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Synonyms for presto

Grammar : Adj
Spell : pres-toh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɛs toʊ

Définition of presto

Origin :
  • 1590s, "quickly," used by conjurers, etc., from Italian presto "quick, quickly" in conjuror's patter, from Latin praestus "ready," praesto (adv.) "ready, available," from prae "before" (see pre-) + stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Cf. Latin praesto esse "to be at hand, be ready," source of French prêt "ready." As a musical direction, it is a separate borrowing from Italian, first recorded 1683.
  • adj quickly
Example sentences :
  • Suddenly a little whiff of air enters the pile, when, presto!
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 » by Various
  • A presto ingeniously represents the quick movements of the stag.
  • Extract from : « The Standard Oratorios » by George P. Upton
  • A slight motion of one of my feet at this juncture, however, and, presto!
  • Extract from : « My Studio Neighbors » by William Hamilton Gibson
  • Then my success is certain; I think you'll say so when I draw the curtain, And, presto!
  • Extract from : « The English Spy » by Bernard Blackmantle
  • Then presto—the sun moves round, and my window is transformed!
  • Extract from : « The Story of Glass » by Sara Ware Bassett
  • Presto, it was done, and with a mental snap that almost blinded me.
  • Extract from : « Old Fogy » by James Huneker
  • Presto was the dog that lay under the table while we talked.
  • Extract from : « Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. » by Hesther Lynch Piozzi
  • The orchestra struck the first notes of a thrilling waltz, and presto!
  • Extract from : « The Root of Evil » by Thomas Dixon
  • "You just waved your wand, I suppose, and said 'Presto change,'" returned the young man.
  • Extract from : « Jewel » by Clara Louise Burnham
  • Of course, no one can be at a loss to distinguish a Largo from a Presto.
  • Extract from : « The Orchestral Conductor » by Hector Berlioz

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