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"alleged" in seven languages

Meaningalleged

Spanish

presunto

/preˈsunto/

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French

présumé

/pʁezyme/

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Past participle of présumer; usually placed after the noun (le voleur présumé).

Italian

presunto

/preˈsunto/

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Portuguese

suposto

/suˈpostu/

other source · Latin SUPPOSITUM 'put under, substituted' (learned)

Romanian

presupus

/presuˈpus/

other source · presupune 'to presuppose': pre- + supune (Latin SUBPŌNERE), modelled on French présupposer

Catalan

presumpte

/pɾəˈzumtə/

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English

alleged

/əˈlɛdʒd/

other source · Anglo-French alegier

Influenced in meaning by Latin ALLĒGĀRE 'to cite'.

English → ItalianallegedpresuntoNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: presume, presumption, presumably.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

PRAESŪMPTUM‘taken in advance, presumed (PRAESŪMERE)’

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

The story

Where English says 'alleged', the sisters say 'presumed', the word of the courtroom. Spanish and Italian keep the Latin participle (presunto); French uses the participle of présumer.

English relatives: presume, presumption, presumably

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In a sentence

  • esEl presunto ladrón fue detenido ayer.
  • frLe voleur présumé a été arrêté hier.
  • itIl presunto ladro è stato arrestato ieri.
  • ptO suposto ladrão foi preso ontem.
  • roPresupusul hoț a fost arestat ieri.
  • caEl presumpte lladre va ser detingut ahir.
  • enThe alleged thief was arrested yesterday.

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