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1 aigrelet
- ette ɛgʀəlɛ, ɛt adjectif [goût, fruit] rather sour; [voix] shrill* * *ɛɡʀəlɛ, ɛt adj aigrelet, -te1) (goût) sourish2) (voix, son) sharpish* * *1 lit [goût] rather sour; [fruit] ( acidulé) rather sharp; ( pas mûr) rather sour; un petit vin aigrelet a sharpish wine;2 fig [voix] shrill.( féminin aigrelette) [ɛgrəlɛ, ɛt] adjectif[odeur, saveur] sourish[son, voix] shrillish -
2 illico
adverb* * *(colloq) iliko adverbe straightaway, sharpish (colloq)illico presto — pronto (colloq)
* * *i(l)liko adv *pronto ** * *illico○ adv straightaway, sharpish○; illico presto○ pronto○.[iliko] adverbeillico (presto) right away, pronto -
3 radiner
v. intrans. (also: v. pronom.): To come back sharpish, to return quickly. On a radiné fissa quand on a appris la nouvelle: We got back like a flash when we heard the news. T'en vas pas, je me radine! Hold on, I'll be with you in a jiffy! -
4 rembiner
I.v. trans. To 'patch things up', to reconcile warring parties.II.v. intrans. (also v. pronom.): To 'come back sharpish', to return quickly. Il a (also: ils'est) rembiné fissa: He got back double-quick. -
5 vinaigre
n. m.1. Faire vinaigre: To 'get one's skates on', to 'move sharpish', to hurry up.2. Ça tourne au vinaigre! (of happening, events): Things are taking an ugly turn! (literally the situation is in the process of souring up).
См. также в других словарях:
sharpish — informal ► ADJECTIVE ▪ fairly sharp. ► ADVERB chiefly Brit. ▪ quickly; soon … English terms dictionary
sharpish — 1. adjective Somewhat sharp (sudden, abrupt). The car made a sharpish turn. 2. adverb Rapidly, soon. Youd better mend your ways sharpish! … Wiktionary
sharpish — [[t]ʃɑ͟ː(r)pɪʃ[/t]] ADV GRADED: ADV after v If you do something sharpish, you do it quickly, without any delay. [BRIT, INFORMAL] She was asked to leave, sharpish … English dictionary
sharpish — sharp|ish [ˈʃa:pıʃ US ˈʃa:r ] adv BrE spoken quickly ▪ We d better leave pretty sharpish if we want to catch that bus … Dictionary of contemporary English
sharpish — adverb BrE spoken quickly: We d better leave pretty sharpish if we want to catch that bus … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sharpish — Adj. Quickly. E.g. You had better hurry to shops pretty damned sharpish, before they close … English slang and colloquialisms
sharpish — informal adjective fairly sharp. adverb chiefly Brit. quickly; soon … English new terms dictionary
sharpish — sharp·ish … English syllables
sharpish — UK [ˈʃɑː(r)pɪʃ] / US [ˈʃɑrpɪʃ] adverb British informal immediately and quickly … English dictionary
sharpish — Fairly or very quickly … A concise dictionary of English slang
sharpish — adj. & adv. colloq. adj. fairly sharp. adv. 1 fairly sharply. 2 quite quickly … Useful english dictionary
