presto

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See also: Presto, prestó, prestò, and přesto

English

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Etymology

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From Italian presto (quickly).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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presto (not comparable)

  1. (music) Very fast or quickly; a directive for the musician(s) to play in a very quick tempo.

Interjection

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presto

  1. Used by magicians when performing a trick; ta-da; voilà.
    So I put my hand into the hat and presto! Out comes a rabbit!

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Noun

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presto (uncountable)

  1. (poker slang) A pair of fives as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.

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Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Italian presto.

Adverb

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presto

  1. (music) presto

Noun

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presto m (plural prestos)

  1. (music) presto (piece played very rapidly)

Etymology 2

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Verb

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presto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of prestar

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian presto.

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Adverb

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presto

  1. (music) presto
  2. (colloquial) quickly

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Galician

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presto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of prestar

Italian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Late Latin praestus, from the Latin praestō (at hand, adverb). Compare Catalan prest, French prêt.

Adjective

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presto (feminine presta, masculine plural presti, feminine plural preste, superlative prestissimo)

  1. (literary) ready
  2. (literary) fast, quick, nimble
    • 1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto I”, in Inferno [Hell]‎[1], lines 31–33; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate]‎[2], 2nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:
      Ed ecco, quasi al cominciar de l'erta, ¶ una lonza leggera e presta molto, ¶ che di pel macolato era coverta; []
      And lo! almost where the ascent began, a panther light and swift exceedingly, which with a spotted skin was covered o'er!
Descendants
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  • French: preste

Adverb

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presto

  1. soon
    Synonyms: tra poco, fra poco
    Ritorno presto.I will be back soon.
    Potrebbe piovere presto.It may rain soon.
  2. early
    Synonym: di buon'ora
    Non sono abituata a svegliarmi presto.I'm not accustomed to getting up early.
    Se ne andarono presto.They left early.
  3. quickly
    Synonyms: rapidamente, velocemente
    Spero che ti riprenderai presto.I hope you'll recover quickly.
  4. (music) presto
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Etymology 2

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Deverbal from prestare (to lend) +‎ -o.

Noun

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presto m (plural presti) (archaic)

  1. loan
    Synonym: prestito
  2. usury (practice of lending money at excessive interest rates)
    Synonym: usura
  3. pawnshop
    Synonym: banco dei pegni

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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presto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of prestare

Further reading

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  • presto1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • presto in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian presto (ready).

Adverb

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presto

  1. (music) presto

Noun

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presto m (definite singular prestoen, indefinite plural prestoer, definite plural prestoene)

  1. music being played presto

Usage notes

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  • Prior to a revision in 2020, this noun was also considered grammatically neuter.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions since 2012 (in Norwegian, retrieved 12.21.20)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian presto (ready).

Adverb

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presto

  1. (music) presto

Noun

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presto m (definite singular prestoen, indefinite plural prestoar, definite plural prestoane)

  1. music being played presto

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Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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From Late Latin praestus, from the adverb praestō. Compare Catalan prest, Italian presto, French prêt. The meaning pertaining to music comes from Italian presto.

Adjective

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presto (feminine presta, masculine plural prestos, feminine plural prestas)

  1. quick, swift, prompt
  2. ready, prepared

Adverb

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presto

  1. immediately, promptly
  2. right away, at once
  3. (music) presto

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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presto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of prestar

Romanian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Italian presto.

Adverb

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presto

  1. presto

Serbo-Croatian

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Alternative forms

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *perstolъ.

Noun

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prȅsto m (Cyrillic spelling пре̏сто)

  1. throne

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾesto/ [ˈpɾes.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -esto
  • Syllabification: pres‧to

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Late Latin praestus, from the adverb praesto. Compare Catalan prest, Italian presto, French prêt. The meaning pertaining to music comes from Italian presto.

Adjective

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presto (feminine presta, masculine plural prestos, feminine plural prestas)

  1. quick, swift, prompt
  2. ready, prepared

Adverb

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presto

  1. immediately, promptly, soon
  2. (music) presto
  3. right away, at once
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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presto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of prestar

Further reading

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