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svelto.

quick

6 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈzvɛl.to//ˈzvel.to/

  1. quick

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    Svelto!
    Chi è svelto a mangiare è svelto a lavorare.

  2. brisk

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  3. quick-witted

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    è una ragazza svelta
Where this word comes from

Past participle of svellere (“to pluck out, root out”), from Vulgar Latin *exvellere, from Latin vellere (“to pluck, stretch”), perhaps influenced by Spanish suelto (“free; agile”).

verb/ˈzvɛl.to//ˈzvel.to/

  1. past participle of svellere

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Where this word comes from

Past participle of svellere (“to pluck out, root out”), from Vulgar Latin *exvellere, from Latin vellere (“to pluck, stretch”), perhaps influenced by Spanish suelto (“free; agile”).

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