"shopping (for food and household things)" in sette lingue
Significatoshopping (for food and household things)
Spagnolo
/ˈkompɾa/
f.altra origine · comprar, from Latin COMPARĀRE 'to procure'
Hacer la compra; ir de compras is shopping for fun.
Francese
/kuʁs/
f.altra origine · course 'errand', ultimately Latin CURSUM 'running'
Always plural in this sense: faire les courses.
Italiano
/ˈspesa/
f.altra origine · Latin EXPĒNSAM 'outlay'
Fare la spesa; fare shopping is shopping for clothes.
Portoghese
/ˈkõpɾas/
f.altra origine · comprar 'to buy', from Latin COMPARĀRE 'to procure'
Rumeno
/kumpərəˈturʲ/
f.altra origine · cumpăra 'to buy', from Latin COMPARĀRE 'to procure'
Catalano
/ˈkompɾə/
f.altra origine · comprar 'to buy', from Latin COMPARĀRE 'to procure'
Inglese
/ˈʃɑpɪŋ/
inglese nativa · English shop + -ing
La storia
Three different pictures: Spanish 'the purchase', French 'the errands', Italian 'the expense'. All three now also borrow English shopping for browsing in shops.
Parenti inglesi: compare (es); course (fr); expense (it)
Imparala
In una frase
- esHago la compra los sábados.
- frJe fais les courses le samedi.
- itFaccio la spesa il sabato.
- ptFaço as compras aos sábados.
- roFac cumpărăturile sâmbăta.
- caFaig la compra els dissabtes.
- enI do the shopping on Saturdays.