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"to bet" in seven languages

Meaningto bet

Spanish

apostar

/aposˈtaɾ/

other source · probably Latin APPOSITUM 'placed beside' (a stake put down)

French

parier

/paʁje/

other source · Latin PARIĀRE 'to make equal'

Italian

scommettere

/skomˈmettere/

other source · s- + commettere (Latin COMMITTERE 'to join, entrust')

Portuguese

apostar

/aposˈtah/

other source · probably Latin APPOSITUM 'placed beside', like Spanish apostar

Romanian

paria

/pariˈa/

other source · French parier

Catalan

apostar

/əpusˈta/

other source · probably Latin APPOSITUM 'placed beside', like Spanish apostar

English

bet

/bɛt/

other source · of uncertain origin

English → Italianto betscommettereNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: (apostar) position, deposit; (parier) pair, parity; (scommettere) commit.What English and Italian share

The story

Three images of a wager: Spanish puts a stake down, French makes the two sides even (parier, from the root of pair), Italian commits money to the outcome.

English relatives: (apostar) position, deposit; (parier) pair, parity; (scommettere) commit

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In a sentence

  • esAposté diez euros a ese caballo.
  • frJ'ai parié dix euros sur ce cheval.
  • itHo scommesso dieci euro su quel cavallo.
  • ptApostei dez euros naquele cavalo.
  • roAm pariat zece euro pe calul acela.
  • caVaig apostar deu euros per aquell cavall.
  • enI bet ten euros on that horse.

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