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I prompt adjective(acting, or happening, without delay or punctually: a prompt reply; I'm surprised that she's late. She's usually so prompt.) pronto, inmediato; puntual- promptly- promptness
- at one/two o'clock prompt
II prompt verb1) (to persuade to do something: What prompted you to say that?) mover, incitar, provocar2) (to remind (especially an actor) of the words that he is to say: Several actors forgot their words and had to be prompted.) apuntar•- prompterprompt adj rápidotr[prɒmpt]1 (quick) pronto,-a, rápido,-a; (punctual) puntual1 en punto1 (cause, incite) instar, incitar, mover; (cause, lead to) provocar, dar lugar a■ what prompted you to say that? ¿qué te instó a decir eso?2 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL apuntarprompt ['prɑmpt] vt1) induce: provocar (una cosa), inducir (a una persona)curiosity prompted me to ask you: la curiosidad me indujo a preguntarle2) : apuntar (a un actor, etc.)prompt adj: pronto, rápidoprompt payment: pago puntualadj.• activo, -a adj.• diligente adj.• ejecutivo, -a adj.• listo, -a adj.• presto, -a adj.• pronto, -a adj.• puntual adj.• resoluto, -a adj.adv.• puntualmente adv.n.• apuntador s.m.• plazo s.m.• sugerencia s.f.v.• apremiar v.• azorar v.• incitar v.• inspirar v.• mover v.• sugerir v.
I prɑːmpt, prɒmpt1) \<\<response/outcry\>\> provocar*, dar* lugar athe decision was prompted by... — la decisión fue motivada por...
to prompt somebody to + INF — mover* or (frml) inducir* a alguien a + inf
2) \<\<actor/orator\>\>she prompted him — le apuntó or (fam) le sopló lo que tenía que decir
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adjective -er, -est <delivery/reply> rápido, prontohe must receive prompt treatment — se lo debe tratar inmediatamente or sin demora
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adverb (BrE)
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a) ( reminder) apunte mb) ( prompter) (colloq) apuntador, -dora m,fc) ( Comput) presto m, mensaje m al operador[prɒmpt]1. ADJ1) (=speedy) [delivery, reply, service] rápidoit is not too late, but prompt action is needed — no es demasiado tarde pero hay que actuar inmediatamente or es necesario tomar medidas inmediatas
if it hadn't been for her prompt action, we would all have drowned — si no hubiera sido porque reaccionó con mucha rapidez, nos hubiéramos ahogado todos
the company was prompt in its response to these accusations — la empresa reaccionó inmediatamente ante estas acusaciones, la empresa reaccionó con prontitud a estas acusaciones
2) (=punctual) puntual2.ADV [start, arrive] puntualmente3. VT1) (=motivate) empujarto prompt sb to do sth — mover or incitar a algn a hacer algo
what prompted you to do it? — ¿qué te movió or incitó a hacerlo?
I felt prompted to protest — me vi forzado or empujado a protestar
2) (=give rise to) [+ thought, question] dar lugar a; [+ reply, reaction, speculation] provocar, dar lugar awhat prompted that question? — ¿cuál fue el motivo de esa pregunta?
my choice was prompted by a number of considerations — hay varias consideraciones que han influido en mi elección
3) (=help with speech) apuntardon't prompt her! — ¡no le apuntes!, ¡no le soples cosas al oído! *
4) (Theat) apuntar4.VI (Theat) apuntar5. N1) (=suggestion, reminder) apunte m, palabra f clave (que ayuda a recordar)2) (Theat) (=person) apuntador(a) m / f3) (Comput) aviso m6.CPDprompt box N — (Theat) concha f (del apuntador)
prompt side N — (Theat) lado m izquierdo (del actor)
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I [prɑːmpt, prɒmpt]1) \<\<response/outcry\>\> provocar*, dar* lugar athe decision was prompted by... — la decisión fue motivada por...
to prompt somebody to + INF — mover* or (frml) inducir* a alguien a + inf
2) \<\<actor/orator\>\>she prompted him — le apuntó or (fam) le sopló lo que tenía que decir
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adjective -er, -est <delivery/reply> rápido, prontohe must receive prompt treatment — se lo debe tratar inmediatamente or sin demora
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adverb (BrE)
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a) ( reminder) apunte mb) ( prompter) (colloq) apuntador, -dora m,fc) ( Comput) presto m, mensaje m al operador
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