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[heɪst]nome fretta f.to make haste — affrettarsi ( to do a fare)
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- make haste* * *haste /heɪst/n. [u]fretta; premura; urgenza; fretta eccessiva; precipitazione: in haste, in fretta; di fretta; My friend left in great haste, il mio amico è partito in gran fretta; In my haste to leave, I forgot to lock the door, nella fretta di partire mi sono dimenticato di chiudere a chiave la porta; (arc. o form.) to make haste, affrettarsi; far presto; sbrigarsi; indecent haste, fretta sconveniente● in all haste, in tutta fretta, in gran fretta □ in hot haste, in fretta e furia □ (prov.) More haste, less speed! (o Haste makes waste), la gatta frettolosa fece i gattini ciechi; la fretta è cattiva consigliera.(to) haste /heɪst/v. i.( raro o poet.) affrettarsi.* * *[heɪst]nome fretta f.to make haste — affrettarsi ( to do a fare)
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2 haste n
[heɪst]fretta, premurato make haste — sbrigarsi, affrettarsi
more haste less speed — (Proverb) presto e bene raro avviene
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more haste less speed — haste makes waste/more haste less speed/ phrase used for saying that if you do something too quickly, you are likely to make mistakes Thesaurus: ways of telling someone not to hurrysynonym Main entry: haste … Useful english dictionary
more haste, less speed — ► more haste, less speed proverb you make better progress with a task if you don t try to do it too quickly. Main Entry: ↑haste … English terms dictionary
more haste, less speed — The faster you try to do something, the more likely you are to make mistakes that make you take longer than it would had you planned it … The small dictionary of idiomes
more haste, less speed — The original meaning of speed in this proverb is ‘quickness in the performance of some action or operation’. c 1350 Douce MS 52 no. 86 The more hast, the worse spede. 1546 J. HEYWOOD Dialogue of Proverbs I. ii. A3v Moste tymes he seeth, the more… … Proverbs new dictionary
more haste, less speed — proverb you make better progress with a task if you don t try to do it too quickly * * * ˌmore ˈhaste, ˌless ˈspeed idiom (BrE, saying) you will finish doing sth sooner if you do not try to do it too quickly because you will make fewer mistakes… … Useful english dictionary
more haste less speed — don t act in haste, haste makes waste, acting too quickly brings poor results … English contemporary dictionary
more haste, less speed — The faster you try to do something, the more likely you are to make mistakes that make you take longer than it would had you planned it. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
More haste, less speed — The faster you try to do something, the more likely you are to make mistakes that make you take longer than it would had you planned it … Dictionary of English idioms
the more haste the less speed — haste makes waste … English contemporary dictionary
haste — n Haste, hurry, speed, expedition, dispatch are comparable when meaning quickness or swiftness in movement or in action. Haste implies quickness or swiftness in persons rather than in machines, vehicles, or methods of transportation; thus, a… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
haste — [heıst] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old Frenc] 1.) great speed in doing something, especially because you do not have enough time = ↑hurry ▪ I soon regretted my haste. in your haste to do sth ▪ In his haste to leave, he forgot his briefcase. 2.) in … Dictionary of contemporary English
