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♦ quick /kwɪk/A a.1 celere; lesto; rapido; svelto; veloce: in quick succession, in rapida successione; a quick bus, un autobus veloce; ( sport) a quick pass, un passaggio veloce; a quick walker, un marciatore veloce; a quick worker, un lavoratore svelto; uno che lavora in fretta; DIALOGO → - Mailing list- It will be quicker if you send your enquiry directly to me, sarebbe più veloce se mandassi la richiesta direttamente a me; a quick kiss, un bacio dato in fretta2 pronto; acuto; desto; sveglio (fig.); intelligente; vivace; vivo: a quick reply, una pronta risposta; to have a quick eye, avere la vista acuta; a quick sense of smell, un acuto senso dell'olfatto; un odorato acutissimo; a quick mind, una mente acuta; un'intelligenza pronta; a quick wit, uno spirito vivace; a quick child, un ragazzo sveglio, una ragazza sveglia; quick to anger, pronto all'ira; quick to take offense, pronto a offendersi; permaloso; quick thinking, prontezza della mente; rapidità di riflessiB avv.(fam.) rapidamente; velocemente; in fretta: You are talking too quick, parli troppo in frettaC n. [u]– the quick, il vivo; la carne viva: He bites his nails to the quick, si morde le unghie fino alla carne viva (o a sangue); The insult stung him to the quick, l'insulto lo ha toccato sul vivo● (farm., med.) quick-acting, a effetto immediato; ad azione rapida □ (mecc.) quick-action coupling, innesto rapido □ (arc.) the quick and the dead, i vivi e i morti □ ( slang USA) quick-and-dirty, (avv.) alla carlona; (agg.) affrettato e superficiale, fatto alla carlona; (sost.) cosa fatta alla meglio (o alla carlona); rimedio improvvisato; ( anche) tavola calda, ristorante economico □ (rag.) quick assets, attività di pronto realizzo □ (teatr.) a quick-change artist, un trasformista □ (geol.) quick clay, argilla fluidificata □ (naut.) quick-dive tank, cassa di rapida immersione ( di un sottomarino) □ quick-eyed, dalla vista acuta □ quick-fire, ( di fucile e fig.) a ripetizione; ( di cannone) a tiro rapido: quick-fire questions, domande a ripetizione □ (mil.) quick-firer, fucile a ripetizione; cannone a tiro rapido □ quick-firing = quick-fire ► sopra □ (fam.) quick fix, rimedio provvisorio; pezza (fig.); soluzione improvvisata □ quick-lunch bar (o quick-lunch counter), tavola calda □ (mil., stor.) quick march, marcetta svelta ( dei tempi delle guerre coloniali; suonata ora soltanto nelle riviste militari) □ (mil.) Quick march!, avanti, march! □ a quick meal, un pasto fatto alla svelta □ to be quick off the mark, ( nelle corse) fare una partenza veloce; (fig.) capire al volo, essere sveglio, intelligente □ to be quick on the uptake, capire alla svelta □ a quick one, (fam.) una bevutina; (volg.) una sveltina (volg.) □ (fin.) quick ratio, rapporto secco di liquidità □ (edil.) quick-setting cement, cemento a presa rapida □ quick-sighted, dalla vista acuta; acuto, perspicace □ quick-sightedness, vista acuta; perspicacia □ a quick spurt, ( nelle corse) uno scatto veloce, uno spunto □ quick-tempered, impulsivo; focoso; irascibile □ quick-thinking, (agg.) dalla mente pronta □ (mil.) quick time, velocità normale di marcia □ quick-witted, acuto; perspicace; sagace; sveglio □ (arc.) to be quick with child, essere avanti nella gravidanza □ (fam.: di ragazzo) not very quick, lento; poco intelligente □ Be quick!, fa' presto; spicciati! □ He is a Tory to the quick, è conservatore fino al midollo.
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