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"user (of a service or app)" in seven languages

Meaninguser (of a service or app)

Spanish

usuario

/uˈswaɾjo/

masc.other source · Latin ŪSUĀRIUS 'one who has the use of something', learned

French

utilisateur

/ytilizatœʁ/

masc.other source · utiliser ← utile, from Latin ŪTILIS 'useful'

Italian

utente

/uˈtɛnte/

masc.other source · Latin ŪTENTEM 'using', learned

Same form for women: l'utente, un'utente.

Portuguese

usuário

/uzuˈaɾju/

masc.other source · Latin ŪSUĀRIUS 'one who has the use of something', learned

European Portuguese says utilizador.

Romanian

utilizator

/utilizaˈtor/

masc.other source · French utilisateur, from Latin ŪTILIS 'useful'

Catalan

usuari

/uzuˈaɾi/

masc.other source · Latin ŪSUĀRIUS 'one who has the use of something', learned

English

user

/ˈjuzɚ/

other source · use (Old French user, from Latin ŪSUS) + -er

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The story

Three different words, one Latin verb behind them all: ŪTĪ 'to use', whose participles gave ŪSUS (Spanish, English) and ŪTĒNS (Italian), and whose adjective ŪTILIS gave French utiliser.

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  • esLa aplicación tiene un millón de usuarios.
  • frL'application compte un million d'utilisateurs.
  • itL'app ha un milione di utenti.
  • ptO aplicativo tem um milhão de usuários.
  • roAplicația are un milion de utilizatori.
  • caL'aplicació té un milió d'usuaris.
  • enThe app has a million users.

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