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Vasiliy  +  119041 Sun, 17 Jul 05 12:14 PM

Please explain me what does "hey presto" mean?

Thanks!
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Mister Micawber  +  119042 Sun, 17 Jul 05 12:18 PM

'Instantly, like magic!'
('Presto' is one of those incantatory words, like 'abracadabra'.)
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pieanne  +  119082 Sun, 17 Jul 05 04:32 PM
"presto" is Italian for "soon", "quick".
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I'm glad to help, but I'm not a native! And please excuse my typos...
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