"boyfriend" in sette lingue
Significatoboyfriend
Spagnolo
/ˈnobjo/
m.altra origine · Vulgar Latin *NOVIUM, from NOVUS 'new'
Also fiancé and bridegroom; novia is girlfriend, fiancée and bride.
Francese
/pətit ami/
m.altra origine · petit 'little' + ami (Latin AMĪCUM)
Casually: mon copain, mon mec.
Italiano
/fidanˈtsato/
m.altra origine · Italian fidanza 'trust', from Latin FĪDĀRE
Portoghese
/namoˈɾadu/
m.altra origine · Portuguese namorar 'to court', from enamorar (Latin IN + AMŌREM)
Rumeno
/juˈbit/
m.altra origine · Romanian iubi 'to love', from Old Church Slavonic ljubiti
Prieten 'friend' is just as common for a boyfriend.
Catalano
/ʃiˈkɔt/
m.altra origine · Catalan xic 'small; lad' (probably Latin CICCUM 'a trifle')
Inglese
/ˈbɔɪfɹɛnd/
inglese nativa · English boy + friend
La storia
Spanish novio stretches from boyfriend to bridegroom — originally the 'new' husband (NOVUS). Italian fidanzato is the one pledged in trust (same root as fidelity); French just says 'little friend'.
Parenti inglesi: novice (es); fiancé, fidelity (it)
Imparala
In una frase
- esSu novio vive en Lyon.
- frSon petit ami habite à Lyon.
- itIl suo fidanzato vive a Lione.
- ptO namorado dela mora em Lyon.
- roIubitul ei locuiește la Lyon.
- caEl seu xicot viu a Lió.
- enHer boyfriend lives in Lyon.