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"discussion" in seven languages

Meaningdiscussion

Spanish

discusión

/diskuˈsjon/

fem.learned

Often means 'argument, quarrel': tuvieron una discusión.

French

discussion

/diskysjɔ̃/

fem.learned

Italian

discussione

/diskusˈsjone/

fem.learned

Like Spanish, it can mean a quarrel.

Portuguese

discussão

/dʒiskuˈsɐ̃w/

fem.learned

Romanian

discuție

/disˈkutsie/

fem.learned

Catalan

discussió

/diskusiˈo/

fem.learned

English

discussion

/dɪˈskʌʃən/

from Latin/French · Old French discussion / Latin DISCUSSIŌNEM

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

The Latin ancestor

DISCUSSIŌNEM‘examination (from DISCUTERE 'to shake apart')’

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

The story

To discuss is literally to 'shake apart' an idea. In Spanish and Italian the shaking often turns into a row: una discusión is easily an argument.

English relatives: discuss, percussion, concussion

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In a sentence

  • esTuvimos una larga discusión sobre el tema.
  • frNous avons eu une longue discussion à ce sujet.
  • itNe abbiamo avuto una lunga discussione.
  • ptTivemos uma longa discussão sobre isso.
  • roAm avut o discuție lungă despre asta.
  • caVam tenir una llarga discussió sobre el tema.
  • enWe had a long discussion about it.

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