"indeed, in fact" in seven languages
Meaningindeed, in fact
Spanish
/en eˈfekto/
learned
French
/ɑ̃n efɛ/
learned
Confirms what was just said: it does not mean 'in effect'.
Italian
/in efˈfɛtti/
learned
Infatti does the same job and is even more common.
Portuguese
/dʒi ˈfatu/
other source · Latin FACTUM 'deed'
Com efeito exists but is formal. European Portuguese writes de facto.
Romanian
/ɨntradeˈvər/
other source · Romanian într- 'in' + adevăr 'truth' (Latin AD DĒ VĒRĒ)
Catalan
/ən əˈfɛktə/
learned
English
/ɪnˈdid/
native English · Middle English in dede 'in deed'
The Latin ancestor
EFFECTUM‘result, accomplishment’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
The sisters say 'in effect' where English says 'in deed': both mean 'in what was actually done'. Beware French en effet: it confirms ('yes, indeed'), it doesn't hedge like English 'in effect'.
English relatives: effect, effective
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In a sentence
- esParecía cansado y, en efecto, no había dormido.
- frIl avait l'air fatigué ; en effet, il n'avait pas dormi.
- itSembrava stanco e in effetti non aveva dormito.
- ptEle parecia cansado e, de fato, não tinha dormido.
- roPărea obosit și, într-adevăr, nu dormise.
- caSemblava cansat i, en efecte, no havia dormit.
- enHe looked tired, and indeed he hadn't slept.
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