presa

American  

[prey-suh, pre-zah] / ˈpreɪ sə, ˈprɛ zɑ /

noun

prese plural

1. a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.

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presa British  

/ ˈprɛsɑː /

noun

1. Usual signs: +.   :S:.  music a sign or symbol used in a canon, round, etc, to indicate the entry of each part

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• prese
  plural

Etymology

Origin of presa

1715–25; < Italian: literally, a taking up, feminine of preso, past participle of prendere to take < Latin prehendere to seize; see prehension

Example Sentences

He said large, muscular dogs such as the cane corso and the presa canario could become the next status dogs.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2023

En los últimos años se han encontrado tumbas y cerámicas antiguas durante la ampliación del aeropuerto de la ciudad y durante la construcción de un juzgado y una presa hidroeléctrica en pueblos cercanos.

From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2022

Pero ahora, sin que ellos lo sepan, ellos se han convertido en la presa y deben enfrentarse a un peligro mayor que las brujas, su pasado.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2019

Ao nascer, a perna esquerda de Sophia estava presa ao corpo e uma médica afirmou: “Sophia Valentina não vai andar”.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2017

Intanto sento dalla vostra Gazetta che sia nata una cabala, un partito, e senza ch' io vi abbia presa la minima parte.

From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals by Moore, Thomas