"ongoing (in progress)" in seven languages
Meaningongoing (in progress)
Spanish
en curso
/en ˈkuɾso/
learned
French
en cours
/ɑ̃ kuʁ/
inherited
Italian
in corso
/in ˈkorso/
inherited
Portuguese
em curso
/ẽj ˈkuhsu/
learned
Em andamento is just as common in Brazil.
Romanian
în curs
/ɨn kurs/
borrowed · French cours
Catalan
en curs
/əŋ kurs/
learned
English
ongoing
/ˈɑnɡoʊɪŋ/
native English · on + going (Old English gān)
English → Italianongoing (in progress)in corsoNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: course, current, cursor.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
CURSUM‘a running, course (CURRERE 'to run')’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
Something ongoing is 'in its course', as with English course. Work in progress: obras en curso, travaux en cours, lavori in corso.
English relatives: course, current, cursor
Learn it
In a sentence
- esLa investigación está en curso.
- frL'enquête est en cours.
- itLe indagini sono in corso.
- ptA investigação está em curso.
- roAncheta este în curs.
- caLa investigació està en curs.
- enThe investigation is ongoing.
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