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1 quick
quick [kwɪk]1. adjectivea. ( = rapid) [train, movement, decision] rapide ; [recovery, answer] prompt• be quick! dépêche-toi !b. ( = lively) [mind] vif• he was quick to see that... il a tout de suite vu que...• she was quick to point out that... elle n'a pas manqué de faire remarquer que...2. adverb( = quickly) quick, over here! vite, par ici !3. compounds• there is no quick fix to the country's economic problems il n'y a pas de solution miracle aux problèmes économiques du pays ► quick-setting adjective [cement] à prise rapide ; [jelly] qui prend facilement* * *[kwɪk] 1.noun Anatomy, Medicine chair f vive2.to the quick — [bite nails] jusqu'au sang
1) ( speedy) [pace, reply, profit, meal] rapide; [storm, shower] bref/brèvethe quickest way to... — le meilleur moyen de...
2) ( clever) [child, student] vif/vive d'espritto be quick at — être bon/bonne en [arithmetic]
3) ( prompt)4) ( lively)3.••a quick one — = quickie 1, 2
to cut ou sting somebody to the quick — piquer quelqu'un au vif
to make a quick buck — (colloq) gagner de l'argent facile
to make a quick killing — (colloq) faire fortune rapidement
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2 slow
A adj1 ( not quick) [runner, vehicle, gesture, movement, progress, process, development] lent ; the pace of life is slow here on vit au ralenti ici ; to fall into a slow decline tomber lentement dans le déclin ; to make slow progress/a slow recovery avancer/se remettre lentement ; the slow movement Mus le mouvement lent ; to be slow to do tarder à faire ; attitudes are slow to change les attitudes changent lentement ; he is slow to anger il lui en faut beaucoup pour se mettre en colère ; to be slow in doing être lent à faire ;2 ( dull) [film, novel, play, plot] lent ;4 ( intellectually unresponsive) [child, pupil, learner] lent (d'esprit) ; slow at sth faible en qch ;5 ( showing incorrect time) [clock, watch] to be slow retarder ; to be 10 minutes slow retarder de 10 minutes ;6 ( not too hot) [oven, flame] doux/douce ;7 Sport [pitch, court] lourd.B adv [go, drive, travel] gen lentement ; to go slow [workers] freiner la production ; slow-acting à action lente ; slow-cooked dish plat mijoté. ⇒ go-slow.■ slow down:▶ slow down [train, runner, pulse, output, economy] ralentir ; to slow (down) to a crawl rouler au pas ; to slow (down) to 20 km/h ralentir à 20 km/h ; to slow (down) to 2% tomber à 2% ; at your age you should slow down à ton âge tu devrais ralentir (tes activités) ;▶ slow down [sth/sb], slow [sth/sb] down ralentir [car, traffic, runner, progress, production] ; the illness has slowed her down la maladie l'a diminuée. -
3 speed
speed [spi:d](verb: preterite, past participle sped)1. noun• what speed were you doing? (in car) à quelle vitesse rouliez-vous ?• to be up to speed ( = functioning properly) être opérationnelb. [of film] sensibilité fa. ( = move fast) to speed along [person, vehicle] aller à toute vitesseb. ( = go too fast) conduire trop vite• you're speeding! tu roules trop vite !3. compounds► speed dating noun speed dating m (rencontres organisées où des célibataires font connaissance en quelques minutes)► speed up (preterite, past participle speeded up)[+ production] accélérer* * *[spiːd] 1.1) (velocity of vehicle, wind, record) vitesse f; (rapidity of response, reaction) rapidité fat speed — [go, run] à toute vitesse; [work, read] en quatrième vitesse
‘full speed ahead!’ — ‘en avant toute!’
2) ( gear) vitesse f4) (colloq) ( drug) amphétamines fpl2.transitive verb (prét, pp sped ou speeded) hâter [process, recovery]; rendre [quelque chose] plus fluide [traffic]3.to speed somebody on his/her way — souhaiter bon voyage à quelqu'un
1) (prét, pp sped) ( move swiftly)2) (prét, pp speeded) ( drive too fast) conduire trop vite•Phrasal Verbs:- speed up
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