preciso
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /pɾəˈsi.zo/
- (Central) IPA(key): /pɾəˈsi.zu/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /pɾeˈsi.zo/
Verb
preciso
- first-person singular present indicative form 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 m (feminine singular precisa, masculine plural precisos, feminine plural precisas)
- necessary
- É preciso chegarmos hoxe ― It is necessary that we arrive today
- Synonym: necesario
- precise
- Synonym: exacto
- Antonym: impreciso
Verb
preciso
- 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)
- precise, exact, thorough
- Synonym: esatto
- precise, accurate, faithful, specific, detailed
- Synonyms: accurato, fedele, dettagliato
- identical
- Synonym: identico
Antonyms
- impreciso
Related terms
- precisamente
- precisare
- precisione
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
preciso
- first-person singular present indicative of precisare
Anagrams
- Persico, copersi, esporci, perisco, persico, piscerò, ripesco, ripescò
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾeˈsi.zu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾeˈsi.zo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾɨˈsi.zu/
Etymology 1
From Latin praecīsus (“shortened”), from praecīdō (“to shorten”).
Adjective
preciso (feminine precisa, masculine plural precisos, feminine plural precisas)
- precise; accurate (in exact or careful conformity with the truth)
- Antonym: impreciso
- accurate (which hits the target)
- Tiro preciso. ― Accurate shot.
- Synonyms: certeiro, certo
- Antonym: impreciso
- necessary
- Não é preciso. ― It's not necessary.
- Synonym: necessário
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:preciso.
Derived terms
- precisar
Related terms
- precisamente
- precisão
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
preciso
- 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)
- precise
- necessary
Derived terms
- precisamente
- precisar (verb)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
preciso
- first-person singular present indicative of precisar
Further reading
- “preciso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014