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1 caído
adj.fallen, down.past part.past participle of spanish verb: caer.* * *1→ link=caer caer► adjetivo1 (gen) fallen2 (hombros) sloping3 figurado (desanimado) downhearted, crestfallen1 the fallen\caído,-a de hombros with sloping shoulderscaído,-a del cielo figurado out of the blue* * *1.ADJ [gen] fallen; [cabeza] hanging; [hombros] drooping; [cuello] turndown; [flor etc] limp, drooping2. SM1) (=muerto)los caídos por España — [en el bando franquista] those who died for Spain
monumento a los caídos — war memorial, monument to the fallen
2) Méx (=soborno) backhander *, sweetener ** * *I- da adjetivo1)a) ( en el suelo) fallenb) < pechos> drooping, saggingtener los or ser de hombros caídos — to be round-shouldered
2) ( en la guerra)3) (Col) < vivienda> dilapidated, run-downII* * *= fallen.Ex. Often locals are reluctant to plant fruit trees because of the litter -- fallen fruit that has to be disposed of.----* andar con los hombros caídos = slouch.* caído del cielo = heaven-sent.* caído en combate = killed in action.* caídos = fallen.* caídos, los = slain, the.* caminar con los hombros caídos = slouch.* de capa caída = at a low ebb, in (the) doldrums.* Día de los Caídos = Memorial Day.* oreja caída = drop ear.* senos caídos = saggy boobs.* sentarse con los hombros caídos = slouch.* tetas caídas = saggy boobs.* * *I- da adjetivo1)a) ( en el suelo) fallenb) < pechos> drooping, saggingtener los or ser de hombros caídos — to be round-shouldered
2) ( en la guerra)3) (Col) < vivienda> dilapidated, run-downII* * *= fallen.Ex: Often locals are reluctant to plant fruit trees because of the litter -- fallen fruit that has to be disposed of.
* andar con los hombros caídos = slouch.* caído del cielo = heaven-sent.* caído en combate = killed in action.* caídos = fallen.* caídos, los = slain, the.* caminar con los hombros caídos = slouch.* de capa caída = at a low ebb, in (the) doldrums.* Día de los Caídos = Memorial Day.* oreja caída = drop ear.* senos caídos = saggy boobs.* sentarse con los hombros caídos = slouch.* tetas caídas = saggy boobs.* * *A1 (tumbado) fallenrecogieron las manzanas caídas they picked up the windfalls2 ‹pechos› drooping, sagging; ‹pantalones› low-slunges muy caído de hombros he's very round-shoulderedtiene el útero caído she has a prolapsed wombB(en la guerra): soldados caídos en combate/acción de guerra soldiers who fell in combat/actionC ( Col) ‹vivienda› dilapidated, run-downlos caídos the fallenmonumento a los caídos cenotaph, monument to the fallen* * *
Del verbo caer: ( conjugate caer)
caído es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
caer
caído
caer ( conjugate caer) verbo intransitivo
1 ( de una altura) to fall;
( de posición vertical) to fall over;
cayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spot;
cayó en el mar it came down in the sea;
caído parado (AmL) to land on one's feet;
dejar caído algo ‹objeto/indirecta› to drop sth.;
dejó caído la noticia que … she let drop the news that …
2a) [chaparrón/nevada]:
cayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavily;
el rayo cayó cerca the lightning struck nearby
◊ al caído la tarde/noche at sunset o dusk/nightfall
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4 (en error, trampa):
todos caímos (en la trampa) we all fell for it;
cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look;
caído muy bajo to stoop very low
5 (fam) (entender, darse cuenta):◊ ¡ah, ya caigo! ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq);
( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember;
no caí en que tú no tenías llave I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6 ( en un estado):
caído enfermo to fall ill
7 [gobierno/ciudad] to fall;
[ soldado] ( morir) to fall, die
8 [precios/temperatura] to fall, drop
9a) ( sentar):
le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she was very upset about not being invitedb) [ persona]:
me cae muy mal (fam) I can't stand him (colloq);
¿qué tal te cayó? what did you think of him?
[cumpleaños/festividad] to fall on;◊ ¿el 27 en qué (día) cae? what day's the 27th?
caerse verbo pronominal
( de posición vertical) to fall, to fall over;
caídose del caballo/de la cama to fall off one's horse/out of bed;
está que se cae de cansancio (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)b) caérsele algo a algn:◊ oiga, se le cayó un guante excuse me, you dropped your glove;
no se te vaya a caído don't drop it;
se me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my hands;
se me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling down
[ hojas] to fall off;
[ botón] to come off, fall off;
caído 1◊ -da adjetivo
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c) ( en la guerra):
2 (Col) ‹ vivienda› dilapidated, run-down
caído 2 sustantivo masculino:
caer verbo intransitivo
1 to fall
caer desde lo alto, to fall from the top
caer por la ventana, to fall out of the window
caer por las escaleras, to fall down the stairs
2 (captar) to understand, see: no caí, I didn't twig
US I didn't realize it
ya caigo, ¡qué tontería!, I get it ¡it's easy!
3 (estar situado) to be: eso cae por aquí cerca, it is somewhere near here
4 (tener lugar) to be: ¿cuándo cae este año la Semana Santa?, when is Easter this year?
5 (causar buena o mala impresión) le cae bien/mal, he likes/doesn't like her
parece que el muchacho le cayó en gracia, it seems that he likes the boy
6 (en una situación) caer enfermo, to fall ill
caer en desgracia, to fall out of favour
7 (ir a parar) cayó en las garras del enemigo, she fell into the clutches of the enemy
fuimos a caer en una pensión de mala muerte, we turned up in the guesthouse from hell
♦ Locuciones: caer (muy) bajo, to sink (very) low
dejar caer, (un objeto, una indirecta) to drop
dejarse caer por, to drop by
estar al caer, (a punto de llegar) he'll arrive any minute now
(a punto de ocurrir) it's on the way
al caer el día, in the evening
al caer la noche, at nightfall
caído,-a
I adjetivo
1 fallen: había varios troncos caídos en la carretera, there were tree trunks on the road
2 (en defensa de una causa) los soldados caídos en el desembarco de Normandía, the soldiers who fell in during the Normandy landings
3 (parte del cuerpo) Pedro es caído de hombros, Pedro has drooping shoulders
II mpl Mil los caídos, the fallen
' caído' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caída
- cielo
- esquivar
- limadura
- recoger
- señor
English:
academic
- aware
- click
- doghouse
- drop
- water
- fancy
- floppy
* * *caído, -a♦ adj1. [árbol, hoja] fallen2. [decaído] low3. [pechos] saggy;[ears, eyes] droopy; [shoulders] round, sloping;es caída de hombros she's round-shouldered4.[inesperado] out-of-the-blue;caído del cielo [oportuno] heaven-sent;tu ayuda nos viene como caída del cielo your help is like manna from heaven♦ los caídos nmplthe fallen;un monumento a los caídos (en la guerra) a war memorial* * *I adj1 fallen;caído de ánimo downhearted, dispirited2 hombros saggingII mpl:los caídos MIL the fallen, the (war) dead -
2 a mata caballo
(adj.) = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelterEx. Unfortunately, the basic problem was to get the file cleaned up in a hurry, and nobody was particularly concerned with research.Ex. Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year 'windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.Ex. And he added hurriedly: 'I felt I could work with her though'.Ex. The larger issues of higher education provide a context for redefining the helter-skelter relationship of teaching and research.* * *(adj.) = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelterEx: Unfortunately, the basic problem was to get the file cleaned up in a hurry, and nobody was particularly concerned with research.
Ex: Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year 'windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.Ex: And he added hurriedly: 'I felt I could work with her though'.Ex: The larger issues of higher education provide a context for redefining the helter-skelter relationship of teaching and research. -
3 dinero inesperado
= windfall, windfall moneysEx. Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year ' windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.Ex. Regardless of how humble present budgets may be librarians must have in mind a clear-cut spending strategy in case of windfall moneys being made available.* * *= windfall, windfall moneysEx: Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year ' windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.
Ex: Regardless of how humble present budgets may be librarians must have in mind a clear-cut spending strategy in case of windfall moneys being made available. -
4 ingresos inesperados
(n.) = windfallEx. Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year ' windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.* * *(n.) = windfallEx: Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year ' windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.
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5 precipitación
f.1 precipitation, hurry, rush, suddenness.2 atmospheric precipitation, rainfall, falling of rain, precipitation.3 hastiness, overeagerness, overeagerness to act, precipitation.4 precipitation, unwise hurry.5 sediment, precipitation.* * *1 (prisa) rush, haste, hurry2 METEREOLOGÍA precipitation, rainfall\con precipitación hastily* * *SF1) [al hacer algo] (=prisa) haste; (=imprudencia) rashnesscon precipitación — hastily, precipitately frm
2) (Meteo) rainfall, precipitation frm3) (Quím) precipitation* * *1) ( prisa) rush, hurry2) (Meteo) precipitation (frml)cielo nuboso, con alguna precipitación — overcast with occasional showers
3) (Quím) precipitation* * *= abruptness, haste, rush, precipitation, prematurity.Ex. Then, with a kind of energetic abruptness, Bough said that they could try to build a case for keeping the budget intact.Ex. Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year 'windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.Ex. It is also a good time to stand back and take a look at 'what technology hath wrought' and some of the issues involved in our rush towards standardization on the national and international levels.Ex. Find information on acid rain or precipitation and its effects on national parks.Ex. The most likely causes of brain damage among low birthweight infants are prematurity and infections, not oxygen starvation.----* con precipitación = rashly.* índice de precipitación = rainfall figure.* precipitación de última hora = last-minute rush.* precipitaciones = rainfall.* vaso de precipitaciones = beaker.* * *1) ( prisa) rush, hurry2) (Meteo) precipitation (frml)cielo nuboso, con alguna precipitación — overcast with occasional showers
3) (Quím) precipitation* * *= abruptness, haste, rush, precipitation, prematurity.Ex: Then, with a kind of energetic abruptness, Bough said that they could try to build a case for keeping the budget intact.
Ex: Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year 'windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.Ex: It is also a good time to stand back and take a look at 'what technology hath wrought' and some of the issues involved in our rush towards standardization on the national and international levels.Ex: Find information on acid rain or precipitation and its effects on national parks.Ex: The most likely causes of brain damage among low birthweight infants are prematurity and infections, not oxygen starvation.* con precipitación = rashly.* índice de precipitación = rainfall figure.* precipitación de última hora = last-minute rush.* precipitaciones = rainfall.* vaso de precipitaciones = beaker.* * *A (prisa) rush, hurrylo hizo con tanta precipitación que era normal que se equivocara she did it in such a rush o hurry that she was bound to make a mistakeno hace falta tanta precipitación, tenemos tiempo de sobra there's no need to rush o hurry, we've got plenty of timehabrá precipitaciones débiles en el norte there will be some light rain ( o snow etc) in the northcielo nuboso, con alguna precipitación overcast with occasional showersCompuesto:rainC ( Quím) precipitation* * *
precipitación sustantivo femenino
1 ( prisa) rush, hurry;◊ lo hizo con mucha precipitación she did it in a rush o hurry
2 (Meteo) rainfall;
habrá precipitaciones débiles there will be some light rain
precipitación sustantivo femenino
1 (prisa) hurry, haste
2 Meteor (de lluvia) rainfall, (de nieve) snowfall
3 Quím precipitation
' precipitación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
impetuosidad
English:
haste
- mean
- precipitation
- rainfall
- rashness
- hastily
* * *♦ nf1. [apresuramiento] haste;actuaron con precipitación they acted hastily2. Quím precipitation♦ precipitaciones nfpl[lluvia] rain, Espec precipitation;intervalos nubosos con precipitaciones ocasionales scattered cloud with occasional showers* * *f1 ( prisa) hurry, haste2:precipitaciones pl rain sg* * *precipitación nf, pl - ciones1) prisa: haste, hurry, rush2) : precipitation, rain, snow -
6 precipitado
adj.1 precipitate, breakneck, sudden, hasty.2 abrupt.past part.past participle of spanish verb: precipitar.* * *1→ link=precipitar precipitar► adjetivo1 (apresurado) hasty, rash* * *(f. - precipitada)adj.1) hasty2) rash* * *1.ADJ [huida] headlong; [partida] hasty, sudden; [conducta] hasty, rash2.SM (Quím) precipitate* * *I IImasculino (Quím) precipitate* * *= abrupt, hurried, rushed, rash, hasty, untethered, precipitous, precipitate, precipitate.Ex. There were abrupt fluctuations in his output from one week to the next.Ex. Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year 'windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.Ex. Leforte could usually identify those footsteps easily; but today they sounded more rushed that what could normally be expected from the cataloging head.Ex. And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to 'slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.Ex. It seems to me that the deletion of that was maybe a little bit too hasty.Ex. 'Out of the secretarial world it comes, the prime example of the untethered query, bobbing uselessly about till one can tell what caused it to be launched'.Ex. Yet it is argued that these fluctuations do not justify either precipitous journal cancellations or freewheeling additions to the collection.Ex. In chemistry, increasing the gravitational force on a test tube will cause the precipitate to gather on the bottom.Ex. This was all compounded by the fact that the wedding itself was somewhat precipitate, done when it was for practical reasons.----* decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.* demasiado precipitado = too hurried, too rush.* sacar conclusiones precipitadas = jump to + conclusions.* * *I IImasculino (Quím) precipitate* * *= abrupt, hurried, rushed, rash, hasty, untethered, precipitous, precipitate, precipitate.Ex: There were abrupt fluctuations in his output from one week to the next.
Ex: Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year 'windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.Ex: Leforte could usually identify those footsteps easily; but today they sounded more rushed that what could normally be expected from the cataloging head.Ex: And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to 'slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.Ex: It seems to me that the deletion of that was maybe a little bit too hasty.Ex: 'Out of the secretarial world it comes, the prime example of the untethered query, bobbing uselessly about till one can tell what caused it to be launched'.Ex: Yet it is argued that these fluctuations do not justify either precipitous journal cancellations or freewheeling additions to the collection.Ex: In chemistry, increasing the gravitational force on a test tube will cause the precipitate to gather on the bottom.Ex: This was all compounded by the fact that the wedding itself was somewhat precipitate, done when it was for practical reasons.* decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.* demasiado precipitado = too hurried, too rush.* sacar conclusiones precipitadas = jump to + conclusions.* * *‹decisión› hasty, hurried, precipitate ( frml)fue un viaje tan precipitado que no tuve tiempo de avisar a nadie the trip came up so suddenly that I didn't have time to tell anyoneprecipitate* * *
Del verbo precipitar: ( conjugate precipitar)
precipitado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
precipitado
precipitar
precipitado◊ -da adjetivo ‹decisión/actuación› hasty;
‹ juicio› snap ( before n)
precipitado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (con prisa) hasty, hurried
2 (sin pensar) rash
II sustantivo masculino Quím precipitate
precipitar verbo transitivo
1 (una acción, un acontecimiento) to hurry, rush
2 (un objeto) to throw, hurl
3 Quím to precipitate
' precipitado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
precipitada
- atarantado
- atrabancado
- lanzado
- súbito
English:
breakneck
- dash
- hasty
- ill-considered
- precipitate
- rash
- panicky
- snap
* * *precipitado, -a♦ adjhasty;no seas precipitado, reflexiona un poco don't be too hasty, think it over a little♦ nmQuím precipitate* * *I adj hasty, suddenII m QUÍM precipitate* * *precipitado, -da adj1) : hasty, sudden2) : rash♦ precipitadamente adv* * * -
7 premura
f.1 urgency (urgencia).2 lack, shortage (escasez).3 haste, hurry, rush, precipitation.* * *1 (prisa) urgency2 (escasez - de tiempo) pressure; (- de espacio) shortage* * *SF1) (=prisa) haste, urgency2) (=aprieto) pressurecon premura de tiempo — under pressure of time, with very little time
* * *femenino haste* * *= haste.Ex. Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year 'windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.* * *femenino haste* * *= haste.Ex: Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year 'windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.
* * *haste* * *premura nf1. [urgencia] urgency, haste;con premura urgently2. [escasez] lack, shortage;dada la premura de tiempo… given the lack of time…* * *f haste;premura de tiempo pressure of time;hacer algo con premura de tiempo be pressed for time when doing something* * *premura nf: haste, urgency -
8 prisa
f.hurry, haste.con las prisas me olvidé de llamarte in the rush I forgot to call youa toda prisa very quicklycorrer prisa to be urgentdarse prisa to hurry (up)de prisa quicklyde prisa y corriendo in a slapdash wayir con prisa to be in a hurrymeter prisa a alguien to hurry o rush somebodytener prisa to be in a hurryla prisa es mala consejera (Prov) more haste, less speed* * *1 hurry■ ¡date prisa que no llegamos! hurry up or we'll never make it!\correr prisa to be urgentdarse prisa to hurryde prisa y corriendo in a mad rushmeterle prisa a alguien to rush somebodysin prisa pero sin pausa slowly but surelytener prisa to be in a hurry* * *noun f.hurry, rush- tener prisa* * *SF (=prontitud) hurry, haste; (=premura) urgency•
a prisa — quickly, hurriedly¿corren prisa estas cartas? — are these letters urgent?, is there any hurry for these letters?
¿te corre prisa? — are you in a hurry?
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darse prisa — to hurry, hurry up¡date prisa! — hurry (up)!, come along!
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de prisa — quickly, hurriedly•
meter prisa a algn — to make sb get a move on, make sb hurry up•
tener prisa — to be in a hurry* * *1) (rapidez, urgencia) rush, hurry¿a qué viene tanta prisa? — what's the rush o hurry?
no me metas prisa — don't rush o hurry me
tengo prisa — (Esp, Méx) I'm in a rush o a hurry
2) (en locs)a or de prisa — deprisa
correr prisa: éstos no (me) corren prisa there's no rush for these; sin prisa pero sin pausa slowly but surely; hazlo sin prisa pero sin pausa — take your time
* * *= haste.Ex. Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year 'windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.----* andar sin prisa = mosey.* a prisa = hurriedly, quickly.* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.* con prisa = in a rush, in a hurry.* darse prisa = hurry, hurry up, get on + Posesivo + running shoes, shake + a leg, hot-foot it to, make + haste, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, get + a move on.* darse prisa con calma = make + haste slowly.* de prisa = in haste.* dirigirse a toda prisa hacia = make + haste towards.* hacer esto y aquello sin prisas = pootle.* ir a un Sitio sin prisa = mosey.* marcharse de prisa = dash off, shoot off.* meter prisa = hustle.* no correr prisa = there + be + no hurry.* no haber prisa = there + be + no hurry.* prisa de última hora = last-minute rush.* salir a toda prisa = make + a hasty exit.* sin prisa(s) = unhurriedly, leisurely.* tener demasiada prisa = be in too much of a hurry, be in too much of a rush.* tener prisa = be in a hurry.* * *1) (rapidez, urgencia) rush, hurry¿a qué viene tanta prisa? — what's the rush o hurry?
no me metas prisa — don't rush o hurry me
tengo prisa — (Esp, Méx) I'm in a rush o a hurry
2) (en locs)a or de prisa — deprisa
correr prisa: éstos no (me) corren prisa there's no rush for these; sin prisa pero sin pausa slowly but surely; hazlo sin prisa pero sin pausa — take your time
* * *= haste.Ex: Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year 'windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.
* andar sin prisa = mosey.* a prisa = hurriedly, quickly.* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.* con prisa = in a rush, in a hurry.* darse prisa = hurry, hurry up, get on + Posesivo + running shoes, shake + a leg, hot-foot it to, make + haste, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, get + a move on.* darse prisa con calma = make + haste slowly.* de prisa = in haste.* dirigirse a toda prisa hacia = make + haste towards.* hacer esto y aquello sin prisas = pootle.* ir a un Sitio sin prisa = mosey.* marcharse de prisa = dash off, shoot off.* meter prisa = hustle.* no correr prisa = there + be + no hurry.* no haber prisa = there + be + no hurry.* prisa de última hora = last-minute rush.* salir a toda prisa = make + a hasty exit.* sin prisa(s) = unhurriedly, leisurely.* tener demasiada prisa = be in too much of a hurry, be in too much of a rush.* tener prisa = be in a hurry.* * *A (rapidez, urgencia) rush, hurry¿a qué viene tanta prisa? what's the rush o hurry?con las prisas olvidé decírselo in the rush I forgot to tell her¿a qué viene tanta prisa por casarse? why are you in such a hurry o rush to get married?no me metas prisa don't rush o hurry meestoy de prisa or tengo prisa I'm in a rush o a hurrydarse prisa to hurry up, to hurrydate prisa o perderás el tren hurry up or you'll miss the trainB ( en locs):a or de prisa deprisa:a toda prisa as fast as possiblehuyó de allí a toda prisa she fled as fast as she could gocorrer prisa: no se preocupe, éstos no (me) corren prisa don't worry, there's no rush for these o I'm not in a rush for thesesin prisa pero sin pausa: el público entraba en la tienda sin prisa pero sin pausa there was a steady stream of people going into the shopsin prisa pero sin pausa la situación va mejorando slowly but surely the situation is getting better* * *
prisa sustantivo femenino
1 (rapidez, urgencia) rush, hurry;◊ ¿a qué viene tanta prisa? what's the rush o hurry?;
con las prisas olvidé decírselo in the rush I forgot to tell her;
tenía prisa por llegar a casa he was in a rush to get home;
no me metas prisa don't rush o hurry me;
tengo prisa (Esp, Méx) I'm in a rush o a hurry;
darse prisa to hurry (up)
2 ( en locs) a or de prisa See Also→◊ deprisa ;
a toda prisa as fast as possible;
correr prisa: estos no (me) corren prisa there's no rush for these
prisa sustantivo femenino hurry, rush: tengo mucha prisa, I'm in a hurry
♦ Locuciones: correr prisa, to be urgent
darse prisa, to hurry up
meter prisa, to hurry o rush sb
' prisa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apremiar
- apurar
- apurada
- apurado
- apurarse
- correr
- encaminarse
- espabilar
- espabilarse
- parecer
- pausa
- precipitación
- precipitada
- precipitado
- precipitarse
- rato
- venga
- acelerar
- afán
- afanado
- apresurar
- apuro
- disparado
- ir
- meter
- vestir
English:
be
- bolt
- buck up
- catch
- charge off
- cobble together
- come on
- double
- fade
- hurry
- hustle
- in
- leg
- move
- quick
- rush
- rush off
- scurry
- speed
- speed up
- such
- tear
- throw on
- come
- haste
- hastily
- past
- whisk
* * *prisa nf[prontitud] haste, hurry; [rapidez] speed; [urgencia] urgency;¿por qué tantas prisas? what's the hurry?;con las prisas me olvidé de llamarte in the rush I forgot to call you;a toda prisa very quickly;correr prisa to be urgent;¿qué es lo que más prisa corre? which is most urgent?;darse prisa to hurry (up);de prisa quickly;de prisa y corriendo in a slapdash way;ir con prisa, llevar prisa to be in a hurry;meter prisa a alguien to hurry o rush sb;tener prisa to be in a hurry;la prisa es mala consejera more haste, less speed;sin prisa pero sin pausa slowly but steadily* * *f hurry, rush;darse prisa hurry (up);tener prisa be in a hurry o rush;a toda prisa as fast o as quickly as possible;de prisa fast, quickly;correr prisa be urgent;meter prisa a alguien hurry s.o. along, make s.o. hurry* * *prisa nf1) : hurry, rush2)a prisa orde prisa : quickly, fast3)a toda prisa : as fast as possible4)darse prisa : to hurry5)tener prisa : to be in a hurry* * *prisa n hurry¡date prisa! hurry up! -
9 rapidez
f.speed.con rapidez quickly* * *1 speed, rapidity* * *noun f.* * *SF speedme sorprendió la rapidez con que acabó el trabajo — the speed with which he finished the job surprised me, it surprised me how quickly he finished the job
* * *femenino speed* * *= haste, immediacy, rapidity, speed, timeliness, swiftness, quickness, dispatch, alacrity, promptness, promptitude.Ex. Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year 'windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.Ex. The immediacy of access to the resources represented in a union catalogue may well be improved in the near future.Ex. Surely these innovations already have and will continue to bring deep and wide-sweeping change to our profession - and because of their rapidity, these changes will be sudden and often tumultuous.Ex. A leased line connection is useful for heavy users, since it offers higher speeds of transmission.Ex. Factors assessed during the comparative study included pricing, timeliness, availability of catalogue copy, and breadth of coverage.Ex. She lingered there a moment and watched the cars move on the highway with a hushing swiftness against the cold gray sky.Ex. His subordinates -- everyone reports through him to the director of the Medical Center library -- suffer from the quickness and depth of Fury when he disapproves of something.Ex. I would close it down immediately, or with all due dispatch for several reasons, some of which I have discussed in my talk.Ex. It's also imperative for businesses to handle negative situations with alacrity if and when they do arise.Ex. I think one of the things we must look into is what effect a no fines policy has on the promptness of return and whether or not materials are finally returned at all.Ex. I have no doubt that the concerned law enforcing agencies will act with promptitude against the offenders.----* con rapidez = promptly.* * *femenino speed* * *= haste, immediacy, rapidity, speed, timeliness, swiftness, quickness, dispatch, alacrity, promptness, promptitude.Ex: Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year 'windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.
Ex: The immediacy of access to the resources represented in a union catalogue may well be improved in the near future.Ex: Surely these innovations already have and will continue to bring deep and wide-sweeping change to our profession - and because of their rapidity, these changes will be sudden and often tumultuous.Ex: A leased line connection is useful for heavy users, since it offers higher speeds of transmission.Ex: Factors assessed during the comparative study included pricing, timeliness, availability of catalogue copy, and breadth of coverage.Ex: She lingered there a moment and watched the cars move on the highway with a hushing swiftness against the cold gray sky.Ex: His subordinates -- everyone reports through him to the director of the Medical Center library -- suffer from the quickness and depth of Fury when he disapproves of something.Ex: I would close it down immediately, or with all due dispatch for several reasons, some of which I have discussed in my talk.Ex: It's also imperative for businesses to handle negative situations with alacrity if and when they do arise.Ex: I think one of the things we must look into is what effect a no fines policy has on the promptness of return and whether or not materials are finally returned at all.Ex: I have no doubt that the concerned law enforcing agencies will act with promptitude against the offenders.* con rapidez = promptly.* * *speedcon la misma rapidez que el otro as fast o as quickly as the other onebajé con rapidez I went downstairs quicklytener rapidez de reflejos to have quick reflexes¡qué rapidez! that was quick!* * *
rapidez sustantivo femenino
speed;
¡qué rapidez! that was quick!
rapidez sustantivo femenino speed, rapidity: hazlo con rapidez, do it quickly
' rapidez' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
solicitud
- velocidad
- agarrar
- apabullante
- ligereza
- prisa
- viveza
English:
accuracy
- demographic
- quickness
- rapidity
- rapidly
- reproduce
- speed
- worker
- learner
- quick
- swiftly
* * *rapidez nfspeed;con rapidez quickly;ya está listo – ¡qué rapidez! it's ready – that was quick!* * *f speed, rapidity* * *rapidez nf: rapidity, speed* * *rapidez n speed
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