svelto

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Italian

Etymology

Past participle of svellere (to pluck out, root out), from Vulgar Latin *exvellere, from Latin vellere (to pluck, stretch), perhaps influenced by Spanish suelto (free; agile).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

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  1. quick
    Svelto!Hurry up!
    Chi è svelto a mangiare è svelto a lavorare.
    He who is a quick eater is a quick worker.
  2. brisk
  3. quick-witted
    è una ragazza sveltashe is a quick-witted girl

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: esvelt
  • French: svelte
  • Portuguese: esbelto
  • Spanish: esbelto

Verb

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  1. masculine singular past participle of svellere

References

  1. ^ svelto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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