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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 quick
quick [kwɪk]∎ he's a quick worker il travaille vite; figurative il ne perd pas de temps;∎ be quick (about it)! faites vite!, dépêchez-vous!;∎ I need a quick answer j'ai besoin d'une réponse rapide;∎ to have a quick look jeter un rapide coup d'œil;∎ can I have a quick word? est-ce que je peux vous parler un instant?;∎ we had a quick lunch nous avons déjeuné sur le pouce;∎ familiar let's have a quick one or a quick drink prenons un verre en vitesse□ ;∎ she did the job in double quick time elle a fait le travail en deux temps, trois mouvements ou en un rien de temps;∎ the questions came in quick succession les questions se sont succédé à un rythme très rapide;∎ quick crossword mots mpl croisés faciles;∎ quick march marche f rapide ou au pas accéléré;∎ (as) quick as lightning or as a flash rapide ou vif comme l'éclair∎ he is quick to learn il apprend vite;∎ she has a quick ear elle a l'oreille fine;∎ she has a quick eye for detail aucun détail ne lui échappe;∎ thanks to his quick eye for bargains grâce au chic qu'il a pour dénicher ou pour faire de bonnes affaires;∎ I was quick to notice the difference j'ai tout de suite remarqué la différence;∎ she's too quick for me elle est trop rapide pour moi;∎ she's quick on the uptake elle comprend vite;∎ British they were very quick off the mark ils n'ont pas perdu de temps;∎ he wasn't exactly quick off the mark when it came to ordering drinks il était plutôt lent à la détente quand il s'agissait de commander les boissons(c) (hasty → judgment) hâtif, rapide;∎ he has a quick temper il s'emporte facilement;∎ he is quick to take offence il est prompt à s'offenser, il se vexe pour un rien∎ or literary to be quick with child être dans un état de grossesse assez avancé2 adverbfamiliar rapidement□ ;∎ as quick as possible aussi vite que possible;∎ come quick! venez vite!;∎ to get rich quick s'enrichir rapidement3 noun(of fingernail) vif m;∎ his nails were bitten to the quick il s'était rongé les ongles jusqu'au sang;∎ her remark cut him to the quick sa remarque l'a piqué au vif∎ the quick and the dead les vivants mpl et les morts mpl►► Accountancy quick assets liquidités fpl, actif m liquide;quick fix solution f miracle;Computing quick launch bar barre f de lancement rapide;Accountancy quick ratio ratio m de liquidité immédiate
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