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prensa

prensa

See also: prensá

Galician

Noun

prensa f (plural prensas)

  1. printing press
  2. press (print-based media)

Latin

Verb

prensā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of prensō

Portuguese

Etymology

From prensar (to press), from Latin pressāre, present active infinitive of pressō (I press), frequentative of premō (I press), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (to hit).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾẽ.sɐ/
  • Hyphenation: pren‧sa

Noun

prensa f (plural prensas)

  1. press (device used to apply pressure)
  2. printing press

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • prensa de lagar

Related terms


Spanish

Etymology 1

From Catalan premsa.

Noun

prensa f (plural prensas)

  1. press (machine or exercise)
  2. press (print-based media)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

prensa

  1. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of prensar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of prensar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of prensar.

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