No. 5,605 in Spanish
prisa
Hurry; urgency; haste.
In a sentence
Tengo prisa por llegar a la reunión.
I am in a hurry to get to the meeting.
The word 'prisa' is used to indicate a state of being hurried or rushed.
Ella me pidió que no tuviera tanta prisa al prepararme.
She asked me not to be in such a hurry while getting ready.
Here, 'prisa' describes the condition of hurrying or rushing as something not to have.
Nos dimos cuenta de que la prisa solo incrementaba nuestros errores.
We realized that rushing only increased our mistakes.
In this sentence, 'prisa' is used as a noun referring to the act or concept of hurrying.
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