primo performance
- noun
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actuación excepcional
- Critics praised the pianist's primo performance at the sold-out concert.
Examples
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The actor gave a primo performance that left the audience in awe.
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We all celebrated after our team delivered a primo performance in the championship match.
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The concert was a primo performance!
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Last night's show was a primo performance.
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The actor gave a primo performance that left the audience in awe.
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Critics praised the pianist's primo performance at the sold-out concert.
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We all celebrated after our team delivered a primo performance in the championship match.
Synonyms
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6.7
An act or show that impresses important people
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A very impressive show that people remember for a long time
A very impressive show that excites the audience
A very impressive, exciting performance that people remember
Antonyms
How Good
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an excellent or outstanding performance' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'primo' (first-rate/excellent) with 'performance' (a staged presentation). The adjective+noun composition follows standard English patterns and, despite 'primo' being colloquial, a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Primo performance uses primo, an Italian word meaning 'first', plus performance for a show; people began calling the very best, 'first-rate' shows primo, so primo performance now means an excellent or top-quality show.