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"to register (record)" in seven languages

Meaningto register (record)

Spanish

registrar

/rexisˈtɾaɾ/

learned

Also 'to search' a person or a house.

French

enregistrer

/ɑ̃ʁəʒistʁe/

learned

Built on registre with the prefix en-; also 'to record' a song or 'check in' luggage.

Italian

registrare

/redʒisˈtrare/

learned

Also 'to record' sound or video.

Portuguese

registrar

/heʒisˈtɾah/

learned

European Portuguese prefers registar.

Romanian

înregistra

/ɨnredʒisˈtra/

borrowed · French enregistrer

Catalan

registrar

/rəʒisˈtɾa/

learned

English

register

/ˈɹɛdʒɪstɚ/

from Latin/French · Old French registre

English → Italianto register (record)registrareCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

REGESTA (Late Latin)‘records (from REGERERE 'to carry back')’

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

The story

From Late Latin REGESTA, a list of things 'carried back' into the record. French puts the record 'into' it: en-registrer.

English relatives: registry, registration

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In a sentence

  • esEl hotel registra a todos los huéspedes.
  • frL'hôtel enregistre tous les clients.
  • itL'albergo registra tutti gli ospiti.
  • ptO hotel registra todos os hóspedes.
  • roHotelul înregistrează fiecare oaspete.
  • caL'hotel registra tots els hostes.
  • enThe hotel registers every guest.

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