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presto |
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| early, soon; far - to be quick, hurry up | |
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Torna presto.
Come back soon. |
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Ritorno presto.
I will be back soon. |
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Ritornerò presto.
I will be back soon. |
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Potrebbe piovere presto.
It may rain soon. |
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La cena sarà pronta presto.
Dinner will be ready soon. |
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Vado a letto presto la sera.
I go to bed early at night. |
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È abituata ad alzarsi presto.
She is used to getting up early. |
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Non volevo svegliarmi presto.
I didn't want to get up early. |
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Ti abituerai presto a vivere qui.
You will soon get accustomed to living here. |
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Le lezioni ricominceranno presto.
Classes are starting again soon. |
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Carol si alza presto ogni mattina.
Carol gets up early every morning. |
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Risponderà presto alla tua lettera.
He'll answer your letter soon. |
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Puoi uscire, basta che torni presto.
You may go out as long as you come back soon. |
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Non sono abituata a svegliarmi presto.
I'm not accustomed to getting up early. |
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Sono andato a dormire presto perché ero stanco.
I went to bed early, for I was tired. | I went to bed early because I was tired. |
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Sono andata a dormire presto perché ero stanca.
I went to bed early, for I was tired. | I went to bed early because I was tired. |
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Si sveglia presto tutte le mattine perché deve cucinare.
Every morning she gets up early because she has to cook. |
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Tutti gli sforzi del dottore furono vani e l'uomo morì presto.
All the doctor's efforts were in vain and the man soon died. |
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Mi sono alzato presto in modo da poter prendere il primo treno.
I got up early, so that I could catch the first train. |
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| Examples sourced from tatoeba.org |

