"to take" in sette lingue
Significatoto take
Spagnolo
/toˈmaɾ/
altra origine · of uncertain origin (Corominas)
In Spain coger is the everyday 'take' (coger el tren); in much of Latin America coger is vulgar and tomar is used.
Francese
/pʁɑ̃dʁ/
ereditaria
Italiano
/ˈprɛndere/
ereditaria
Portoghese
/peˈgah/
altra origine · Latin PICĀRE 'to coat with pitch', hence 'to stick, grab'
Brazilian everyday 'take'; in Portugal apanhar o autocarro.
Rumeno
/luˈa/
altra origine · Latin LEVĀRE 'to lift'
Catalano
/əgəˈfa/
altra origine · of uncertain origin
Prendre, PREHENDERE's heir, is used for food and drink (prendre un cafè).
Inglese
/teɪk/
inglese nativa · Old Norse taka
Attenzione: falsi amici
pegar (Spagnolo) significa “to hit; to stick, glue” · pegar (Portoghese) significa “to take, grab; to catch (a bus, a cold)”
Both from Latin PICĀRE 'to coat with pitch', hence 'to stick'. Spanish went on to 'strike' (a blow that lands); Portuguese to 'take hold of' — pegar o ônibus is 'catch the bus'.
L’antenato latino
PREHENDERE (spoken *PRENDERE)‘to seize’
Tutte e sei le sorelle discendono da questa parola, salvo diversa indicazione qui sotto.
La storia
French and Italian kept PREHENDERE for everyday taking. Spanish has prender too, but only for catching, arresting or lighting (prender fuego); its everyday 'take' is tomar, whose origin is still unsolved.
Parenti inglesi: apprehend, comprehend, prehensile, prison, prize
Imparala
In una frase
- esTomo el autobús todos los días.
- frJe prends le bus tous les jours.
- itPrendo l'autobus tutti i giorni.
- ptPego o ônibus todo dia.
- roIau autobuzul în fiecare zi.
- caAgafo l'autobús cada dia.
- enI take the bus every day.