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1 hasty
hasty ['heɪstɪ](a) (quick, hurried) précipité, à la hâte;∎ I sent him a hasty note je lui ai envoyé un billet écrit à la hâte;∎ they made a hasty departure ils sont partis à la hâte ou précipitamment;∎ she beat a hasty retreat elle a rapidement battu en retraite∎ a hasty decision une décision prise à la hâte ou à la légère;∎ let's not jump to any hasty conclusions ne concluons pas à la légère ou hâtivement;∎ let's not be over-hasty ne nous précipitons pas(c) (short-tempered) vif;∎ to have a hasty temper s'emporter facilement -
2 hasty
hasty [ˈheɪstɪ]a. [departure, escape, retreat] précipité ; [glance, examination, visit, sketch] rapideb. ( = rash) hâtif ; [marriage] précipité* * *['heɪstɪ]1) ( hurried) [talks, marriage, departure] précipité; [meal] rapide; [note, sketch] fait à la hâteto beat a hasty retreat — hum se sauver
2) ( rash) [decision] inconsidéré; [judgment, conclusion] hâtif/-ive -
3 hasty
1 ( hurried) [talks, marriage, consultation, departure] précipité ; [meal] rapide ; [note, sketch] fait à la hâte ; to beat a hasty retreat hum rapidement battre en retraite ;2 ( rash) [decision] inconsidéré ; [judgment, conclusion] hâtif/-ive ; to be too hasty in doing aller trop vite en besogne en faisant ; perhaps I was a little hasty j'y suis allé peut-être un peu vite. -
4 hasty
1) (done etc in a hurry: a hasty snack.) fait à la hâte2) (acting or done with too much speed and without thought: She is too hasty - she should think carefully before making such an important decision; a hasty decision.) irréfléchi3) (easily made angry: a hasty temper.) emporté -
5 beat a (hasty) retreat
(to go away in a hurry: The children beat a hasty retreat when he appeared.) battre en retraite -
6 beat a (hasty) retreat
(to go away in a hurry: The children beat a hasty retreat when he appeared.) battre en retraite -
7 retreat
retreat [rɪˈtri:t]1. nouna. ( = withdrawal) retraite fb. ( = place) a country retreat un endroit tranquille à la campagne[army] battre en retraite* * *[rɪ'triːt] 1.1) ( withdrawal) retraite fto sound the retreat — Military sonner la retraite
2) ( house) retraite f3) Religion retraite f2.2) Military [army] se replier (to sur)3) fig4) [flood water] reculer -
8 cock
cock [kɒk]1. nounb. ( = penis) (vulg!) bite (vulg !) f2. compounds[bird] mâle► cock up (inf!) separable transitive verb(British) (faire) foirer (inf !)* * *[kɒk] 1.1) ( rooster) coq m3) (of hay, straw) meulon m4) ( weathervane) girouette f5) ( of gun) chien m de fusil2. 3.at full/half cock — au cran d'armé/de repos
transitive verb1) ( raise)to cock a leg — [dog] lever la patte
2) ( tilt) pencher3) Military armer [gun]••to go off at half cock — (colloq) ( get angry) prendre la mouche; ( be hasty) être impulsif/-ive
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9 cursory
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10 exit
exit [ˈeksɪt]1. nounsortie f( = go out) sortir[+ computer file, program] quitter4. compounds* * *['eksɪt] 1.noun sortie f‘no exit’ — ‘interdit’
2.to make a quick ou hasty exit — s'éclipser
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11 half cock
at half cock — lit au cran de sûreté
••to go off at half cock —
to go off half-cocked — ( flop) partir en eau de boudin; ( be hasty) être impulsif/-ive
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12 peck
peck [pek]1. nounb. ( = hasty kiss) bise f[bird] donner un coup de bec à• to peck at one's food [person] manger du bout des dents4. compounds* * *[pek] 1.1) ( from bird) coup m de bec2) (colloq) ( kiss) bise f2.transitive verb [bird] picorer [food]; donner un coup de bec à [person, animal]3.1) ( with beak)to peck at — picorer [food]; donner des coups de bec contre [window, tree]
2) (colloq) fig•Phrasal Verbs:- peck out -
13 precipitate
2. adjective━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ Lorsque precipitate est un verbe, la fin se prononce comme eight: prɪˈsɪpɪteɪt ; lorsque c'est un adjectif, elle se prononce comme it: prɪˈsɪpɪtɪt.* * *1. [prɪ'sɪpɪteɪt]noun Chemistry précipité m2. [prɪ'sɪpɪtət] -
14 precipitous
precipitous [prɪˈsɪpɪtəs]a. ( = steep) abruptb. ( = sudden) précipité* * *[prɪ'sɪpɪtəs]2) ( hasty) = precipitate 2. -
15 previous
previous [ˈpri:vɪəs]* * *['priːvɪəs] 1.1) ( before) [day, meeting, manager] gen précédent; ( further back in time) antérieurhe has no previous convictions — Law il a un casier judiciaire vierge
‘previous experience essential’ — ‘expérience préalable indispensable’
2) (colloq) ( hasty) [decision] hâtif/-ive; [action] prématuré2.previous to prepositional phrase avant -
16 sketch
sketch [sket∫]1. noun• a rough sketch ( = drawing) une ébauche[+ view, castle, figure] (roughly) faire un croquis de ; ( = make preliminary drawing) faire une esquisse de ; [+ map] faire à main levée ; [+ proposals, plan] ébaucher4. compounds[+ details] ajouter[+ plans, proposals] ébaucher* * *[sketʃ] 1.1) (drawing, draft) esquisse f; ( hasty outline) croquis mrough sketch — ébauche f
2) ( comic scene) sketch m3) ( brief account) aperçu m2.transitive verb1) ( make drawing of) faire une esquisse de; ( hastily) faire un croquis de2) ( describe briefly) ébaucher3.intransitive verb (as art, hobby) faire des esquissesPhrasal Verbs: -
17 draw a conclusion from
(to come to a conclusion after thinking about (what one has learned): Don't draw any hasty conclusions from what I've said!) tirer une conclusion de -
18 haste
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19 impetuous
[im'petjuəs](acting in a hasty manner and without thinking.) impétueux- impetuosity -
20 lick
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Hasty — Has ty (h[=a]s t[y^]), a. [Compar. {Hastier} ( t[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Hastiest}.] [Akin to D. haastig, G., Sw., & Dan. hastig. See {Haste}, n.] 1. Involving haste; done, made, etc., in haste; as, a hasty retreat; a hasty sketch. [1913 Webster] 2 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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hasty — hasty; un·hasty; … English syllables
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hasty — index brief, careless, cursory, expeditious, heedless, hot blooded, ill advised, ill judged, impolitic … Law dictionary
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hasty — [adj] speedy; without much thought abrupt, agile, brash, breakneck*, brief, brisk, careless, chop chop*, cursory, eager, expeditious, fast, fiery, fleet, fleeting, foolhardy, harefooted*, headlong, heedless, hurried, illadvised, impatient,… … New thesaurus
hasty — ► ADJECTIVE (hastier, hastiest) ▪ done or acting with haste; hurried. DERIVATIVES hastily adverb hastiness noun … English terms dictionary
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