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preciso
preciso
Galician
Adjective
preciso m (feminine singular precisa, masculine plural precisos, feminine plural precisas)
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (precise): impreciso
 
Italian
Adjective
preciso m (feminine singular precisa, masculine plural precisi, feminine plural precise)
Synonyms
- (1) esatto
 - (2) accurato, fedele, dettagliato
 - (3) identico
 
Antonyms
Related terms
Verb
preciso
- first-person singular present of precisare
 
Anagrams
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾɨ.ˈsi.zu/
 - (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾi.ˈsi.zu/
 - (South Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾe.ˈsi.zo/
 
Etymology 1
Inflected form of precisar (“to need”).
Verb
preciso
Quotations
For usage examples of this term, see Citations:precisar.
Etymology 2
From Latin praecīsus (“shortened”), from praecīdō (“I shorten”).
Adjective
preciso m (feminine singular precisa, masculine plural precisos, feminine plural precisas, comparable)
- precise; accurate (in exact or careful conformity with the truth)
 -  accurate (which hits the target)
- Tiro preciso. ― Accurate shot.
 
 -  necessary
- Não é preciso. ― It's not necessary.
 
 
Quotations
For usage examples of this term, see Citations:preciso.
Synonyms
- (which hits the target): certeiro, certo
 - (necessary): necessário