desto

See also: destò

Danish

Conjunction

desto

1. the

   jo større den bliver, desto hårdere bliver den

   the larger it becomes, the harder it becomes

Synonyms

• des, jo

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German

Etymology

From Old High German des diu, from the Old High German genitive case and instrumental case forms of das, "the, it" respectively. Compare Dutch des te and English the (second etymology: the ... the).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛsto/

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Conjunction

desto

1. the (forming the parallel comparative with je)

   Je mehr, desto besser! ― The more the better!

References

• “desto” in The Ordnett Dictionary (etymology)

Further reading

• “desto” in Duden online

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Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛsto

Adjective

1. awake

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German desto.

Adverb

desto (also functioning as a conjunction)

1. (used before a comparative with jo to express comparison) even, all the more

   Vel, han røyker jo mye, men drikker desto mer. ― Well, he does smoke a lot, but drinks even more.

2. (forming the parallel comparative with jo) the, more

   Jo mer jeg tenker over det, desto merkeligere virker det. ― The more I think about it, the stranger it seems.

Derived terms

• desto bedre
• desto mer
• ikke desto mindre

References

• “desto” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “desto” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German desto

Adverb

desto (also functioning as a conjunction)

1. (used before a comparative to express comparison) all the better, all the more

   Vel, han røykjer jo mykje, men drikk desto meir.

   Well, he does smoke much, but drinks all the more.

2. the more (forming the parallel comparative with jo, compare German section)

   Jo meir eg tenkjer over det, desto merkeligare verkar det.

   The more I think about it, the stranger it seems.

Derived terms

• desto betre
• desto meir
• ikkje desto mindre

References

• “desto” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “desto” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Spanish

Etymology

• preposition de + determiner esto

Contraction

desto

1. (obsolete) of this

Related terms

• deste
• desta

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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Adverb

desto

1. same as German desto, similar to the in some expressions

   ju mer, desto bättre

   the more, the better

   vi äter inte mycket, men dricker desto mer

   we don't eat much, but drink all the more

Anagrams

• stode