« to try (to do) » en sept langues
Sensto try (to do)
Espagnol
/intenˈtaɾ/
autre source · Latin INTENTĀRE 'to aim at' (learned)
Also tratar de; probar is 'to try out, to taste'.
Français
/eseje/
autre source · Vulgar Latin *EXAGIĀRE 'to weigh'
Italien
/proˈvare/
héréditaire
Also cercare di.
Portugais
/tẽˈtah/
autre source · Latin TEMPTĀRE 'to try, test'
Roumain
/ɨntʃerˈka/
autre source · spoken Latin *INCIRCĀRE 'to go around'
Catalan
/intənˈta/
autre source · Latin INTENTĀRE 'to aim at' (learned)
Anglais
/tɹaɪ/
autre source · Old French trier 'to sift, pick out', of uncertain origin
L’ancêtre latin
PROBĀRE‘to test, to prove’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
Italian tries by testing (PROBĀRE, as in English prove), French by weighing (essayer, the source of English essay), Spanish by aiming (intentar). Spanish probar exists too, but means 'to try out, taste'.
Parents anglais: prove, probe, probable; essay (fr); intent (es)
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esIntentaré venir.
- frJ'essaierai de venir.
- itProverò a venire.
- ptVou tentar vir.
- roO să încerc să vin.
- caIntentaré venir.
- enI'll try to come.
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