"purchase (something bought)" in sette lingue
Significatopurchase (something bought)
Spagnolo
/ˈkompɾa/
f.altra origine · comprar ← Latin COMPARĀRE 'to procure'
Francese
/aʃa/
m.altra origine · acheter ← spoken Latin *ACCAPTĀRE (from CAPTĀRE 'to try to catch')
Italiano
/akˈkwisto/
m.altra origine · acquistare ← spoken Latin *ACQUISTĀRE (from ACQUĪRERE 'to acquire')
Portoghese
/ˈkõpɾɐ/
f.altra origine · comprar ← Latin COMPARĀRE 'to procure'
Rumeno
/kumpərəˈturə/
f.altra origine · cumpăra ← Latin COMPARĀRE 'to procure'
The plural cumpărături is 'shopping'; formal Romanian also says achiziție.
Catalano
/ˈkompɾə/
f.altra origine · comprar ← Latin COMPARĀRE 'to procure'
Inglese
/ˈpɝtʃəs/
altra origine · Anglo-French purchacer 'to seek to obtain' (pur- + chacier 'to chase')
La storia
Four different routes to 'getting something': Spanish 'procuring', French 'catching', Italian 'acquiring', English 'chasing'. English purchase and French achat both go back to Latin CAPERE 'to take', through different spoken-Latin verbs.
Parenti inglesi: (Italian acquisto) acquire, acquisition; (French achat) capture, captive
Imparala
In una frase
- esFue una buena compra.
- frC'était un bon achat.
- itÈ stato un buon acquisto.
- ptFoi uma boa compra.
- roA fost o cumpărătură bună.
- caVa ser una bona compra.
- enIt was a good purchase.
Altro in "Paese e città"
- shopping (for food and household things)compracoursesspesacomprascumpărăturicompra
- entry, entranceentradaentréeentrataentradaintrareentrada
- pool (swimming pool)piscinapiscinepiscinapiscinapiscinăpiscina
- urbanurbanourbainurbanourbanourbanurbà
- stadiumestadiostadestadioestádiostadionestadi
- mayoralcaldemairesindacoprefeitoprimaralcalde