Polyglot Dictionary

prisa

/ˈpɾisa/

la noun A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las prisas

Meaning

  1. hurry

    • Tengo prisa.

      I'm in a hurry.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

apuro

prisa and apuro are close synonyms for "hurry"; apuro also separately means "trouble," a jam or predicament.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

pressa

pressa is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "hurry."

Practice

1 What does prisa mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tengo ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches prisa?

noun

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