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"retired (from work)" in seven languages

Meaningretired (from work)

Spanish

jubilado

/xubiˈlado/

other source · jubilar, from Latin IUBILĀRE 'to shout for joy' (learned)

French

retraité

/ʁətʁɛte/

other source · retraite, from Old French retraire 'to withdraw' (Latin RETRAHERE)

Italian

pensionato

/pensjoˈnato/

other source · pensione 'pension' (Latin PĒNSIŌNEM 'payment')

In speech, more often essere in pensione.

Portuguese

aposentado

/apozẽˈtadu/

other source · aposentar, originally 'to give lodging, let rest' (from aposento 'room, lodging')

In Portugal the usual word is reformado.

Romanian

pensionar

/pensjoˈnar/

other source · French pensionnaire (pension ← Latin PĒNSIŌNEM 'payment')

Catalan

jubilat

/ʒubiˈlat/

other source · jubilar, from Latin IUBILĀRE 'to shout for joy' (learned)

English

retired

/ɹɪˈtaɪɚd/

other source · retire, from French retirer 'to withdraw'

English → Italianretired (from work)pensionatoNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: jubilation, jubilee (es); retreat (fr); pension (it).What English and Italian share

The story

Three unrelated images: Spanish rejoices (jubilado, like jubilation), French withdraws (retraité, like retreat), Italian draws a pension (pensionato).

English relatives: jubilation, jubilee (es); retreat (fr); pension (it)

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In a sentence

  • esMi abuelo está jubilado.
  • frMon grand-père est retraité.
  • itMio nonno è in pensione.
  • ptMeu avô é aposentado.
  • roBunicul meu e pensionar.
  • caEl meu avi està jubilat.
  • enMy grandfather is retired.

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