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I 1. adjective1) (quick-moving: a fast car.) rápido2) (quick: a fast worker.) rápido3) ((of a clock, watch etc) showing a time in advance of the correct time: My watch is five minutes fast.) adiantado2. adverb(quickly: She speaks so fast I can't understand her.) depressa- fastness- fast foods
- fast food II 1. verb(to go without food, especially for religious or medical reasons: Muslims fast during the festival of Ramadan.) jejuar2. noun(a time or act of fasting: She has just finished two days' fast.) jejum- fastingIII adjective1) ((of a dye) fixed; that will not come out of a fabric when it is washed.) fixo2) (firm; fixed: She made her end of the rope fast to a tree.) fixado/seguro•* * *fast1[fa:st; fæst] n 1 jejum, abstenção, abstinência. 2 período de jejum. • vi jejuar. fast day / dia de jejum. to break fast quebrar o jejum, parar com o jejum.————————fast2[fa:st; fæst] adj 1 veloz, rápido. 2 que favorece a velocidade. 3 firme, fixo, seguro, preso. 4 constante, aderente, pegado, estável, durável. the colors are fast / as cores não desbotam, são permanentes. • adv 1 velozmente, rapidamente, depressa, em rápida sucessão. 2 firmemente, fixamente, fortemente, muito. it was raining fast chovia fortemente. fast access storage Comp armazenamento de acesso rápido: em processamento de dados, seção que engloba o armazenamento inteiro do qual os dados podem ser recuperados com maior rapidez. fast asleep profundamente adormecido. fast breeder reactor tipo de reator nuclear que produz mais plutônio que o necessário para a geração de eletricidade. fast photographic film filme para fotografia que tem muita sensibilidade e pode ser usado quando há pouca luz. fast train trem rápido, expresso. hard and fast rígido, definitivamente verdadeiro e correto. my watch (clock) is fast meu relógio está adiantado. to hold fast segurar com firmeza. to live fast ter uma vida desregrada. to make a fast buck enriquecer rapidamente de maneira desonesta. to make fast fixar seguramente. to play fast and loose with someone ser irresponsável e insincero com alguém. to pull a fast one enganar ou trapacear alguém.
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quick buck — If you make some money easily, you make a quick buck … The small dictionary of idiomes
quick\ buck — • fast buck • quick buck slang Money earned quickly and easily, and sometimes dishonestly. You can make a fast buck at the golf course by fishing balls out of the water trap. He isn t interested in a career; he s just looking for a quick buck … Словарь американских идиом
quick buck — AND fast buck n. a quickly or easily earned profit. □ I’m always on the lookout to make a fast buck. □ I need to make a quick buck without much effort … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
quick buck — If you make some money easily, you make a quick buck. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Quick buck — If you make some money easily, you make a quick buck … Dictionary of English idioms
quick buck — Money made fast. ► “Quick Buck story: If some hell of a nice guy offers you a high return, can’t lose investment, keep your check book in your pocket.” (Forbes, June 21, 1993, p. 236) … American business jargon
quick buck — noun quick or easy earnings, they are traders out to make a fast buck • Syn: ↑fast buck • Hypernyms: ↑net income, ↑net, ↑net profit, ↑lucre, ↑profit, ↑profits, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
quick buck — See: FAST BUCK … Dictionary of American idioms
quick buck — See: FAST BUCK … Dictionary of American idioms
quick buck — n. profit rapidly and readily earned … English slang
make a quick buck — See: FAST BUCK … Dictionary of American idioms
