« trousers, pants » en sept langues
Senstrousers, pants
Espagnol
/pantaˈlon/
masc.emprunté · French pantalon
Singular or plural: el pantalón, los pantalones.
Français
/pɑ̃talɔ̃/
masc.emprunté · Italian Pantalone
Singular: un pantalon is one pair.
Italien
/pantaˈloni/
masc.emprunté · French pantalon (itself from Venetian Pantalone)
Plural: i pantaloni.
Portugais
/ˈkawsɐ/
fém.autre source · Latin CALCEAM 'stocking' (via calçar 'to put on')
Brazil uses the singular; Portugal says calças.
Roumain
/pantaˈlonʲ/
masc.emprunté · French pantalon and Italian pantaloni
Catalan
/pəntəˈlons/
masc.emprunté · French pantalon
Anglais
/ˈtɹaʊzɚz/
autre source · Scottish Gaelic triubhas
American 'pants' is the shared word: short for pantaloons, from the same Venetian Pantalone.
L’ancêtre
Venetian Pantalone‘a commedia dell'arte character (from St Pantaleon)’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
Pantalone, the old Venetian merchant of the commedia dell'arte, wore long tight breeches. French named the garment after him and passed it on; English pants is the same word, clipped.
Parents anglais: pants, pantaloons
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esEstos pantalones son demasiado largos.
- frCe pantalon est trop long.
- itQuesti pantaloni sono troppo lunghi.
- ptEssa calça está comprida demais.
- roPantalonii ăștia sunt prea lungi.
- caAquests pantalons són massa llargs.
- enThese trousers are too long.