"critic" in seven languages
Meaningcritic
Spanish
crítico
/ˈkɾitiko/
masc.learned
La crítica is both a female critic and criticism itself.
French
critique
/kʁitik/
masc.learned
Une critique (fem.) is a review or criticism.
Italian
critico
/ˈkritiko/
masc.learned
plural: critici
Portuguese
crítico
/ˈkɾitʃiku/
masc.learned
Romanian
critic
/ˈkritik/
masc.learned
Catalan
crític
/ˈkɾitik/
masc.learned
English
critic
/ˈkɹɪtɪk/
from Latin/French · Latin CRITICUS
English → ItaliancriticcriticoCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
CRITICUM‘critic, judge (Greek kritikós, from krínein 'to judge')’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
Greek krínein 'to separate, judge' gave critic, crisis and criterion. French uses one form for the person and the review: only the gender tells un critique from une critique.
English relatives: criticism, critical, crisis, criterion
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In a sentence
- esA los críticos les encantó la película.
- frLes critiques ont adoré le film.
- itIl film è piaciuto molto ai critici.
- ptOs críticos adoraram o filme.
- roCriticilor le-a plăcut foarte mult filmul.
- caAls crítics els va encantar la pel·lícula.
- enThe critics loved the film.
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