"aware (of)" in seven languages
Meaningaware (of)
Spanish
consciente
/konsˈθjente/
learned
Ser consciente de algo.
French
conscient
/kɔ̃sjɑ̃/
learned
fem.: consciente
Être conscient de quelque chose.
Italian
consapevole
/konsaˈpevole/
other source · Italian consapere 'to know together' (Latin SAPERE 'to know')
Cosciente, the cognate, also exists.
Portuguese
consciente
/kõsiˈẽtʃi/
learned
Romanian
conștient
/konʃtiˈent/
learned
Catalan
conscient
/kunsiˈen/
learned
English
aware
/əˈwɛɹ/
native English · Old English gewær
English → Italianaware (of)consapevoleNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: conscious, conscience, science.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
CONSCIENTEM‘knowing along with, conscious’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
Spanish and French say 'conscious of', from CONSCIENTEM 'knowing along with'; Italian prefers consapevole, built on sapere 'to know'.
English relatives: conscious, conscience, science
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In a sentence
- es¿Eres consciente del riesgo?
- frEs-tu conscient du risque ?
- itSei consapevole del rischio?
- ptVocê está consciente do risco?
- roEști conștient de risc?
- caEts conscient del risc?
- enAre you aware of the risk?