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1. adjectiveschnell; flink, schnell [Bewegung]2. noun(Ornith.) Mauersegler, der* * *I [swift] adjective(fast or quick: a swift horse; Our methods are swift and efficient; a swift-footed animal.) schnell- academic.ru/92361/swiftly">swiftly- swiftness II [swift] noun(a type of bird rather like a swallow.) der Mauersegler* * *[swɪft]* * *[swɪft]1. adj (+er)schnell; movement, steps also flink; reaction, reply also, revenge prompt; runner also flink, flott; pace flott, raschto take swift action —
2. n(= bird) Mauersegler m* * *swift [swıft]A adj (adv swiftly)1. allg schnell, rasch:be swift to do sth etwas schnell oder rasch tun2. flüchtig, rasch dahineilend (Zeit etc)3. rasch:a) geschwind, eiligb) plötzlich, unerwartet (Tod etc)swift wit flinker Verstand6. jäh, hastig:swift anger Jähzorn mB adv (meist in Zusammensetzungen) schnell, geschwind, rasch:swift-passing → A 2C s4. TECH Haspel f, (Garn-, Draht) Winde f* * *1. adjectiveschnell; flink, schnell [Bewegung]2. noun(Ornith.) Mauersegler, der* * *adj.schnell adj.
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swift´ness — swift «swihft», adjective, adverb, noun. –adj. 1. moving very fast; able to move very fast: »a swift horse, a swift automobile. SYNONYM(S): fleet, speedy, rapid. 2. made or done at high speed; quick: »a swift pace, the swift clicking of the… … Useful english dictionary
swift´ly — swift «swihft», adjective, adverb, noun. –adj. 1. moving very fast; able to move very fast: »a swift horse, a swift automobile. SYNONYM(S): fleet, speedy, rapid. 2. made or done at high speed; quick: »a swift pace, the swift clicking of the… … Useful english dictionary
Swift — (sw[i^]ft), a. [Compar. {Swifter} (sw[i^]ft [ e]r); superl. {Swiftest}.] [AS. swift; akin to sw[=a]pan to sweep, swipu a whip; cf. sw[=i]fan to move quickly, to revolve. See {Swoop}, v. i., and cf. {Swivel}, {Squib}.] 1. Moving a great distance… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swift, Gustavus Franklin — born June 24, 1839, West Sandwich, Mass., U.S. died March 29, 1903, Chicago, Ill. U.S. meatpacker. Swift started as a butcher s helper at age 14 and by 1859 was operating his own butcher shop. In 1872 he became the partner of a Boston meat… … Universalium
Swift River (Bearcamp River) — The Swift River is an 8.3 mile long (13.4 km) [ [http://www.granit.sr.unh.edu New Hampshire GRANIT state geographic information system] ] river located in eastern New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Bearcamp River, part… … Wikipedia
Swift River (Saco River) — The Swift River is a 25.6 mile long (41.3 km) [ [http://www.granit.sr.unh.edu New Hampshire GRANIT state geographic information system] ] river in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Saco River,… … Wikipedia
swift — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 quick, rapid; soon coming or passing. 2 speedy, prompt (a swift response; was swift to act). adv. (archaic except in comb.) swiftly (swift moving). n. 1 any swift flying insect eating bird of the family Apodidae, with long … Useful english dictionary
Swift — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 quick, rapid; soon coming or passing. 2 speedy, prompt (a swift response; was swift to act). adv. (archaic except in comb.) swiftly (swift moving). n. 1 any swift flying insect eating bird of the family Apodidae, with long … Useful english dictionary
passing — Synonyms and related words: abandonment, abrupt, accidental, accompanying, act, ado, advance, advancement, afloat, afoot, aggrandizement, ambulant, ambulative, ambulatory, annihilation, ascending, axial, back, back flowing, backward, bane,… … Moby Thesaurus
passing — adj 1. elapsing, lapsing, expiring, departing, dying; dwindling, disappearing, fading, evaporating, fading away; slipping away, flitting, streaming, gliding by, going by, running its course, becoming a thing of the past, running out; proceeding,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
swift — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. quick, rapid, fast, fleet, speedy; expeditious. See velocity, haste. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. flying, sudden, speedy; see fast 1 . See Synonym Study at fast . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1 … English dictionary for students