presto

pʁesto

Definition

Definition of presto - Reverso French Dictionary

Interjection

magieexclamation marquant une action rapide ou transformation soudaine

Presto ! Le lapin a disparu du chapeau du magicien.

abracadabra

hop

encouragement

Rare

exclamation pour encourager à agir très vite

Rare

Presto ! Dépêche-toi de finir tes devoirs avant le dîner.

vite

Adverb

rapiditéimmédiatement, tout de suite, sans délai

Il faut que tu viennes presto, c'est urgent !

aussitôt

immédiatement

musique

TECH.

rapidement, à un tempo élevé lors d'une exécution musicale

TECH.

Le pianiste a joué ce passage presto avec une grande virtuosité.

rapide

vivace

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Expressions with presto

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illico presto

adv.

de façon immédiate et très rapide, sans attendre

Il faut que tu viennes illico presto, c'est urgent !

subito presto

adv.

très rapidement et sans attendre

Il faut partir subito presto avant que la situation empire !

Origin of presto

italien, presto (vite)

Examples of presto in a sentence

Presto ! Tout le décor a disparu en un clin d’œil.
Presto ! On y va avant qu’il ne soit trop tard.
Presto ! Rangez vos affaires immédiatement.
Le médecin est arrivé presto après l'appel d'urgence.
Elle a répondu presto à mon message sans hésiter.
Le chef d'orchestre a dirigé la symphonie presto pour impressionner le public.

Les musiciens ont accéléré le tempo pour finir le morceau presto en beauté.

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English:presto, right away, ...
German:schwupp, sofort, ...
Italian:presto, subito, ...
Spanish:¡zas!, en seguida, ...
Portuguese:presto!, já, ...
Chinese:嗖地一下, 立刻, ...
Japanese:ハイッ！, すぐに, ...
Arabic:بسرعة!, حالًا, ...
Hebrew:הוֹפּ, מִיָּד, ...
Russian:фьюить, сразу, ...
Ukrainian:хоп!, негайно, ...
Catalan:Presto!, de seguida, ...
Danish:abrakadabra, straks, ...
Dutch:hocus pocus, meteen, ...
Greek:πρεστό, αμέσως, ...
Hungarian:Hókuszpókusz!, azonnal, ...
Khmer:អាប្រាកាដាប្រា, ភ្លាមៗ, ...
Korean:짠!, 즉시, ...
Polish:Presto!, natychmiast, ...
Portuguese (BR):pronto!, imediatamente, ...
Romanian:hop!, imediat, ...
Swedish:simsalabim, genast, ...
Thai:แว้บ!, ทันที, ...
Turkish:hop, hemen, ...
Vietnamese:biến!, ngay lập tức, ...

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