PRESTE

Meaning of PRESTE in English

adj 1. agile, nimble, quick; 2. ready

Interlingua English vocab. Английский словарь Интерлингва. 2012

PRESTIDIGITATOR — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈdijəˌtād.ə(r), -ātə- noun ( -s ) Etymology: French prestidigitateur, alteration (influenced by preste quick, nimble — from Middle French, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRESTIDIGITATION — noun Etymology: French, from prestidigitateur prestidigitator, from preste nimble, quick (from Italian presto ) + Latin digitus finger — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRESTIDIGITATION — [ ˌprɛstɪˌdɪdʒɪ'teɪʃ(ə)n ] ■ noun formal conjuring tricks performed as entertainment. Derivatives prestidigitator noun Origin C19: from Fr., from preste …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PRESTIDIGITATION — [pres.ti.dig.i.ta.tion] n [F, fr. prestidigitateur prestidigitator, fr. preste nimble, quick (fr. It presto) + L digitus finger--more at digit] (1859): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PRESTIDIGITATOR — n. formal a conjuror. øøprestidigitation n. [F prestidigitateur f. preste nimble (as PRESTO) + L digitus finger]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PRESTIDIGITATOR — n. formal a conjuror. prestidigitation n. [ F prestidigitateur f. preste nimble (as PRESTO) + L digitus finger ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PRESTIDIGITATOR — n. formal a conjuror. Derivatives: prestidigitation n. Etymology: F prestidigitateur f. preste nimble (as PRESTO) + L digitus finger
Oxford English vocab

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