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1 schnell den Rückzug antreten
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2 fluchtartig
I Adj. hasty, hurriedII Adv. in a hurry; einen Ort fluchtartig verlassen auch make a quick getaway ( oder beat a hasty retreat) from a place* * *hasty* * *flụcht|ar|tig1. adjhasty, hurried, precipitate (form)in fluchtartiger Eile — in great haste
2. advhastily, hurriedly* * *flucht·ar·tigI. adj hasty, hurriedII. adv hastily, hurriedly, in a hurry* * *1.Adjektiv hurried; hasty2.adverbial hurriedly; hastily* * *A. adj hasty, hurriedB. adv in a hurry;* * *1.Adjektiv hurried; hasty2.adverbial hurriedly; hastily -
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(to go away in a hurry: The children beat a hasty retreat when he appeared.) beat a (hasty) retreat -
4 eilig
I Adj.1. (schnell) hurried, quick; mit eiligen Schritten hurriedly; wohin so eilig? what’s the hurry ( oder rush)?, where are you off to in such a hurry?3. es eilig haben be in a hurry ( oder rush); ich hab’s mit dem Brief nicht sehr eilig I’m in no hurry for the letter to be doneII Adv. hurriedly* * *urgent; pressing; hasty* * *ei|lig ['ailɪç]1. adjes éílig haben — to be in a hurry or rush
nur nicht so éílig! — don't be in such a hurry or rush!
2) (= dringend) urgenter hatte nichts Eiligeres zu tun, als... (iro) — he had nothing better to do than... (iro)
2. advas quickly as possiblesich éílig auf den Weg machen — to hurry
er bat den Arzt, éíligst zu kommen — he asked the doctor to come as quickly as possible
* * *1) hastily2) (done quickly, often too quickly: This was a very hurried piece of work.) hurried3) hurriedly4) (eager: I'm in a hurry to see my new house.) in a hurry* * *ei·lig[ˈailɪç]I. adj1. (schnell, rasch) hurriednur nicht so \eilig! don't be in such a hurry [or rush]!2. (dringend) urgentin \eiligen Geschäften on urgent businessII. adv quicklysehr \eilig verschwinden to beat a hasty retreat* * *1.1) (schnell) hurried2) (dringend) urgent < news>es [sehr] eilig mit etwas haben — be in a [great] hurry about something
2.nichts Eiligeres zu tun haben, als... — (iron) have nothing better to do than...
adverbial hurriedly* * *A. adj1. (schnell) hurried, quick;mit eiligen Schritten hurriedly;2. (dringend) urgent;nichts Eiligeres zu tun haben als … iron have nothing better to do than …3.es eilig haben be in a hurry ( oder rush);ich hab’s mit dem Brief nicht sehr eilig I’m in no hurry for the letter to be doneB. adv hurriedly* * *1.1) (schnell) hurried2) (dringend) urgent < news>es [sehr] eilig mit etwas haben — be in a [great] hurry about something
2.nichts Eiligeres zu tun haben, als... — (iron) have nothing better to do than...
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5 verdünnisieren
v/refl umg. do a vanishing trick, Am. auch take a powder* * *ver|dün|ni|sie|ren [fɛɐdʏni'ziːrən] ptp verdünnisiertvr (hum inf)to beat a hasty retreat* * *ver·dün·ni·sie·ren *[fɛɐ̯dʏniˈzi:rən]vr (hum fam)* * * -
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7 schleunigst das Feld räumen
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8 sich (schnellstens) aus dem Staub machen
to beat a (hasty) retreat fig.Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > sich (schnellstens) aus dem Staub machen
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