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"to print" in seven languages

Meaningto print

Spanish

imprimir

/impɾiˈmiɾ/

learned

Past participle impreso, beside the regular imprimido.

French

imprimer

/ɛ̃pʁime/

learned

Italian

stampare

/stamˈpare/

other source · a Germanic verb related to English stamp

Portuguese

imprimir

/ĩpɾiˈmih/

learned

Romanian

imprima

/impriˈma/

borrowed · French imprimer

In everyday speech many say printa, from English print; books are tipărite.

Catalan

imprimir

/impɾiˈmi/

learned

English

print

/pɹɪnt/

other source · Old French preinte 'impression', from Latin PREMERE 'to press'

A different word, but the same root as IMPRIMERE (IN + PREMERE).

English → Italianto printstampareNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: imprint, impression, press, print.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

IMPRIMERE‘to press into’

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

The story

Printing is 'pressing in': Spanish and French took the Latin word for it; English took Old French preinte, from the simple verb PREMERE. Italian prints by 'stamping' — stampa is also 'the press'.

English relatives: imprint, impression, press, print

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In a sentence

  • es¿Puedes imprimir las entradas?
  • frTu peux imprimer les billets ?
  • itPuoi stampare i biglietti?
  • ptVocê pode imprimir os ingressos?
  • roPoți să imprimi biletele?
  • caPots imprimir les entrades?
  • enCan you print the tickets?

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