"to quote (someone's words)" in seven languages
Meaningto quote (someone's words)
Spanish
citar
/θiˈtaɾ/
learned
Also 'to make an appointment': citarse con alguien.
French
citer
/site/
learned
Italian
citare
/tʃiˈtare/
learned
Portuguese
citar
/siˈtah/
learned
Romanian
cita
/tʃiˈta/
learned
Catalan
citar
/siˈta/
learned
English
quote
/kwoʊt/
other source · Medieval Latin QUOTĀRE 'to mark with numbers'
English → Italianto quote (someone's words)citareNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: cite, citation, recite, excite.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
CITĀRE‘to summon, to set in motion’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
CITĀRE was 'to summon', to court or onto the page. English quote comes instead from QUOTĀRE 'to number', from marking passages by number.
English relatives: cite, citation, recite, excite
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In a sentence
- esLe gusta citar a Shakespeare.
- frIl aime citer Shakespeare.
- itGli piace citare Shakespeare.
- ptEle gosta de citar Shakespeare.
- roÎi place să-l citeze pe Shakespeare.
- caLi agrada citar Shakespeare.
- enHe likes to quote Shakespeare.
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