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I ['hʌrɪ]nome fretta f., premura f.to be in a hurry — avere fretta ( to do di fare)
there's no hurry — non è urgente, non c'è fretta
II 1. ['hʌrɪ]to do sth. in a hurry — fare qcs. in fretta
1) (do hastily) fare [qcs.] in fretta [meal, task]2) (rush, bustle) fare fretta a [ person]2.to hurry sb. in, out — fare entrare, fare uscire qcn. in fretta
verbo intransitivo affrettarsi, fare in fretta- hurry up* * *1. verb1) (to (cause to) move or act quickly, often too quickly: You'd better hurry if you want to catch that bus; If you hurry me, I'll make mistakes.) sbrigarsi2) (to convey quickly: After the accident, the injured man was hurried to the hospital.) (trasportare d'urgenza)2. noun1) (the act of doing something quickly, often too quickly: In his hurry to leave, he fell and broke his arm.) fretta2) (the need to do something quickly: Is there any hurry for this job?) fretta, urgenza•- hurried- hurriedly
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- hurry up* * *hurry /ˈhʌrɪ/n. [u]fretta; fretta e furia; premura; precipitazione; urgenza: There's no ( great) hurry to go to school, non c'è (tutta questa) fretta d'andare a scuola; to do st. in a big hurry, far qc. di gran fretta; In our hurry to leave, we forgot our tickets, nella fretta di uscire abbiamo dimenticato i biglietti● (fam.) hurry-scurry, (avv.) in fretta e furia; (agg.) frettoloso, precipitoso; (sost.) fretta, precipitazione □ in a hurry, in fretta, di fretta, in fretta e furia, frettolosamente; (con frasi neg. anche) (tanto) facilmente, tanto presto: The article had been written in a hurry and was full of mistakes, l'articolo era stato scritto di fretta (o in fretta e furia) ed era pieno di errori; I won't forget this trip in a hurry, non dimenticherò facilmente questa gita □ to be in a hurry, aver fretta; essere impaziente: Why are you in such a hurry?, perché hai tanta fretta?; He is in a hurry to leave, è impaziente di partire □ to be in no hurry (o not to be in any hurry), non avere fretta; (fam.) non avere desiderio (o voglia: di fare qc.) □ (fam.) sb. won't do (o be doing) st. again in a hurry, q. non ha nessuna intenzione di rifare qc.: I won't be working for him again in a hurry, non ho nessuna intenzione di lavorare di nuovo per lui; se lo scorda che lavorerò di nuovo per lui (fam.) □ What's your [the] hurry?, che fretta hai [c'è]? □ Why the hurry?, che fretta c'è?; perché (tutta) questa fretta?♦ (to) hurry /ˈhʌrɪ/A v. i.affrettarsi; sbrigarsi; far presto; spicciarsi; affannarsi: Don't hurry!, non affannarti!; DIALOGO → - At the station 1- If you hurry you'll catch it, se fai in fretta riesci a prenderlo NOTA D'USO: - go to / go and-B v. t.1 fare (qc.) in fretta; affrettare; sbrigare; accelerare; precipitare; far fretta a (q.); sollecitare; incalzare: He doesn't like to be hurried, non ama essere sollecitato2 mandare (o spedire) in tutta fretta: More troops were hurried to the front, altre truppe sono state mandate al fronte in tutta fretta● to hurry home, andare subito a casa; affrettarsi a rincasare.* * *I ['hʌrɪ]nome fretta f., premura f.to be in a hurry — avere fretta ( to do di fare)
there's no hurry — non è urgente, non c'è fretta
II 1. ['hʌrɪ]to do sth. in a hurry — fare qcs. in fretta
1) (do hastily) fare [qcs.] in fretta [meal, task]2) (rush, bustle) fare fretta a [ person]2.to hurry sb. in, out — fare entrare, fare uscire qcn. in fretta
verbo intransitivo affrettarsi, fare in fretta- hurry up
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