« to watch, look at » en sept langues
Sensto watch, look at
Espagnol
/miˈɾaɾ/
autre source · Latin MĪRĀRĪ 'to wonder at'
Watching TV or a film is usually ver: ver la tele.
Français
/ʁəgaʁde/
héréditaire
re- + garder 'to guard, keep'.
Italien
/gwarˈdare/
héréditaire
Portugais
/oˈʎah/
autre source · Portuguese olho 'eye' (Latin OCULUM)
Guardar, from the same Frankish verb as regarder, means 'to keep' in Portuguese.
Roumain
/se ujˈta/
autre source · Latin *OBLĪTĀRE 'to forget'
Without se, uita means 'to forget'.
Catalan
/miˈɾa/
autre source · Latin MĪRĀRĪ 'to wonder at'
Anglais
/wɑtʃ/
anglais natif · Old English wæccan 'to stay awake'
Attention : faux amis
guardar (Espagnol) signifie « to keep, put away » · guardare (Italien) signifie « to look at, watch »
Both from Germanic *wardōn 'to watch over' (English ward, guard). Italian kept the watching; Spanish, like French garder, the keeping.
L’ancêtre
Frankish *wardōn‘to guard, watch over’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
A Germanic guard's verb: Frankish w- became gu- in Italian guardare and g- in French (re)garder. Spanish 'looks in wonder' (MĪRĀRĪ), the root of miracle and mirror.
Parents anglais: guard, regard, reward; native ward
Lois phonétiques à l’œuvre
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esEstán mirando los barcos del puerto.
- frIls regardent les bateaux dans le port.
- itGuardano le barche nel porto.
- ptEstão olhando os barcos no porto.
- roSe uită la bărcile din port.
- caEstan mirant les barques del port.
- enThey are watching the boats in the harbor.
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