desto

See also: destò

Danish

Conjunction

desto

  1. the
    jo større den bliver, desto hårdere bliver den
    the larger it becomes, the harder it becomes

Synonyms

German

Etymology

From Old High German des diu, from the Old High German genitive and instrumental cases of das, "the, it" respectively. Confer Dutch des te (the ... the).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛsto/

Conjunction

desto

  1. the (forming the parallel comparative with je)
    Je mehr, desto besser! ― The more the better!

References

  • “desto” in The Ordnett Dictionary (etymology)

Further reading

Italian

Adjective

desto (feminine singular desta, masculine plural desti, feminine plural deste)

  1. awake

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German desto.

Adverb

desto (also functioning as a conjunction)

  1. (used before a comparative with jo to express comparison) even, all the more
    Vel, han røyker jo mye, men drikker desto mer. ― Well, he does smoke much, but drinks all the more.
  2. (forming the parallel comparative with jo) the, more
    Jo mer jeg tenker over det, desto merkeligere virker det. ― The more I think about it, the stranger it seems.

Derived terms

  • desto bedre
  • desto mer
  • ikke desto mindre

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German desto

Adverb

desto (also functioning as a conjunction)

  1. (used before a comparative to express comparison) all the better, all the more
    Vel, han røykjer jo mykje, men drikk desto meir.
    Well, he does smoke much, but drinks all the more.
  2. the more (forming the parallel comparative with jo, compare German section)
    Jo meir eg tenkjer over det, desto merkeligare verkar det.
    The more I think about it, the stranger it seems.

Derived terms

  • desto betre
  • desto meir
  • ikkje desto mindre

References

Spanish

Etymology

  • preposition de + determiner esto

Contraction

desto

  1. (obsolete) of this

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Adverb

desto

  1. same as German desto, similar to the in some expressions
    ju mer, desto bättre
    the more, the better
    vi äter inte mycket, men dricker desto mer
    we don't eat much, but drink all the more
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