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1 haste
[heɪst]nome fretta f.to make haste — affrettarsi ( to do a fare)
••* * *[heist]((too much) speed: Your work shows signs of haste - there are too many mistakes in it.) fretta- hasten- hasty
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- make haste* * *haste /heɪst/n. [u]fretta; premura; urgenza; fretta eccessiva; precipitazione: in haste, in fretta; di fretta; My friend left in great haste, il mio amico è partito in gran fretta; In my haste to leave, I forgot to lock the door, nella fretta di partire mi sono dimenticato di chiudere a chiave la porta; (arc. o form.) to make haste, affrettarsi; far presto; sbrigarsi; indecent haste, fretta sconveniente● in all haste, in tutta fretta, in gran fretta □ in hot haste, in fretta e furia □ (prov.) More haste, less speed! (o Haste makes waste), la gatta frettolosa fece i gattini ciechi; la fretta è cattiva consigliera.(to) haste /heɪst/v. i.( raro o poet.) affrettarsi.* * *[heɪst]nome fretta f.to make haste — affrettarsi ( to do a fare)
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2 dispatch
I [dɪ'spætʃ]1) (report) dispaccio m., rapporto m.mentioned in dispatches — mil. [ soldier] che ha avuto una menzione
2) (sending) invio m.II [dɪ'spætʃ]2) scherz. (consume) trangugiare, buttare giù [plateful, drink]3) (complete) smaltire [ work]; risolvere [ problem]* * *[di'spæ ] 1. verb1) (to send off: He dispatched several letters asking for financial help.) spedire2) (to finish off or deal with quickly: She dispatched several pieces of business within the hour.) inviare2. noun1) (a written official report: a dispatch from the commanding officer.) dispaccio2) (an act of sending away.) spedizione, invio3) (haste.) rapidità•* * *dispatch /dɪˈspætʃ/n.1 [u] spedizione; invio: the dispatch of letters [a parcel], l'invio di lettere [un pacco]2 dispaccio: a dispatch from the front [from abroad], un dispaccio dal fronte [dall'estero]3 [u] prontezza; sollecitudine: to do st. with dispatch, fare qc. con prontezza; The matter must be resolved with the greatest dispatch, la questione va risolta con la massima sollecitudine● dispatch box (o dispatch case), valigia diplomatica; borsa per documenti: (fig.) the dispatch box, podio riservato ai ministri in parlamento □ (org. az.) dispatch clerk, addetto alle spedizioni □ (naut.) dispatch days, giorni di stallia risparmiati □ (naut.) dispatch money, premio d'accelerazione □ (comm.) dispatch note, bollettino (o avviso) di spedizione □ dispatch rider, (mil.) staffetta a cavallo; motociclista portaordini; ( slang) Pony Express, pony.(to) dispatch /dɪˈspætʃ/v. t.1 (form.) inviare: A rescue team was dispatched to search for the missing men, una squadra di soccorso è stata inviata alla ricerca dei dispersi; Goods are usually dispatched within 24 hours, la merce è di solito inviata entro 24 ore2 sbrigare ( lavoro, una pratica); liquidare ( un avversario): to dispatch business, sbrigare affari* * *I [dɪ'spætʃ]1) (report) dispaccio m., rapporto m.mentioned in dispatches — mil. [ soldier] che ha avuto una menzione
2) (sending) invio m.II [dɪ'spætʃ]2) scherz. (consume) trangugiare, buttare giù [plateful, drink]3) (complete) smaltire [ work]; risolvere [ problem]
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haste — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hǣst violence Date: 14th century 1. rapidity of motion ; swiftness 2. rash or headlong action ; precipitateness < the beauty of speed uncontaminated by… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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more haste less speed — don t act in haste, haste makes waste, acting too quickly brings poor results … English contemporary dictionary
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