pronto in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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pronto1 (pronta) ADJ

3. pronto en locs:

de pronto (repentinamente)
suddenly
de pronto (a lo mejor) AmS
perhaps
de pronto (a lo mejor) AmS
maybe
de pronto se abrió la puerta y entró Roberto
suddenly the door opened and Roberto walked in
de pronto no se han enterado
maybe o perhaps they haven't heard
por lo pronto o por de pronto (para empezar)
for a start
por lo pronto o por de pronto (por el momento)
for the moment
por lo pronto o por de pronto (por el momento)
for now
por lo o de pronto el primer capítulo es bastante flojo
for a start o for one thing, the first chapter is rather weak
Julián, por lo o de pronto, dijo que no vendría
Julián, for one, said he wouldn't be coming
(tan pronto) tan pronto ríe, tan pronto llora liter
one moment she's laughing and the next she's crying
tan pronto te saluda, como te da la espalda
he might say hello to you, but he's just as likely to turn his back on you
tan pronto como
as soon as

pronto3 N m inf

pronto in the PONS Dictionary

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I.pronto ADV

II.pronto CONJ

pronto (-a) ADJ

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pronto te desengañarás (verás claro)
you'll soon see the truth

pronto Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

everything depends on a quick decision
todo es que se decida pronto
as soon as possible
lo antes [o más pronto] posible
for the time being
por de [o por lo] pronto
to pop out from somewhere
salir de pronto de un sitio
she's gone away but she'll be back soon
se ha ido pero regresará pronto
I was soon drawn into the argument
pronto me vi envuelto en la discusión
he's gone away but he'll be back soon
se ha ido, pero volverá pronto
at your earliest convenience
tan pronto como le sea posible
I think I'll sign off early today
creo que hoy acabaré pronto de trabajar
the show will be on in Barcelona very soon
el espectáculo estará muy pronto en Barcelona
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
She needs experience, pronto, and sets out to get it the way a bull goes china shopping.
www.thestar.com
If that includes you, experts say you should get to a home improvement store pronto, and buy several.
chicago.cbslocal.com
She shut the door first, but quickly realized she needed to get out of the building pronto.
www.thewesternstar.com
Pronto failed to attract enough customers to break even and was abandoned in 1989.
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She keeps a see-through bin in her fridge in which she puts things that have to be used pronto.
www.vancouversun.com
Then best get them to the shops pronto.
www.thenational.scot
Moreover, the veteran military man was expected to impose order on a territory with a failing administrative system based on hereditary captaincies and make it profitable for the colonizers, pronto.
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Up for grabs is a specially-curated selection of books, art, hand-picked couture pieces and one-in-a-lifetime experiences which will have you reaching for your purses, pronto.
www.instyle.co.uk
And they want it pronto.
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She hears her mom on the phone saying you better get up hear pronto.
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