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1 quicken
['kwikën] v 1. shpejtoj (hapin); shpejtohet (pulsi); the pace quickened ritmi u shpejtua. 2. fig. zgjoj, ngjall; zgjohet, ngjallet(interesi); nxis; nxitet; hap; hapet (oreksi) -
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[kwik] adj., adv. - adj. i menjëhershëm, i shpejt, i gjallë, i mprehtë, i butë, i zgjuar, i ngathët, i ndërprerë / adv. shpejt, vrik / ( Positive quick, Comparative quicker, Superlative quickest)● quick bread ['kwik bred] n. bukë/biskota me brumë që vjen në cast● quick-freeze ['kwik fri:z] vt. fus (ushqimet) në ngrirje të shpejtë● quickie ['kwiki] n. gj.fol. 1. gjë e bërë shpejt-e-shpejt. 2. pyetje-rrufe. 3. gotë e kthyer rrëmbimthi. 4. kin. dokumentar/film i shkurtëri xhiruar shpejt-e-shpejt● quicklime ['kwiklaim] n. gëlqere e pashuar● quickly ['kwikli] adv. shpejt; vrik; me ngut; pa vonesë, në cast; as quickly as you can sa të mundesh më shpejt● quick march! ['kwik ma:ç] n. usht. për marshim, para!● quickness ['kwiknis] n 1. shpejtësi. 2. mprehtësi (e mendjes, shikimit etj)● quicksand ['kwiksænd] n. rëra të lëvizshme; rërë thithëse● quickset ['kwikset] n. bimë (murriz etj) e mbjellë për gardh; gardh me bimë● quick-setting ['kwik'seting] adj. me mpiksje/ngrirje të shpejtë (pelte, çimento)● quickstep ['kwikstep] n 1. fokstrot (vallëzim). 2. hap i shpejtë; hap marshimi● quick-tempered ['kwik'tempë:d] adj. idhnak, zemërak, nevrik, çakmak● quick time ['kwik taim] n. ecje e shpejtë (rreth 5,5 km/orë)● quickwater ['kwik'wotë:] n. rrymë, pjesë lumi me rrymë● quick-witted ['kwik'witid] adj. mendjehollë, mendjemprehtë; hazërxhevap● quicken ['kwikën] v 1. shpejtoj (hapin); shpejtohet (pulsi); the pace quickened ritmi u shpejtua. 2. fig. zgjoj, ngjall; zgjohet, ngjallet (interesi); nxis; nxitet; hap; hapet (oreksi)* * *shpjet
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quicken the pace — increase the rate of speed, accelerate the pace … English contemporary dictionary
accelerate the pace — go faster, quicken the speed … English contemporary dictionary
quicken — verb (I, T) 1 to become quicker or make something quicker: the quickening pace of technological change | quicken your pace (=walk faster): Ray glanced at his watch and quickened his pace. | your heart/pulse quickens (=your heart beats faster… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pace — pace1 [ peıs ] noun ** ▸ 1 speed ▸ 2 exciting quality ▸ 3 walking/running step ▸ 4 ability to run quickly ▸ 5 way a horse walks/runs ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) singular or uncount the speed at which something happens or is done: the pace of something: The… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pace — I UK [peɪs] / US noun Word forms pace : singular pace plural paces ** 1) [singular/uncountable] the speed at which something happens or is done the pace of something: The pace of technological change increased steadily during the 20th century.… … English dictionary
pace — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 one step VERB + PACE ▪ take, walk ▪ Take two paces forward. ▪ step back ▪ Step back three paces. PREPO … Collocations dictionary
quicken — quickener, n. /kwik euhn/, v.t. 1. to make more rapid; accelerate; hasten: She quickened her pace. 2. to give or restore vigor or activity to; stir up, rouse, or stimulate: to quicken the imagination. 3. to revive; restore life to: The spring… … Universalium
quicken — quick•en [[t]ˈkwɪk ən[/t]] v. t. 1) to make more rapid; accelerate; hasten: She quickened her pace[/ex] 2) to give vigor to; stimulate: to quicken the imagination[/ex] 3) to restore life to; revive: The spring rains quickened the earth[/ex] 4) to … From formal English to slang
quicken — /ˈkwɪkən/ (say kwikuhn) verb (t) 1. to make more rapid; accelerate; hasten: she quickened her pace. 2. to make quick or alive; restore life to. 3. to give or restore vigour or activity to; stir up, rouse, or stimulate: to quicken the imagination …
quicken — verb 1) she quickened her pace Syn: speed up, accelerate, step up, hasten, hurry (up) 2) the film quickened his interest in nature Syn: stimulate, excite, arouse, rouse, stir up, activate … Thesaurus of popular words
quicken — quick|en [ˈkwıkən] v [I and T] 1.) written to become quicker or make something quicker ▪ Ray glanced at his watch and quickened his pace (=began to walk faster) . ▪ Companies are finding it hard to cope with the quickening pace of technological… … Dictionary of contemporary English
