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"relation (connection between people or countries)" in seven languages

Meaningrelation (connection between people or countries)

Spanish

relación

/ɾelaˈθjon/

fem.learned

French

relation

/ʁəlasjɔ̃/

fem.learned

Italian

relazione

/relatˈtsjone/

fem.learned

Also a report, or a love affair; rapporti is often preferred for relations.

Portuguese

relação

/helaˈsɐ̃w/

fem.learned

Romanian

relație

/reˈlatsie/

fem.learned

Catalan

relació

/rələsiˈo/

fem.learned

English

relation

/ɹɪˈleɪʃən/

from Latin/French · Old French relacion, from Latin

English → Italianrelation (connection between people or countries)relazioneCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

RELĀTIŌNEM‘a bringing back, a report’

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

The story

A textbook -TIŌNEM word: -ción, -tion, -zione. Italian relazione still keeps the old Latin sense 'report'.

English relatives: relate, relative, relationship

Sound laws at work

-TIŌNEM: learned -ción, inherited -zón

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In a sentence

  • esLas relaciones entre los dos países son buenas.
  • frLes relations entre les deux pays sont bonnes.
  • itLe relazioni tra i due paesi sono buone.
  • ptAs relações entre os dois países são boas.
  • roRelațiile dintre cele două țări sunt bune.
  • caLes relacions entre els dos països són bones.
  • enRelations between the two countries are good.

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