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"advertising, publicity" in seven languages

Meaningadvertising, publicity

Spanish

publicidad

/publiθiˈdad/

fem.learned

French

publicité

/pyblisite/

fem.learned

Shortened to la pub in everyday speech.

Italian

pubblicità

/pubblitʃiˈta/

fem.learned

Also 'an advert': una pubblicità in TV.

Portuguese

publicidade

/publisiˈdadʒi/

fem.learned

In Brazil, propaganda is the everyday word for ads.

Romanian

publicitate

/publitʃiˈtate/

fem.learned

A single advert is o reclamă.

Catalan

publicitat

/publisiˈtat/

fem.learned

English

advertising

/ˈædvɚtaɪzɪŋ/

other source · advertise ← Old French avertir 'to warn, notify'

English → Italianadvertising, publicitypubblicitàNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: public, publicity, publish.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

PŪBLICUM‘of the people, public’

All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.

The story

The sisters advertise by 'making public'; English advertises by 'turning attention to' (ADVERTERE). English publicity is the Romance word, but it means getting attention rather than paid ads.

English relatives: public, publicity, publish

Sound laws at work

-TĀTEM: -dad, -té, -tàC before E and I

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In a sentence

  • esHay demasiada publicidad en la tele.
  • frIl y a trop de publicité à la télé.
  • itC'è troppa pubblicità in TV.
  • ptTem publicidade demais na televisão.
  • roE prea multă publicitate la televizor.
  • caHi ha massa publicitat a la tele.
  • enThere's too much advertising on TV.

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