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"to distribute" in seven languages

Meaningto distribute

Spanish

distribuir

/distɾiˈbwiɾ/

learned

Everyday Spanish often says repartir.

French

distribuer

/distʁibɥe/

learned

A cash machine is un distributeur.

Italian

distribuire

/distribuˈire/

learned

Portuguese

distribuir

/dʒistɾibuˈih/

learned

Romanian

distribui

/distribuˈi/

learned

Catalan

distribuir

/distɾibuˈi/

learned

English

distribute

/dɪˈstɹɪbjut/

from Latin/French · Latin DISTRIBUERE

English → Italianto distributedistribuireCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

DISTRIBUERE‘to divide up (TRIBUERE 'to assign')’

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

The story

TRIBUERE was 'to assign', perhaps once 'to share out among the tribes'. Learned everywhere, so the words match almost letter for letter.

English relatives: contribute, attribute, tribute

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In a sentence

  • esDistribuyeron alimentos entre las familias.
  • frIls ont distribué de la nourriture aux familles.
  • itHanno distribuito cibo alle famiglie.
  • ptDistribuíram alimentos às famílias.
  • roAu distribuit alimente familiilor.
  • caVan distribuir aliments a les famílies.
  • enThey distributed food to the families.

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