"annoying" in sette lingue
Significatoannoying
Spagnolo
/moˈlesto/
dotta
Molestar is 'to bother', never English 'molest'.
Francese
/enɛʁvɑ̃/
altra origine · énerver ← Latin ĒNERVĀRE 'to cut the sinews, weaken'
Agaçant is a common synonym.
Italiano
/fastiˈdjoso/
altra origine · Latin FASTĪDIŌSUM 'squeamish, disdainful' (learned)
Dare fastidio is 'to bother': mi dà fastidio.
Portoghese
/ˈʃatu/
altra origine · Vulgar Latin *PLATTUM 'flat' (from Greek platýs)
Literally 'flat', hence 'dull', then 'annoying'; PL- became ch- as in PLĒNUM → cheio.
Rumeno
/enerˈvant/
altra origine · French énervant
Catalano
/muˈlɛst/
dotta
Inglese
/əˈnɔɪɪŋ/
altra origine · Old French anoier ← Latin IN ODIŌ 'in hatred'
Annoy is the same word as French ennuyer, which now means 'to bore'.
L’antenato latino
MOLESTUM‘troublesome, burdensome’
Tutte e sei le sorelle discendono da questa parola, salvo diversa indicazione qui sotto.
La storia
Three unrelated words, and two traps: Spanish molestar only means 'to bother', and French ennuyer, the twin of English annoy, means 'to bore'.
Parenti inglesi: molest (with a much darker meaning)
Imparala
In una frase
- esEste ruido es muy molesto.
- frCe bruit est vraiment énervant.
- itQuesto rumore è davvero fastidioso.
- ptEsse barulho é muito chato.
- roZgomotul ăsta e foarte enervant.
- caAquest soroll és molt molest.
- enThis noise is really annoying.
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