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41 get back
1) ( return) gen rentrer; ( after short time) revenir2) ( move backwards) reculer3) ( take revenge)get back to [something]4) ( return to) rentrer à [house, city]; revenir à [office, point]5) ( return to former condition) revenir à [job]6) ( return to earlier stage) revenir à [main topic, former point]get [something] back7) ( return) ( personally) ramener; ( by post etc) renvoyer8) ( regain) récupérer [lost object, loaned item]; fig reprendre [strength] -
42 quickly
quickly [ˈkwɪklɪ]a. ( = with great speed) [speak, work] viteb. ( = in short time) [die, embrace] rapidement ; ( = without delay) [arrive, answer, react] sans tarder* * *['kwɪklɪ] -
43 shortly
shortly [ˈ∫ɔ:tlɪ]( = soon) bientôt ; ( = in a few days) prochainement• shortly before/after sth peu avant/après qch* * *['ʃɔːtlɪ]1) ( very soon) [return] bientôt; [be published] prochainement2) ( a short time)shortly after(wards)/before — peu (de temps) après/avant
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44 a little
1) (a short time or distance: Move a little to the right!) un peu2) (a small quantity of something: He has a little money to spare; 'Is there any soup left?' `Yes, a little.') un peu3) (slightly: She was a little frightened.) un peu -
45 accommodation
1) (room(s) in a house or hotel in which to live, especially for a short time: It is difficult to find accommodation in London in August.) logement2) (space for something: There is accommodation for your car behind the hotel.) place -
46 awhile
(for a short time: Wait awhile.) un moment -
47 by and by
(after a short time: By and by, everyone went home.) (un peu) plus tard -
48 cram
[kræm]past tense, past participle crammed - verb1) (to fill very full: The drawer was crammed with papers.) bourrer2) (to push or force: He crammed food into his mouth.) fourrer3) (to prepare (someone) in a short time for an examination: He is being crammed for his university entrance exam.) potasser -
49 flash
[flæʃ] 1. noun1) (a quick showing of a bright light: a flash of lightning.) éclair2) (a moment; a very short time: He was with her in a flash.) en un clin d'oeil3) (a flashlight.)4) ((often newsflash) a brief news report sent by radio, television etc: Did you hear the flash about the king's death?) nouvelle-éclair2. verb1) ((of a light) to (cause to) shine quickly: He flashed a torch.) projeter (un rayon de lumière)2) ((usually with by or past) to pass quickly: The days flashed by; The cars flashed past.) passer comme un éclair3) (to show; to display: He flashed a card and was allowed to pass.) exhiber rapidement•- flashing- flashy - flashily - flashlight -
50 in abeyance
(left undecided usually for a short time: The matter was left in abeyance.) en suspens -
51 meteoric
[-'o-]adjective ((of success etc) rapid and often only lasting for a short time: a meteoric rise to fame.) fulgurant -
52 passing
1) (going past: a passing car.) qui passe2) (lasting only a short time: a passing interest.) passager3) ((of something said) casual and not made as part of a serious talk about the subject: a passing reference.) en passant -
53 quick
[kwik] 1. adjective1) (done, said, finished etc in a short time: a quick trip into town.) rapide2) (moving, or able to move, with speed: He's a very quick walker; I made a grab at the dog, but it was too quick for me.) rapide3) (doing something, able to do something, or done, without delay; prompt; lively: He is always quick to help; a quick answer; He's very quick at arithmetic.) rapide2. adverb(quickly: quick-frozen food.) vite- quickly- quicken - quickness - quicklime - quicksands - quicksilver - quick-tempered - quick-witted - quick-wittedly - quick-wittedness -
54 sale
[seil]1) (the act of giving something to someone in exchange for money: the sale of a house; Sales of cars have increased.) vente2) (in a shop etc, an offer of goods at lowered prices for a short time: I bought my dress in a sale.) solde3) (an event at which goods are sold: an auction sale; a book sale.) vente•- saleroom- salesman - salesmanship - for sale - sale of work -
55 slang
[slæŋ] 1. noun(words and phrases (often in use for only a short time) used very informally, eg words used mainly by, and typical of, a particular group: army slang; teenage slang; `stiff' is slang for `a corpse'.) argot2. verb(to speak rudely and angrily to or about (someone); to abuse: I got furious when he started slanging my mother.) traiter de tous les noms -
56 stir-fry
verb (to fry in hot oil for a short time while stirring: stir-fried vegetables.) faire revenir -
57 temporary
['tempərəri, ]( American[) 'tempəreri](lasting, acting, used etc for a (short) time only: a temporary job; He made a temporary repair.) temporaire- temporariness -
58 shortly
1 ( very soon) bientôt ; she'll be back shortly elle sera bientôt de retour ; volume four will be published shortly le quatrième volume paraîtra prochainenent or sous peu ;2 ( a short time) shortly after(wards)/before peu (de temps) après/avant ; shortly before/after lunch peu avant/après le déjeuner ;3 ( crossly) [reply] sèchement, brusquement. -
59 soon
1 ( in a short time) bientôt ; the book will be published soon le livre sera bientôt publié ; soon there will be no snow left il n'y aura bientôt plus de neige ; I'll see you very soon je te verrai très bientôt ; it will soon be three years since we met voici bientôt trois ans que nous nous sommes rencontrés ; see you soon! à bientôt! ;2 ( quickly) vite ; write soon écris-moi vite ; the plan was soon abandoned le projet fut vite abandonné ; it soon became clear that il est vite devenu évident que ;3 ( early) tôt ; we arrived too soon nous sommes arrivés trop tôt ; soon enough assez tôt ; the sooner the better le plus tôt sera le mieux ; the sooner we leave, the sooner we'll get there plus nous partirons tôt et plus nous y serons vite ; as soon as possible dès que possible ; I spoke too soon! j'ai parlé trop vite! ; as soon as you can dès que tu pourras ; as soon as he arrives dès qu'il arrivera ; she didn't arrive as soon as we had hoped elle n'est pas arrivée aussi vite que nous l'espérions ; sooner or later tôt ou tard ; all too soon the summer was over l'été est passé bien trop vite ; tomorrow at the soonest demain au plus tôt ; and not a moment too soon! il était temps! ;4 ( not long) they left soon after us ils sont partis peu après nous ; soon after breakfast peu après le petit déjeuner ; soon afterwards peu après ; no sooner had I done sth than… j'avais à peine fait qch que… ;5 ( rather) he would just as soon do il aime autant faire ; I would just as soon do X as do Y j'aime autant faire X que faire Y ; I would sooner not do j'aime autant ne pas faire ; sooner him than me! plutôt lui que moi! ; he would sooner die than do il préférerait mourir que de faire.least said soonest mended Prov moins on en dit, mieux ça vaut ; no sooner said than done aussitôt dit aussitôt fait. -
60 briefly
briefly ['bri:flɪ](a) (for a short time) un court instant;∎ we spoke briefly on the telephone nous avons échangé quelques mots au téléphone;∎ I visited her briefly on the way home au retour, je lui ai rendu visite en coup de vent∎ she told them briefly what had happened elle leur a résumé ce qui s'était passé;∎ put briefly, the situation is a mess en bref, la situation est très embrouillée
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