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"congress" in seven languages

Meaningcongress

Spanish

congreso

/konˈgɾeso/

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Spain's lower house is the Congreso de los Diputados.

French

congrès

/kɔ̃gʁɛ/

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Italian

congresso

/konˈgrɛsso/

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Portuguese

congresso

/kõˈɡɾɛsu/

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Romanian

congres

/konˈɡres/

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Catalan

congrés

/kuŋˈɡɾes/

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English

congress

/ˈkɑŋgɹəs/

from Latin/French · Latin CONGRESSUS

English → ItaliancongresscongressoCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

CONGRESSUM‘a meeting (CONGREDĪ 'to come together')’

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

The story

A congress is a 'stepping together' (GRADĪ 'to step'). In French and Italian it is most often a professional conference.

English relatives: progress, aggressive, digress

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In a sentence

  • esEl congreso se celebrará en Lisboa.
  • frLe congrès aura lieu à Lisbonne.
  • itIl congresso si terrà a Lisbona.
  • ptO congresso vai ser realizado em Lisboa.
  • roCongresul va avea loc la Lisabona.
  • caEl congrés se celebrarà a Lisboa.
  • enThe congress will be held in Lisbon.

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