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"to aim (at a target)" in seven languages

Meaningto aim (at a target)

Spanish

apuntar

/apunˈtaɾ/

other source · Spanish punta 'point' (Latin PUNCTA)

French

viser

/vize/

other source · Vulgar Latin *VĪSĀRE, from VĪSUS 'seen'

Italian

mirare

/miˈrare/

other source · Latin MĪRĀRĪ 'to wonder at'

Portuguese

mirar

/miˈɾah/

other source · Latin MĪRĀRĪ 'to wonder at'

Romanian

ochi

/oˈki/

other source · Romanian ochi 'eye' (Latin OCULUM)

The verb (ochesc) is spelled like the noun ochi 'eye'.

Catalan

apuntar

/əpunˈta/

other source · Catalan punta 'point' (Latin PUNCTA)

English

aim

/eɪm/

other source · Old French esmer / aesmer, from Latin AESTIMĀRE 'to estimate'

English → Italianto aim (at a target)mirareNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh.What English and Italian share

The story

Four images: English 'estimates' the distance, Spanish 'points', French 'looks', Italian 'gazes'. Italian mirare is the same verb as Spanish mirar 'to look'.

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In a sentence

  • esApuntó al blanco.
  • frIl a visé la cible.
  • itHa mirato al bersaglio.
  • ptEle mirou no alvo.
  • roA ochit ținta.
  • caVa apuntar a la diana.
  • enHe aimed at the target.

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