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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
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