"goal (aim)" in seven languages
Meaninggoal (aim)
Spanish
objetivo
/obxeˈtibo/
masc.learned
Also meta, the finishing line.
French
objectif
/ɔbʒɛktif/
masc.learned
Italian
obiettivo
/objetˈtivo/
masc.learned
Also scopo.
Portuguese
objetivo
/obʒeˈtʃivu/
masc.learned
Romanian
obiectiv
/objekˈtiv/
neut.borrowed · French objectif
Catalan
objectiu
/ubʒəkˈtiw/
masc.learned
English
goal
/goʊl/
other source · Middle English gol 'boundary', of uncertain origin
English → Italiangoal (aim)obiettivoNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: objective, object.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
OBIECTĪVUM (Medieval Latin)‘relating to an object (OBICERE 'to throw in front')’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
The sisters say 'objective': the thing thrown in front of you to aim at. A goal in football is different: gol in Spanish and Italian, but in French.
English relatives: objective, object
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In a sentence
- esNuestro objetivo es terminar antes de junio.
- frNotre objectif est de finir avant juin.
- itIl nostro obiettivo è finire entro giugno.
- ptNosso objetivo é terminar até junho.
- roObiectivul nostru e să terminăm până în iunie.
- caEl nostre objectiu és acabar abans del juny.
- enOur goal is to finish by June.