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1 quicken
quicken ['kwɪkən]∎ to quicken one's pace or step hâter ou presser le pas(b) (stir → imagination, appetite, interest) stimuler; (→ hatred, desire) exciter; (→ resolve) hâter;∎ the incident quickened his sense of injustice l'incident a aiguisé son sentiment d'injustice(a) (step, pulse) s'accélérer;∎ my heart or pulse quickened mon cœur se mit à battre plus vite -
2 quicken
verb (to make or become quicker: He quickened his pace.) accélérer -
3 pace
Ⅰ.pace1 [peɪs]1 noun∎ she quickened her pace elle pressa le pas;∎ she slackened her pace elle ralentit le pas;∎ at a good or brisk or smart pace à vive allure;∎ at a slow pace à petite allure;∎ at walking pace au pas;∎ the slower pace of country life le rythme plus paisible de la vie à la campagne;∎ don't walk so fast, I can't keep pace with you ne marche pas si vite, je n'arrive pas à te suivre;∎ to keep pace with new developments se tenir au courant des derniers développements;∎ output is keeping pace with demand la production se maintient au niveau de ou répond à la demande;∎ our incomes haven't kept pace with inflation nos revenus n'ont pas augmenté au même rythme que l'inflation;∎ it's all happened so fast I can barely keep pace with it tout est arrivé si vite que j'ai du mal à suivre le rythme;∎ he couldn't stand or take the pace il n'arrivait pas à suivre le rythme;∎ do it at your own pace faites-le à votre propre rythme;∎ to force the pace forcer l'allure;∎ to make or to set the pace Sport donner l'allure, mener le train; figurative donner le ton∎ take two paces to the left faites deux pas à gauche;∎ he was a few paces from me il était à quelques pas de moi;∎ British to put sb through his/her paces mettre qn à l'épreuve;∎ to put a horse through its paces faire passer un cheval à la montre;∎ to put a car/machine through its paces mettre une voiture/une machine à l'épreuve;∎ to go through or to show one's paces montrer ce dont ou de quoi on est capablemarcher (à pas mesurés);∎ he paced up and down the corridor il arpentait le couloir(a) (corridor, cage, room) arpenter∎ she paced the first two laps well elle a trouvé le bon rythme pour les deux premiers tours de piste;∎ the action is well paced le suspense ne faiblit pas;∎ to pace oneself (when running, drinking) trouver son rythme; (when eating) garder de la place pour la suite►► pace bowler (in cricket) lanceur m rapide or puissant;pace car (in motor racing) pace-car m ou fmesurer en pas;∎ she paced out ten steps elle compta dix pasⅡ.pace2 ['pɑ:tʃeɪ]formal n'en déplaise à
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quickened — Quicken Quick en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {quickened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quickening}.] [AS. cwician. See {Quick}, a.] 1. To make alive; to vivify; to revive or resuscitate, as from death or an inanimate state; hence, to excite; to, stimulate; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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quickened — quick·en || kwɪkÉ™n v. increase speed, accelerate; expedite, hasten; hurry, rush; enliven, invigorate; restore life to, revive … English contemporary dictionary
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quicken — [[t]kwɪ̱kən[/t]] quickens, quickening, quickened V ERG If something quickens or if you quicken it, it becomes faster or moves at a greater speed. Ainslie s pulse quickened in alarm... [V n] He quickened his pace a little. Ant: slow … English dictionary
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