vista

See also višta, vištą, and vistā

English

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Etymology

From Italian vista (view, sight), from visto, past participle of vedere (to see), from Latin vidēre, present active infinitive of videō (I see). Compare vision, video.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈvɪstə/

Noun

vista (plural vistas)

  1. A distant view or prospect, especially one seen through some opening, avenue or a passage
  2. A site offering such a view.
  3. (figuratively) A vision, a view presented to the mind in prospect or in retrospect by the imagination.
    a vista of pleasure to come
    dim vistas of the past

Translations

Derived terms

  • vistaed

Related terms

References

  • vista in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • vista” in OED Online, Oxford University Press, 1989.

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Verb

vista weak verb (third person singular past indicative vistaði, supine vistað)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, with accusative) to place, to find a place for
  2. (transitive, intransitive, with accusative, computing) to save a document, a file, pages etc.
    Ég vistaði myndirnar sem þú sendir mér.
    I saved the pictures you sent me.
    Ég kann ekki að vista myndir af Netinu.
    I don't know how to save images from the Internet.

Conjugation

Usage notes

  • The computing word vista (save) enjoys limited popularity in informal spoken language, where the direct English loan word seiva (from English save) is often used instead, though usually considered substandard in more formal or written contexts.

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Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *visita, from Latin visa, feminine past participle of video.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Adjective

vista sg

  1. feminine form of visto

Noun

vista f (plural viste)

  1. sight, eyesight
  2. a view

Related terms

Verb

vista

  1. feminine singular past participle of vedere
  2. third-person singular present indicative of vistare
  3. second-person singular imperative of vistare

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Latvian

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Vista

Pronunciation

Noun

vista f, 4th declension

  1. hen (female chicken); chicken (Gallus gallus in general)
    mājas vista — domestic chicken
    vista ar cāļiemhen with chicks
    vistas gaļa, olaschicken meat, eggs
    vistu kūtshenhouse
    perētāja vista — broody hen, sitter
    cekulainā vista — crested hen
    vistas buljonschicken broth

Declension

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

Adjective

vista f

  1. feminine form of visto

Noun

vista f (plural vistas)

  1. eye
  2. sight
  3. view

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Romansch

Alternative forms

  • (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) vesta

Etymology

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Noun

vista f (plural vistas)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) view
  2. (Rumantsch Grischun, anatomy) cheek
  3. (Puter, Vallader, anatomy) face

Synonyms


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Spanish

Etymology

From the Vulgar Latin *vista, from Latin vidēre

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈbista/

Adjective

vista f (masculine visto, feminine plural vistas, masculine plural vistos)

  1. feminine form of visto

Noun

vista f (plural vistas)

  1. sight
  2. view
  3. (law) trial

Derived terms

Related terms

See also

Verb

vista (infinitive vestir)

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of vestir.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of vestir.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of vestir.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of vestir.

Verb

vista f (masculine visto, feminine plural vistas, masculine plural vistos, infinitive ver)

  1. Past participle of ver.
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