"exciting" in seven languages
Meaningexciting
Spanish
/emoθjoˈnante/
borrowed · emocionar, built on emoción ← French émotion
French
/pasjɔnɑ̃/
other source · passionner, from passion ← Latin PASSIŌNEM
fem.: passionnante
Excitant exists but often has a sexual ring; avoid it for a film or a match.
Italian
/emottsjoˈnante/
borrowed · emozionare, built on emozione ← French émotion
Portuguese
/emosioˈnɐ̃tʃi/
borrowed · emocionar, built on emoção ← French émotion
Romanian
/palpiˈtant/
other source · French palpitant 'throbbing', from Latin PALPITĀRE
Captivant 'gripping' also works; excitant has the same risky ring as in French.
Catalan
/əmusiuˈnan/
borrowed · emocionar, built on emoció ← French émotion
English
/ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
other source · excite ← Old French exciter ← Latin EXCITĀRE 'to rouse'
The ancestor
French émotion‘emotion’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
False-friend alert: excitante, excitant and eccitante can easily sound 'arousing'. For an exciting match say emocionante, passionnant or emozionante.
English relatives: emotion, emotional (Spanish, Italian); passion (French)
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In a sentence
- esEl partido fue muy emocionante.
- frLe match était vraiment passionnant.
- itLa partita è stata davvero emozionante.
- ptO jogo foi muito emocionante.
- roMeciul a fost foarte palpitant.
- caEl partit va ser molt emocionant.
- enThe match was really exciting.
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