Desto (en. Of this)

/ˈdesto/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Reference to something previously mentioned.

I don’t quite understand this 'desto', can you explain it?

No entiendo bien esto de 'desto', ¿puedes explicarlo?

Substitute for an object or idea already stated.

Regarding what we talked about last week, I’ve decided to act.

Desto que hablamos la semana pasada, he decidido actuar.

From Old Spanish; a contraction of 'de esto'.

this and that

It refers to various topics or things that have been mentioned.

desto y lo otro

this

Reference to something close or that has been mentioned.

esto

that

Reference to a distant concept or thing.

ello

Slang used to refer to something ambiguous.

When they say 'desto' to you, they usually don’t know what to say.

Cuando te dicen 'desto', generalmente no saben qué произнести.