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"occasion" in seven languages

Meaningoccasion

Spanish

ocasión

/okaˈsjon/

fem.learned

French

occasion

/ɔkazjɔ̃/

fem.learned

D'occasion means second-hand; une occasion is also a bargain.

Italian

occasione

/okkaˈzjone/

fem.learned

Portuguese

ocasião

/okaziˈɐ̃w/

fem.learned

Romanian

ocazie

/oˈkazie/

fem.borrowed · French occasion

Catalan

ocasió

/ukəziˈo/

fem.learned

English

occasion

/əˈkeɪʒən/

from Latin/French · Old French occasion

English → ItalianoccasionoccasioneCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

OCCĀSIŌNEM‘opportunity, a falling-together (OCCIDERE)’

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

The story

All four share the learned word, but French and Spanish also use it for 'opportunity' and 'bargain': una voiture d'occasion is a used car.

English relatives: occasional, occident

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In a sentence

  • esSolo usamos estos platos en ocasiones especiales.
  • frOn ne sort ces assiettes que pour les grandes occasions.
  • itUsiamo questi piatti solo nelle occasioni speciali.
  • ptSó usamos estes pratos em ocasiões especiais.
  • roFolosim farfuriile astea doar la ocazii speciale.
  • caNomés fem servir aquests plats en ocasions especials.
  • enWe only use these plates on special occasions.

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