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"to shoot (a weapon)" in seven languages

Meaningto shoot (a weapon)

Spanish

disparar

/dispaˈɾaɾ/

other source · Latin DISPARĀRE 'to separate'

French

tirer

/tiʁe/

other source · tirer 'to pull', of uncertain origin

Its first meaning is still 'to pull'.

Italian

sparare

/spaˈrare/

other source · s- (Latin DIS-) + parare (Latin PARĀRE)

Portuguese

atirar

/atʃiˈɾah/

other source · a- + tirar 'to pull, throw', of uncertain origin

Romanian

trage

/ˈtradʒe/

other source · Latin TRAHERE 'to pull, draw'

Catalan

disparar

/dispəˈɾa/

other source · Latin DISPARĀRE 'to separate' (as Spanish disparar)

English

shoot

/ʃut/

native English · Old English scēotan

English → Italianto shoot (a weapon)sparareNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh.What English and Italian share

The story

French shoots by 'pulling' (the bowstring or trigger); Spanish and Italian both build on Latin PARĀRE with a dis- prefix, though Spanish disparar is the learned shape.

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In a sentence

  • esEl soldado disparó al aire.
  • frLe soldat a tiré en l'air.
  • itIl soldato ha sparato in aria.
  • ptO soldado atirou para o alto.
  • roSoldatul a tras în aer.
  • caEl soldat va disparar a l'aire.
  • enThe soldier shot into the air.

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