pronto [ˈprɒntəʊ]
pronto(
pran
-
to
)An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).
1. (quickly)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
a. en seguida
Put on your clothes! The guests are coming pronto.¡Vístete! Los invitados llegarán en seguida.
b. corriendo (colloquial)
Dad, I had a car accident. You need to come here pronto.Papá, tuve un accidente de carro. Tienes que venir corriendo.
c. volando (colloquial)
There's a storm coming. We need to go home pronto.Se acerca una tormenta. Tenemos que volver a casa volando.
pronto
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).
1. (colloquial)
a. enseguida, ya
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pronto(
prohn
-
toh
)An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).
1. (before long)
2. (rapidly)
3. (before the expected time)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
a. early
Es muy pronto. Creo que todavía no llegan de trabajar. It's too early. I don't think they're home from work yet.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
4. (swift)
5. (prepared) (Southern Cone)
pronto
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
1. (rápido)
a. quick, fast
2. (respuesta)
a. prompt, early
3. (curación, tramitación)
a. speedy
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).
4. (dentro de poco)
a. soon
pronto se acabará el añothe year will soon be over
¡hasta pronto!see you soon!
tan pronto comoas soon as
lo más pronto posibleas soon as possible
5. (temprano)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
a. early
salimos prontowe left early
6. (rápidamente)
a. quickly
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
7. (colloquial)
a. sudden impulse
le dio un pronto y se fuesomething got into him and he left
pronto
adverb
1 (dentro de poco) soon
el tren estará pronto aquí the train will be here soon; pronto hará diez años que nos casamos it will soon be ten years since we got married
todavía es pronto para salir it's too soon o early to leave
cuanto más pronto mejor the sooner the better
¡hasta pronto! see you soon!
lo más pronto posible as soon as possible
2 (España) (temprano) early
hoy he comido un poco pronto I ate a bit early today
acostarse pronto to go to bed early
levantarse pronto to get up early
3 (rápidamente) quickly
se hizo famoso muy pronto he became famous very quickly; ¡venid aquí, pronto! come here, right now o quickly!
se dice (muy) pronto (algo difícil) it's easier said than done; (algo sorprendente) it's quite a thought
4 (otras locuciones)
al pronto at first
de pronto (repentinamente) suddenly; (inesperadamente) unexpectedly; (Col) (S. Cone) (a lo mejor) maybe; perhaps
de pronto se cayó el cuadro de la pared the picture suddenly fell off the wall; se presentó de pronto en la casa he turned up at the house unexpectedly
de pronto no sabe maybe o perhaps he doesn't know
por de o lo pronto (por ahora) for now; for the moment; (en primer lugar) for a start; for one thing
por lo pronto toma setenta euros, mañana te daré el resto take seventy euros for now o for the moment, and I'll give you the rest tomorrow; —¿por qué no viniste? —bueno, por lo pronto estaba demasiado cansado "why didn't you come?" — "well, for a start o for one thing I was too tired"
tan pronto se ríe, tan pronto llora one minute he's laughing, the next he's crying
tan pronto es amigo tuyo, como de repente ya no lo es one minute he's your friend, the next he doesn't want to know
tan pronto como as soon as
te llamaré tan pronto como sepa algo I'll call you as soon as I hear anything
adjective
1 (rápido) [+regreso, solución, mejoría] swift; [+respuesta] prompt; [+servicio, persona] quick
le deseo una pronta recuperación I wish you a swift recovery; quedo a la espera de su pronta respuesta I look forward to your prompt reply
es pronto en las decisiones he is quick about making decisions; estuvo muy pronto para irse he was very quick to leave
(España) (arrebato)
le dio un pronto y se largó he left on a sudden impulse
tiene unos prontos muy malos he gets ratty all of a sudden (familiar)
le dio un pronto de enojo y me golpeó she flew into a sudden rage and hit me
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