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"precise" is the third person singular imperative of the verb precisar. View conjugation.

precise

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precise
[prɪˈsaɪs]
adjetivo
1preciso(a) (exact)
  • to be precise -> para ser exactos
  • at the precise moment when… -> en el preciso momento en que…
2meticuloso(a) (meticulous)

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precise [pri-sais]
adjetivo
1Preciso, puntual, exacto, no equívoco (exact); estricto, escrupuloso (strict).
  • At that precise moment -> en ese preciso momento
2Formal; afectado.
3Que no tiene error apreciable; no más que y no menos que.
4Particular, singular, idéntico.
  • The precise spot -> el paraje idéntico
  • Precise manners -> maneras formales

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precise [prɪˈsaɪs]
adjective
1 (exact) [+description, figure, measurements] exacto
calculations, amount, definition
 [+instructions] preciso; [+details, information] concreto
he didn't give a precise date no precisó la fecha; the timing had to be very precise había que calcular el tiempo con mucha precisión
until we know the precise nature of his injuries their precise location is not known the precise details of his visit have not been worked out yet they could not give me more precise information For precise information on this matter,contact... old Soviet archives contain precise information about many Americans who were held
there were five, to be precisebe para ser exacto preciso, fueron cinco;or
can you be more precise? ¿puedes ser más concreto?
he wasn't very precise about the details of the trip let's be precise about this
at that precise momentmoment en ese preciso instante
it achieved the precise opposite of what we intendedopposite con ello se consiguió exactamente justamente lo contrario de lo que queríamos;or
2 (meticulous) meticuloso
he's very precise in everything

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precisar
transitive verb
1 to fix, to set (determinar) ; to specify exactly (aclarar)
2 to need, to require (necesitar)

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precisar [pray-the-sar’]
article & verb transitive
1 To compel, to oblige, to necessitate (necesitar), to determine exactly (determinar).
  • No precisa lavado -> it needs no washing
  • Hay alguna rareza que no puedo precisar -> there is some oddity which I cannot pin down

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precisar
verbo:transitivo
1 (necesitar) to need; require
no precisa lavado it needs no washing; it doesn't require washing; el jefe precisa tu ayuda the boss needs your help; no precisamos que el candidato tenga experiencia we do not require that the candidate should be experienced
se precisan mensajeros messengers required; messengers wanted
2 (especificar) to specify
no precisó a qué hora llegaría he didn't specify when he would arrive; aún no han precisado los detalles del contrato they have not specified the details of the contract yet; ¿puedes precisar un poco más? can you be a little more specific?; precisó que no se trataba de un virus he said specifically that it was not a virus
verbo:intransitivo
precisar de algo to need require sth;o no precisamos de sus servicios we do not need require your services;o

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Verb Conjugation for "precisar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo me preciso me precisé me precisaba me precisaré me precise
Tú te precisas te precisaste te precisabas te precisarás te precises
Ella/Él/Usted se precisa se precisó se precisaba se precisará se precise
Nosotros nos precisamos nos precisamos nos precisábamos nos precisaremos nos precisemos
Vosotros os precisáis os precisasteis os precisabais os precisaréis os preciséis
Ellos/Ustedes se precisan se precisaron se precisaban se precisarán se precisen
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