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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
Participle
svelto (feminine svelta, masculine plural svelti, feminine plural svelte)
- past participle of svellere
Adjective
svelto (feminine svelta, masculine plural svelti, feminine plural svelte, superlative sveltissimo)
- quick
- Svelto! ― Hurry up!
Chi è svelto a mangiare è svelto a lavorare.- He who is a quick eater is a quick worker.
- brisk
- quick-witted
- è una ragazza svelta ― she is a quick-witted girl
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References
- ^ svelto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- ^ svelto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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