"fun, entertaining" in seven languages
Meaningfun, entertaining
Spanish
divertido
/dibeɾˈtido/
learned
French
amusant
/amyzɑ̃/
other source · French amuser, from muser 'to dawdle' (of uncertain origin)
Drôle is 'funny'; sympa is the casual 'nice, fun'.
Italian
divertente
/diverˈtɛnte/
learned
Portuguese
divertido
/dʒivehˈtʃidu/
learned
Romanian
distractiv
/distrakˈtiv/
other source · Latin DISTRACTUS 'drawn aside' (via French distraire)
Catalan
divertit
/dibəɾˈtit/
learned
English
fun
/fʌn/
native English · of uncertain origin, perhaps Middle English fon 'fool'
English → Italianfun, entertainingdivertenteNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: divert, diversion.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
DĒVERTERE‘to turn aside’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
Fun is a 'diversion': Spanish divertido and Italian divertente come from 'turning aside' from work.
English relatives: divert, diversion
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In a sentence
- esEste juego es muy divertido.
- frCe jeu est très amusant.
- itQuesto gioco è molto divertente.
- ptEste jogo é muito divertido.
- roJocul ăsta e foarte distractiv.
- caAquest joc és molt divertit.
- enThis game is a lot of fun.
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