"funny (amusing)" in seven languages
Meaningfunny (amusing)
Spanish
divertido
/diberˈtido/
learned
Gracioso is also common for a person or a joke.
French
drôle
/dʁol/
other source · Middle Dutch drol 'little fellow'
Like English funny, it also means 'odd': une drôle d'idée.
Italian
divertente
/diverˈtɛnte/
learned
Portuguese
engraçado
/ẽɡɾaˈsadu/
other source · graça 'grace, charm, wit' (Latin GRĀTIAM)
Romanian
amuzant
/amuˈzant/
other source · French amusant
Catalan
divertit
/dibərˈtit/
learned
English
funny
/ˈfʌni/
native English · from fun, of uncertain origin
English → Italianfunny (amusing)divertenteNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: divert, diversion, divertimento.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
DĪVERTERE‘to turn aside’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
To amuse is to turn someone's mind away from cares: Spanish and Italian built 'funny' on Latin DĪVERTERE, which English kept as divert.
English relatives: divert, diversion, divertimento
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In a sentence
- esLa película es muy divertida.
- frLe film est très drôle.
- itIl film è molto divertente.
- ptO filme é muito engraçado.
- roFilmul e foarte amuzant.
- caLa pel·lícula és molt divertida.
- enThe film is very funny.
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