous les jours.
- itPrendo l'autobus tutti i giorni.
- ptPego o ônibus todo dia.
- roIau autobuzul în fiecare zi.
- caAgafo l'autobús cada dia.
- enI take the bus every day.