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"to apply (put on, put into practice)" in seven languages

Meaningto apply (put on, put into practice)

Spanish

aplicar

/apliˈkaɾ/

learned

French

appliquer

/aplike/

learned

Italian

applicare

/appliˈkare/

learned

Portuguese

aplicar

/apliˈkah/

learned

Romanian

aplica

/apliˈka/

learned

Catalan

aplicar

/əpliˈka/

learned

English

apply

/əˈplaɪ/

from Latin/French · Old French aplier, from Latin

English → Italianto apply (put on, put into practice)applicareCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

APPLICĀRE‘to attach, put to’

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

The story

Applying for a job is another verb: solicitar, postuler, fare domanda (or candidarsi). Spanish llegar 'to arrive' is the inherited heir of plain PLICĀRE.

English relatives: application, appliance, applicable

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In a sentence

  • esAplica la crema dos veces al día.
  • frAppliquez la crème deux fois par jour.
  • itApplica la crema due volte al giorno.
  • ptAplique o creme duas vezes por dia.
  • roAplicați crema de două ori pe zi.
  • caAplica la crema dues vegades al dia.
  • enApply the cream twice a day.

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