"parents" in sette lingue
Significatoparents
Spagnolo
/ˈpadɾes/
m.altra origine · plural of padre 'father' (Latin PATREM)
Francese
/paʁɑ̃/
m.ereditaria
Also 'relatives'.
Italiano
/dʒeniˈtori/
m.altra origine · Latin GENITŌRĒS 'begetters' (learned)
Portoghese
/pajs/
m.altra origine · plural of pai 'father', from Latin PATREM
A trap: parentes are relatives, not parents.
Rumeno
/pəˈrintsʲ/
m.ereditaria
Plural of părinte; Romanian kept PARENTEM for the parents, as French did.
Catalano
/ˈpaɾəs/
m.altra origine · plural of pare 'father', from Latin PATREM
A trap: parents in Catalan are relatives.
Inglese
/ˈpɛɹənts/
dal latino/francese · Old French parent
Attenzione: falsi amici
parenti (Italiano) significa “relatives” · parents (Inglese) significa “mother and father”
Latin PARENTĒS meant 'parents'; Italian parenti and Spanish parientes widened it to all kin. French parents covers both senses.
L’antenato latino
PARENTEM‘parent (from PARERE 'to give birth')’
Tutte e sei le sorelle discendono da questa parola, salvo diversa indicazione qui sotto.
La storia
A classic trap: Spanish parientes and Italian parenti are relatives, not parents. Spanish says 'the fathers' (los padres), Italian 'the begetters' (i genitori); only French parents covers both.
Parenti inglesi: parent, parental
Imparala
In una frase
- esMis padres viven en Madrid.
- frMes parents habitent à Madrid.
- itI miei genitori vivono a Madrid.
- ptMeus pais moram em Madri.
- roPărinții mei locuiesc la Madrid.
- caEls meus pares viuen a Madrid.
- enMy parents live in Madrid.