"to stop" in sette lingue
Significatoto stop
Spagnolo
/paˈɾaɾ/
altra origine · Latin PARĀRE 'to prepare, make ready'
Also detener and, for oneself, pararse.
Francese
/aʁete/
altra origine · Vulgar Latin *ARRESTĀRE 'to make stay' (RESTĀRE)
Intransitive 'to stop' is s'arrêter.
Italiano
/ferˈmare/
altra origine · Latin FIRMĀRE 'to make firm'
Intransitive 'to stop' is fermarsi.
Portoghese
/paˈɾah/
altra origine · Latin PARĀRE 'to prepare, make ready'
Rumeno
/oˈpri/
altra origine · Slavic (Old Church Slavonic oprěti 'to lean against')
Catalano
/pəˈɾa/
altra origine · Latin PARĀRE 'to prepare, make ready'
Inglese
/stɑp/
altra origine · Old English -stoppian, probably from Vulgar Latin *STUPPĀRE 'to plug with tow'
Attenzione: falsi amici
fermer (Francese) significa “to close, shut” · fermare (Italiano) significa “to stop”
Both from Latin FIRMĀRE 'to make firm, fix'. Italian holds something still; French makes it fast. Spanish firmar went a third way: 'to sign'.
La storia
Three different pictures: Spanish 'to make ready', French 'to make stay' (English arrest), Italian 'to make firm'. In French and Italian the bus stops itself: s'arrête, si ferma.
Parenti inglesi: prepare (es); arrest, rest (fr); firm, affirm (it)
Imparala
In una frase
- esEl autobús para aquí.
- frLe bus s'arrête ici.
- itL'autobus si ferma qui.
- ptO ônibus para aqui.
- roAutobuzul oprește aici.
- caL'autobús para aquí.
- enThe bus stops here.
Altro in "Verbi fondamentali"
- to try (to do)intentaressayerprovaretentarîncercaintentar
- to rememberrecordarse souvenirricordarelembraramintirecordar
- to hit, to strikegolpearfrappercolpirebaterlovicolpejar
- to movemoverbougermuoveremexermișcamoure
- to ask (a question, for something)preguntardemanderchiedereperguntarîntrebapreguntar
- to watch, look atmirarregarderguardareolharse uitamirar