vista

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Italian vista (view, sight), from visto, past participle of vedere (to see), from Latin vidēre, present active infinitive of videō (I see). Compare vision, video.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: /ˈvɪstə/

Noun[edit]

vista (plural vistas)

  1. A distant view or prospect, especially one seen through some opening, avenue or a passage
  2. A site offering such a view.
  3. (figuratively) A vision, a view presented to the mind in prospect or in retrospect by the imagination.
    a vista of pleasure to come
    dim vistas of the past

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References[edit]

  • vista in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • vista” in OED Online, Oxford University Press, 1989.

Icelandic[edit]

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Verb[edit]

vista weak verb (third person singular past indicative vistaði, supine vistað)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, with accusative) to place, to find a place for
  2. (transitive, intransitive, with accusative, computing) to save a document, a file, pages etc.
    Ég vistaði myndirnar sem þú sendir mér.
    I saved the pictures you sent me.
    Ég kann ekki að vista myndir af Netinu.
    I don't know how to save images from the Internet.

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Usage notes[edit]

  • The computing word vista (save) enjoys limited popularity in informal spoken language, where the direct English loan word seiva (from English save) is often used instead, though usually considered substandard in more formal or written contexts.

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *visita, from Latin visa, feminine past participle of video.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

vista sg

  1. feminine form of visto

Noun[edit]

vista f (plural viste)

  1. sight, eyesight
  2. a view

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Verb[edit]

vista

  1. feminine singular past participle of vedere
  2. third-person singular present indicative of vistare
  3. second-person singular imperative of vistare

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Latvian[edit]

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Vista

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Noun[edit]

vista f, 4th declension

  1. hen (female chicken); chicken (Gallus gallus in general)
    mājas vista — domestic chicken
    vista ar cāļiemhen with chicks
    vistas gaļa, olaschicken meat, eggs
    vistu kūtshenhouse
    perētāja vista — broody hen, sitter
    cekulainā vista — crested hen
    vistas buljonschicken broth

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Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

vista f

  1. feminine form of visto

Noun[edit]

vista f (plural vistas)

  1. eye
  2. sight
  3. view

Romansch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) vesta

Etymology[edit]

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Noun[edit]

vista f (plural vistas)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) view
  2. (Rumantsch Grischun, anatomy) cheek
  3. (Puter, Vallader, anatomy) face

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the Vulgar Latin *vista, from Latin vidēre

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: /ˈbista/

Adjective[edit]

vista f (masculine visto, feminine plural vistas, masculine plural vistos)

  1. feminine form of visto

Noun[edit]

vista f (plural vistas)

  1. sight
  2. view
  3. (law) trial

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Verb[edit]

vista (infinitive vestir)

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of vestir.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of vestir.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of vestir.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of vestir.

Verb[edit]

vista f (masculine visto, feminine plural vistas, masculine plural vistos, infinitive ver)

  1. Past participle of ver.