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"interior, inside" in seven languages

Meaninginterior, inside

Spanish

interior

/inteˈɾjoɾ/

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French

intérieur

/ɛ̃teʁjœʁ/

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Italian

interno

/inˈtɛrno/

masc.other source · Latin INTERNUM 'inward'

Interiore exists but is literary; also 'extension' on a phone: interno 24.

Portuguese

interior

/ĩteɾiˈoh/

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In Brazil o interior is also the countryside, away from the coast and big cities.

Romanian

interior

/interiˈor/

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Catalan

interior

/intəɾiˈoɾ/

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English

interior

/ɪnˈtɪɹiɚ/

from Latin/French · Old French interior / Latin INTERIOR

English → Italianinterior, insideinternoNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: internal (INTERNUS), intimate.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

INTERIŌREM‘inner (comparative)’

All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.

The story

INTERIOR is a Latin comparative, 'more inward'. Spanish and French use it for the inside of a house or car; Italian prefers interno, from the related INTERNUS.

English relatives: internal (INTERNUS), intimate

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In a sentence

  • esEl interior del coche está limpio.
  • frL'intérieur de la voiture est propre.
  • itL'interno della macchina è pulito.
  • ptO interior do carro está limpo.
  • roInteriorul mașinii e curat.
  • caL'interior del cotxe és net.
  • enThe interior of the car is clean.

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