"bad" in sette lingue
Significatobad
Spagnolo
/ˈmalo/
ereditaria
Shortens to mal before a masculine noun: mal tiempo.
Francese
/movɛ/
altra origine · spoken Latin *MALIFĀTIUM 'ill-fated' (MALUM + FĀTUM)
Italiano
/katˈtivo/
altra origine · Latin CAPTĪVUM 'captive', from Christian CAPTĪVUS DIABOLĪ 'the devil's prisoner'
Portoghese
/maw/
ereditaria
f.: má
In Brazil, everyday 'bad, poor quality' is often ruim; mau leans to 'bad, evil'.
Rumeno
/rəw/
altra origine · Latin REUM 'accused, guilty'
f.: rea
Catalano
/duˈlen/
altra origine · Latin DOLENTEM 'suffering, grieving'
Mal also exists before nouns: mal temps 'bad weather'.
Inglese
/bæd/
inglese nativa · Middle English badde, of uncertain origin
Attenzione: falsi amici
cautivo (Spagnolo) significa “captive” · cattivo (Italiano) significa “bad, naughty”
Both from Latin CAPTĪVUM 'captive'. Christian Latin spoke of the soul captive of the devil (captīvus diabolī), and Italian cattivo slid from 'captive' to 'wicked'. French chétif 'puny' is a third outcome.
L’antenato latino
MALUM‘bad’
Tutte e sei le sorelle discendono da questa parola, salvo diversa indicazione qui sotto.
La storia
Only Spanish kept plain MALUS as its adjective. French 'bad' is 'ill-fated', and Italian cattivo was once a prisoner — of the devil. English caitiff 'wretch' is its cognate.
Parenti inglesi: malice, malady, malevolent (MALUM); captive, caitiff (CAPTĪVUM)
Imparala
In una frase
- esHace mal tiempo.
- frIl fait mauvais.
- itFa brutto tempo.
- ptEstá fazendo mau tempo.
- roVremea e rea.
- caFa mal temps.
- enThe weather is bad.