preciso

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See also: precisó and precisò

Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

preciso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of precisar

Galician

Etymology

Attested since circa 1750. From Latin praecīsus (“shortened”), from praecīdō (“I shorten”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

preciso (feminine precisa, masculine plural precisos, feminine plural precisas)

  1. necessary
    Synonym: necesario
    É preciso chegarmos hoxe ― It is necessary that we arrive today
  2. precise
    Synonym: exacto
    Antonym: impreciso

Verb

preciso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of precisar

References

  • “preciso” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “preciso” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /preˈt͡ʃi.zo/
  • Rhymes: -izo
  • Hyphenation: pre‧cì‧so

Etymology 1

From Latin praecīsus (“shortened”), from praecīdō (“to shorten”).

Adjective

preciso (feminine precisa, masculine plural precisi, feminine plural precise, superlative precisissimo)

  1. precise, exact, thorough
    Synonym: esatto
  2. precise, accurate, faithful, specific, detailed
    Synonyms: accurato, fedele, dettagliato
  3. identical
    Synonym: identico
Antonyms
Related terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

preciso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of precisare

Anagrams

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

From Latin praecīsus (“shortened”), from praecīdō (“to shorten”).

Adjective

preciso (feminine precisa, masculine plural precisos, feminine plural precisas)

  1. precise; accurate (in exact or careful conformity with the truth)
    Antonym: impreciso
  2. accurate (which hits the target)
    Synonyms: certeiro, certo
    Antonym: impreciso
    Tiro preciso. ― Accurate shot.
  3. necessary
    Synonym: necessário
    Não é preciso. ― It's not necessary.
Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:preciso.

Derived terms
Related terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

preciso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of precisar
Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:precisar.

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /pɾeˈθiso/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /pɾeˈsiso/
  • Rhymes: -iso
  • Syllabification: pre‧ci‧so

Etymology 1

From Latin praecīsus.

Adjective

preciso (feminine precisa, masculine plural precisos, feminine plural precisas)

  1. precise
  2. necessary
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

preciso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of precisar

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