prensa

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See also: prensá

Galician

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾensa/ [ˈpɾen.s̺ɐ]
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾɛnsa/ [ˈpɾɛn.s̺ɐ]
  • Hyphenation: pren‧sa

Noun

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prensa f (plural prensas)

  1. printing press
  2. press (print-based media)

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Latin

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Verb

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prēnsā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of prēnsō

Occitan

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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prensa f (plural prensas)

  1. pregnancy
    Synonyms: grossessa, emprenhament

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Portuguese

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Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology 1

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From prensar (to press), from Latin pressāre (to press), frequentative of premō (to press), from Proto-Indo-European *pres- (to press).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: pren‧sa

Noun

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prensa f (plural prensas)

  1. press (device used to apply pressure)
    Synonyms: compressor, espremedor
  2. printing press
    Synonyms: imprensa, impressora, prelo
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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prensa

  1. inflection of prensar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾensa/ [ˈpɾẽn.sa]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ensa
  • Syllabification: pren‧sa

Etymology 1

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From Catalan premsa.

Noun

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prensa f (plural prensas)

  1. press (print-based media)
  2. press (machine or exercise)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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prensa

  1. inflection of prensar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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