"agenda (of a meeting)" in seven languages
Meaningagenda (of a meeting)
Spanish
orden del día
/ˈoɾden del ˈdia/
masc.inherited
French
ordre du jour
/ɔʁdʁ dy ʒuʁ/
masc.inherited
Italian
ordine del giorno
/ˈordine del ˈdʒorno/
masc.inherited
Portuguese
pauta
/ˈpawtɐ/
fem.other source · of disputed origin (perhaps Latin PACTA 'agreements')
Formal sessions also use ordem do dia.
Romanian
ordine de zi
/ˈordine de zi/
fem.learned
Catalan
ordre del dia
/ˈɔɾdɾə dəl ˈdiə/
masc.inherited
English
agenda
/əˈdʒɛndə/
other source · Latin AGENDA 'things to be done'
English → Italianagenda (of a meeting)ordine del giornoNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: order, ordinary.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
ORDINEM (nom. ORDŌ)‘row, order’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
False friend: Spanish, French and Italian agenda is a diary or planner. A meeting's agenda is 'the order of the day' in all three.
English relatives: order, ordinary
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In a sentence
- esEl presupuesto es el primer punto del orden del día.
- frLe budget est le premier point à l'ordre du jour.
- itIl bilancio è il primo punto all'ordine del giorno.
- ptO orçamento é o primeiro item da pauta.
- roBugetul este primul punct pe ordinea de zi.
- caEl pressupost és el primer punt de l'ordre del dia.
- enThe budget is first on the agenda.