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deprisa

quickly

adverb deh-PREE-sah Rare
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Origin: From de + prisa (haste).

Also means

in a hurry

Usage Note

Deprisa (also written de prisa) means 'quickly' or 'in a rush' and is used more in Spain than in Latin America, where rápido or rápidamente are more common. The phrase ¡Deprisa, deprisa! is an urgent call to hurry up. It is not interchangeable with despacio (slowly), its direct antonym.

Examples

"Habla tan deprisa que no la entiendo."

Natural Translation

She speaks so quickly that I can't understand her.

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