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pronto

soon

adverb PROHN-toh Less Common

Also means

quickly

Usage Note

Pronto means 'soon' in time (llega pronto, 'he's arriving soon') but also 'quickly' or 'promptly'. The idiom de pronto means 'suddenly'. In the Río de la Plata region, the adjective pronto means 'ready' (estar pronto).

Examples

"Vuelve pronto, te esperamos."

Natural Translation

Come back soon, we are waiting for you.

Literal Translation

Come-back soon, you we-are-waiting

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