"sale (the selling of something)" in seven languages
Meaningsale (the selling of something)
Spanish
venta
/ˈbenta/
fem.inherited
The discount season is las rebajas.
French
vente
/vɑ̃t/
fem.inherited
The discount season is les soldes.
Italian
vendita
/ˈvendita/
fem.inherited
The discount season is i saldi.
Portuguese
venda
/ˈvẽdɐ/
fem.inherited
Romanian
vânzare
/vɨnˈzare/
fem.other source · long infinitive of vinde 'to sell' (Latin VENDERE)
Catalan
venda
/ˈbɛndə/
fem.inherited
English
sale
/seɪl/
native English · Late Old English sala, from Old Norse
English → Italiansale (the selling of something)venditaNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: vend, vendor.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
VENDITAM‘(a thing) sold, feminine of VENDITUS’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
Spanish and French squeezed out the middle vowel (venta, vente); Italian kept all three syllables (vendita). For 'on sale' at a discount, none of them uses this word.
English relatives: vend, vendor
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In a sentence
- esLas ventas han subido este año.
- frLes ventes ont augmenté cette année.
- itLe vendite sono aumentate quest'anno.
- ptAs vendas subiram este ano.
- roVânzările au crescut anul acesta.
- caLes vendes han pujat aquest any.
- enSales went up this year.
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