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1 hasten
hasten ['heɪsən](a) (speed up → event, decline) précipiter, hâter;∎ the accident hastened his death l'accident précipita ou accéléra sa mort;∎ stress can hasten the ageing process le stress peut accélérer le vieillissement(b) (urge on → person) presser;∎ we were hastened along a corridor on nous a entraînés précipitamment dans un couloir∎ she hastened to assure us that all would be well elle s'empressa de nous assurer que tout irait bien;∎ it wasn't me, I hasten to add ce n'était pas moi, je vous assure∎ to hasten away partir à la hâte, se hâter de partir;∎ to hasten back revenir à la hâte, se dépêcher de revenir
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