preciso

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

  • (standard) IPA(key): [pɾeˈθisʊ]
  • (dialectal, western) IPA(key): [pɾeˈsisʊ]

Adjective

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

  1. necessary
    Synonym: necesario
    É preciso chegarmos hoxeIt 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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

preciso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of precisare

Anagrams

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾeˈsi.zu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾeˈsi.zo/

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

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/ [pɾeˈθi.so]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /pɾeˈsiso/ [pɾeˈsi.so]
  • 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

Further reading

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