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1 dash
[dæʃ] 1. verb1) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) uháňať2) (to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break: He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.) hodiť; roztrieštiť3) (to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed: Our hopes were dashed.) zmariť2. noun1) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) skok2) (a small amount of something, especially liquid: whisky with a dash of soda.) trocha3) ((in writing) a short line (-) to show a break in a sentence etc.) pomlčka4) (energy and enthusiasm: All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.) verva•- dashing- dash off* * *• vrhnút• útek• zmarit• hodit• rýchly beh• rútit sa• rozbit• pomlcka -
2 hasten
['heisn]1) (to (cause to) move with speed: He hastened towards me; We must hasten the preparations.) ponáhľať sa; urýchliť2) (to do at once: He hastened to add an explanation.) poponáhľať sa* * *• poponáhlat sa• posúrit• ponáhlat sa -
3 quick
[kwik] 1. adjective1) (done, said, finished etc in a short time: a quick trip into town.) chvatný, rýchly2) (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.) rýchly3) (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.) pohotový2. adverb(quickly: quick-frozen food.) rýchlo- quickly- quicken
- quickness
- quicklime
- quicksands
- quicksilver
- quick-tempered
- quick-witted
- quick-wittedly
- quick-wittedness* * *• rýchly• bystrý• culo• citlivo• rýchlo• pohotový -
4 crawl
[kro:l] 1. verb1) (to move slowly along the ground: The injured dog crawled away.) liezť2) ((of people) to move on hands and knees or with the front of the body on the ground: The baby can't walk yet, but she crawls everywhere.) plaziť sa3) (to move slowly: The traffic was crawling along at ten kilometres per hour.) vliecť sa4) (to be covered with crawling things: His hair was crawling with lice.) hemžiť sa2. noun1) (a very slow movement or speed: We drove along at a crawl.) krokom2) (a style of swimming in which the arms make alternate overarm movements: She's better at the crawl than she is at the breaststroke.) kraul* * *• hemžit sa• plazit sa
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