| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,765,135,642 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
quick |
Also found in: Medical, Legal, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia | 0.01 sec. |
quick [kwɪk] adj 1. (of an action, movement, etc.) performed or occurring during a comparatively short time a quick move 2. lasting a comparatively short time; brief a quick flight 3. accomplishing something in a time that is shorter than normal a quick worker 4. characterized by rapidity of movement; swift or fast a quick walker 5. immediate or prompt a quick reply 6. (postpositive) eager or ready to perform (an action) quick to criticize 7. responsive to stimulation; perceptive or alert; lively a quick eye 8. eager or enthusiastic for learning a quick intelligence 9. easily excited or aroused a quick temper 10. skilfully swift or nimble in one's movements or actions; deft quick fingers 11. Archaic a. alive; living b. (as noun) living people (esp in the phrase the quick and the dead) 12. Archaic or dialect lively or eager a quick dog 13. (of a fire) burning briskly 14. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) composed of living plants a quick hedge 15. Dialect (of sand) lacking firmness through being wet (Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) quick with child Archaic pregnant, esp being in an advanced state of pregnancy, when the movements of the fetus can be felt n 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) any area of living flesh that is highly sensitive to pain or touch, esp that under a toenail or fingernail or around a healing wound 2. the vital or most important part (of a thing) 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) short for quickset [1] cut (someone) to the quick to hurt (someone's) feelings deeply; offend gravely adv Informal 1. in a rapid or speedy manner; swiftly 2. soon I hope he comes quick interj a command requiring the hearer to perform an action immediately or in as short a time as possible [Old English cwicu living; related to Old Saxon quik, Old High German queck, Old Norse kvikr alive, Latin vīvus alive, Greek bios life] quickly adv quickness n Quick those who are alive; live plants collectively. especially hawthorne; of ten used in the phrase the quick and the dead. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
quick adjective 1. fast, swift, speedy, express, active, cracking (Brit. informal), smart, rapid, fleet, brisk, hasty, headlong, nippy (informal), pdq (slang) Europe has moved a long way at a quick pace. fast slow, sluggish 2. brief, passing, hurried, flying, fleeting, summary, lightning, short-lived, hasty, cursory, perfunctory I just popped in for a quick chat. brief long, gradual 3. instant, immediate, instantaneous, speedy These investors feel the need to make quick profits. 4. immediate, instant, prompt, sudden, abrupt, instantaneous, expeditious The President has admitted there is no quick end in sight. 5. excitable, passionate, impatient, abrupt, hasty, irritable, touchy, curt, petulant, irascible, testy, chippy (informal) She had inherited her father's quick temper. excitable patient, calm, restrained 6. intelligent, bright (informal), alert, sharp, acute, smart, clever, all there (informal), shrewd, discerning, astute, receptive, perceptive, quick-witted, quick on the uptake (informal), nimble-witted The older adults are not as quick in their thinking. intelligent stupid, unintelligent Translations quick [kwɪk] A. ADJ (quicker (compar) (quickest (superl))) 1. (= fast) [method, movement] → rápido this is the quickest way to do it → ésta es la forma más rápida de hacerlo it's quicker by train → es más rápido ir en tren be quick! → ¡rápido! → ¡date prisa!, ¡apúrate!(LAm) to be quick to do sth → hacer algo rápidamente he was quick to see the possibilities → vio rápidamente las posibilidades his opponents were quick to point out that → sus adversarios señalaron rápidamente que ... to be quick to act → obrar con prontitud to be quick to anger → enfadarse con facilidad to be quick to take offence → ofenderse por nada and be quick about it! → ¡y date prisa!, ¡y apúrate!(LAm) quick march! (Mil) → ¡marchando, ar! at a quick pace → a un paso rápido he made a quick recovery → se recuperó rápidamente in quick succession → en rápida sucesión to have a quick temper → tener un genio vivo he's a quick worker → trabaja rápido → es un trabajador rápido see also draw A4 see also mark 2 A6 see also uptake 1 2. (= with minimal delay) [answer, decision] → rápido we must have a quick answer → necesitamos una respuesta rápida we are hoping for a quick end to the bloodshed → esperamos que el derramamiento de sangre acabe pronto a quick fix → una solución fácil the price has been reduced for a quick sale → han reducido el precio para venderlo pronto 3. (= not lengthy) [meal] → rápido he gave me a quick kiss on the cheek → me dio un besito en la mejilla let's have a quick look at that → déjame echarle un vistazo rápido a eso to have a quick one (= drink) → tomarse un trago can I have a quick word (with you)? → ¿puedo hablar un segundo contigo?, ¿podemos hablar un segundo? quick [ˈkwɪk] adj (= rapid) [runner, walker, pace, movement, car, train, pulse] → rapide; [meal, decision, visit, glance, shower, bath] → rapide; [reply, retort] → rapide; [pulse] → rapide a quick lunch → un déjeuner rapide She was quick in her movements → Ses mouvements étaient rapides. It's quicker by train → C'est plus rapide en train. to have a quick wash → faire une toilette rapide to have a quick look → jeter un coup d'œil I'll just have a quick look at the paper → Je jette juste un coup d'œil sur le journal. to make a quick profit → gagner de l'argent rapidement be quick! → dépêche-toi! You'll have to be quick. The flight leaves in about three hours → Il faut te dépêcher. L'avion part dans trois heures environ. a quick learner She's a quick learner → Elle apprend vite. as quick as a flash → rapide comme l'éclair quick thinking (= prompt) to be quick to do sth → ne pas manquer de faire qch ... as she was quick to point out → ... comme elle n'a pas manqué de le faire remarquer to be quick to act → agir tout de suite to be quick to judge → porter des jugements hâtifs to have a quick temper → s'emporter facilement n [nail] → vif m to bite one's nails to the quick → se ronger les ongles jusqu'au sang to be cut to the quick (fig) → être touché(e) au vif to cut sb to the quick → toucher qn au vif quick-drying [ˌkwɪkˈdraɪɪŋ] adj [paint, concrete] → qui sèche rapidement quick adj (+er) (= rapid) → schnell; answer → schnell, prompt; be quick! → mach schnell!; (on telephone etc) → fass dich kurz!; come on, quick, quick! → komm, schnell, schnell or zack, zack (inf)!; and be quick about it → aber ein bisschen dalli (inf); you were/he was quick → das ist ja schnell gegangen, das war ja schnell; he’s a quick worker → er ist von der schnellen Truppe, er arbeitet schnell; he was the quickest to be promoted → er wurde am schnellsten befördert; he was too quick for me (in speech) → das ging mir zu schnell; (in escaping) → er war zu schnell für mich; quick march! (Mil) → im Eilschritt, marsch!; it’s quicker by train → mit dem Zug geht es schneller; to be quick to do something → etw ganz schnell tun; he is quick to criticize other people → er ist mit seiner Kritik schnell bei der Hand; he is quick to anger → er wird leicht zornig; the quickest way to the station → der schnellste Weg zum Bahnhof; what’s the quickest way to the station? → wie komme ich am schnellsten zum Bahnhof?; what’s the quickest way to finish it? → wie werde ich am schnellsten damit fertig? (= short, quickly done) kiss → flüchtig; speech, synopsis → kurz; rest → klein, kurz; let me have a quick look → lass mich mal schnell or kurz sehen; we had a quick meal → wir haben schnell etwas gegessen; let’s go for a quick drive → komm, wir machen eine kleine Spritztour; he took a quick swig of whisky → er trank schnell einen Schluck Whisky; to have a quick chat (with somebody) → (mit jdm) ein paar Worte wechseln; could I have a quick word? → könnte ich Sie mal kurz sprechen?; could I have a quick try? → darf ich mal schnell or kurz versuchen?; I’ll just write him a quick note → ich schreibe ihm schnell mal or mal kurz; I grabbed a quick sleep → ich legte mich kurz hin; time for a quick beer → genügend Zeit, um schnell ein Bierchen zu trinken; a quick one → eine(r, s) auf die Schnelle (inf); (question) → eine kurze Frage (= lively, quick to understand) mind → wach; person → schnell von Begriff (inf); child → aufgeweckt; temper → hitzig, heftig; eye, ear → scharf; the quicker children soon get bored → die Kinder, die schneller begreifen or die eine schnellere Auffassungsgabe haben, langweilen sich bald; he is quick at figures → er kann schnell rechnen; to be quick at doing something → fix dabei sein, etw zu tun; he’s very quick → er begreift or kapiert (inf) → schnell; he’s too quick for me → mit ihm komme ich nicht mit; quick, isn’t he? (in repartee) → der ist aber schlagfertig n adv (+er) → schnell quick: quickbeam n (Bot) → Vogelbeerbaum m, → Eberesche f quick-change artist n (Theat) → Verwandlungskünstler(in) m(f) quick: quick-fire questions pl → Fragen pl → wie aus der Maschinenpistole quick fix n → Schnelllösung f quick-freeze vt food → einfrieren, einfrosten quick-frozen quick: quicksand n → Treibsand m quickset hedge quicksilver n → Quecksilber nt adj attr (fig liter) → quecksilbrig, lebhaft quickstep n → Quickstepp m quick-tempered quickthorn n → Rotdorn m quick time n (US Mil) Marsch im Normaltempo quick-witted adj → geistesgegenwärtig; answer → schlagfertig; the more quick candidates → die Kandidaten mit einer schnelleren Auffassungsgabe quick-wittedness quick [kwɪk] 1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (fast, in motion) → veloce, rapido/a; (in time) → svelto/a, veloce; (agile, YYY, reflexes) → pronto/a; (in mind) → svelto/a a quick temper → un temperamento irascibile the quickest method → il metodo più rapido a quick reply → una risposta pronta be quick about it! → fa' presto!, sbrigati! she was quick to see that ... → ha visto subito che... to be quick to act → agire prontamente to be quick to take offence → essere permaloso/a, offendersi subito do you fancy a quick one? (fam) (drink) → andiamo a bere qualcosa? 2. adv → in fretta, rapidamente come quick! → vieni subito! as quick as a flash or as lightning → veloce come un fulmine quick [kwɪk] 1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (fast, in motion) → veloce, rapido/a; (in time) → svelto/a, veloce; (agile, YYY, reflexes) → pronto/a; (in mind) → svelto/a a quick temper → un temperamento irascibile the quickest method → il metodo più rapido a quick reply → una risposta pronta be quick about it! → fa' presto!, sbrigati! she was quick to see that ... → ha visto subito che... to be quick to act → agire prontamente to be quick to take offence → essere permaloso/a, offendersi subito do you fancy a quick one? (fam) (drink) → andiamo a bere qualcosa? adj quick [kwik] 1 done, said, finished etc in a short time a quick trip into town. vinnig سَريع бърз chvatný, rychlý hurtig schnell γρήγορος, σύντομος rápido lühi-, kiir- سریع؛ تند pikainen rapide מָהִיר तेज brz gyors cepat snöggur, örstuttur, skyndi- veloce, rapido すばやい 단시간의 greitas, skubus ātrs; īss (laikā) cepat vlug rask, kjapp, hurtig szybki rápido rapid быстрый; короткий chvatný, rýchly hiter brz snabb, hastig รวดเร็ว çabuk 快的,短暫的 швидкий مختصر وقت میں کیا یا کہا گیا mau chóng 快的 2 moving, or able to move, with speed He's a very quick walker; I made a grab at the dog, but it was too quick for me. vinnig سَريع الحَرَكَه пъргав rychlý hurtig schnell ταχύς, σβέλτος rápido kiire فرز nopea rapide מָהִיר, זָרִיז फुर्तीला brz eleven, élénk, gyors cepat snöggur, snar veloce 速い 움직임이 빠른 greitas, vikrus ātrs; veikls cepat snel rask, fort, snar prędki rápido rapid, iute скорый rýchly hiter brz snabb, rask, kvick ที่ว่องไว hızlı 快速的 прудкий تیز رفتار سے چلنا nhanh 快速的 3 doing something, able to do something, or done, without delay; prompt; lively He is always quick to help; a quick answer; He's very quick at arithmetic. vinnig سَريع، ذَكي، حاد الذِّهْن схватлив pohotový hurtig; rap schnell γρήγορος, άμεσος, εύστροφος rápido nobe سریع välitön rapide מָהִיר तेज brz, ažuran gyors cepat snöggur til veloce, pronto すばやい 신속한 greitas, nuovokus tūlītējs; bez kavēšanās cepat vlug kvikk, kjapp, oppvakt szybki, bystry rápido rapid; ager проворный pohotový hiter brz snar, snabb ฉลาด çabuk 敏捷的,伶俐的 кмітливий; винахідливий فوری عمل giỏi; nhanh nhẹn 敏捷的,伶俐的 adv quickly quick-frozen food. vinnig سَريع، يَحْدُثُ بِسُرْعَه бързо hned, rychle hurtigt; rapt; lyn- schnell γρήγορα de prisa, rápido, rápidamente kiir- به سرعت nopeasti vite מָהִיר फुर्ती से brzo gyorsan cepat fljótt velocemente 速く 급히 greitai ātri; strauji cepat snel{#169} fort deg!; skynd deg!; rask på! szybko rápido repede быстро, скорее rýchlo hitro brzo fort, snabbt อย่างรวดเร็ว çabuk, çabucak 快速地 швидко جلد nhanh 快速地 adv quickly vinnig بِسُرْعَه бързо rychle hurtigt; omgående schnell γρήγορα de prisa, rápido, rápidamente kiiresti به سرعت nopeasti vite מַהֵר फुर्ती से brzo gyorsan dengan cepat snögglega, fljótt rapidamente, alla svelta 速く 빨리, 서둘러 greitai ātri; strauji dengan cepat vlug raskt, fort, kjapt prędko rapidamente repede быстро, скоро rýchlo hitro brzo fort, snabbt อย่างรวดเร็ว çabuk çabuk 快速地 швидко تیزی سے nhanh chóng 快速地 v quicken to make or become quicker He quickened his pace. versnel يُسَرِّعُ، يَحُثُّ забързвам zrychlit (se) sætte farten op beschleunigen επιταχύνω, γίνομαι πιο γρήγορος acelerar, aligerar kiirendama, kiirenema تند کردن nopeuttaa accélérer לְהֵיעָשוֹת מָהִיר יוֹתֵר तेज ubrzati meggyorsít mempercepat hraða accelerare 早める 빠르게 하다 (pa)spartinti, (pa)greitinti paātrināt mempercepatkan versnellen raske på, framskynde, sette opp farten przyspieszyć apressar a (se) grăbi ускорять zrýchliť (sa) pospešiti ubrzati påskynda เร่งเร้า hızlan(dır)mak 加快 пожвавлювати تیز کرنا یا ہونا trở nên nhanh hơn 加快 n quickness vinnigheid سُرْعَه бързина rychlost hurtighed die Schnelligkeit γρηγοράδα, σβελτάδα, ευστροφία rapidez nobedus تندی nopeus rapidité מְהִירוּת शीघ्रता, जल्दी brzina gyorsaság kecepatan hraði, snerpa rapidità, prontezza 速さ 빠름, 신속함 greitumas ātrums kecepatan vlugheid raskhet szybkość rapidez rapiditate быстрота rýchlosť hitrost brzina snabbhet, raskhet ความเร็ว çabukluk, sürat 快速 швидкість پھرتی sự nhanh chóng; sự lanh lợi 快速 n quicklime lime which has not been mixed with water. ongebluste kalk جير حَي، كِلْس غَيْر مُطْفَأ негасена вар nehašené vápno brændt kalk ungelöschter Kalk ασβέστης που δεν έχει αναμειχθεί με νερό cal viva kustutamata lubi آهک زنده kalkki chaux vive סִיד חָי अबुझा चूना živo vapno oltatlan mész gamping brennt kalk calce viva 生石灰 생석회 negesintos kalkės nedzēsti kaļķi kapur tohor ongebluste kalk brent kalk wapno niegaszone cal viva var nestins негашёная известь nehasené vápno živo apno živi kreč osläckt kalk ปูนขาวที่ยังไม่ได้ผสมกับน้ำ sönmemiş kireç 生石灰 негашене вапно بغیر پانی ملایا ہوا چونا vôi sống 生石灰 n pl quicksands (an area of) loose, wet sand that sucks in anyone or anything that stands on it. dryfsand رِمالٌ مُتَحَرِّكَه плаващ пясък pohyblivé písky kviksand der Treibsand κινούμενη άμμος arenas movedizas vesiliiv باتلاق شنی juoksuhiekka sables mouvants חוֹל טוֹבעָנִי चोर बालू živ pijesak folyós homok pasir berpusar kviksandur sabbie mobili 流砂 유사(流砂) dribsmėlis plūstošās smiltis pasir jerlus drijfzand kvikksand lotne piaski areia movediça nisipuri mişcătoare зыбучие пески pohyblivý / tečúci piesok živi pesek živi pesak kvicksand ทรายดูด yutan kum, bataklık kumu 流沙[區] сипучий пісок, пливун دلدل vùng cát lầy 流沙[区] n quicksilver mercury. kwik زِئْبَق живак rtuť kviksølv das Quecksilber υδράργυρος mercurio elavhõbe جیوه elohopea mercure כַּספִּית पारा živa higany air raksa kvikasilfur mercurio 水銀 수은 gyvsidabris dzīvsudrabs merkuri kwikzilver kvikksølv żywe srebro mercúrio argint viu ртуть ortuť živo srebro živa kvicksilver ปรอท cıva 水銀 ртуть سیال پارہ thuỷ ngân 水银 adj quick-ˈtempered easily made angry. liggeraak, opvlieënd سَريع الغَضَب избухлив vznětlivý opfarende hitzig ευέξαπτος de genio vivo äkiline زود خشم äkkipikainen soupe au lait חָמוּם מוֹח चिड़चिड़ा nagao hirtelen haragú cepat marah uppstökkur collerico, irascibile 短気な 성급한 karštas, ūmus ātras dabas; viegli aizkaitināms cepat marah opvliegend hissig, oppfarende porywczy irritadiço iute la mânie вспыльчивый prchký vzkipljiv naprasit lättretad, hetlevrad โมโหง่าย çabuk öfkelenen 易怒的 запальний, гарячий جسے جلد غصّہ آ جائے nóng tính 易怒的 adj quick-ˈwitted thinking very quickly a quick-witted policeman. skerpsinnig سَريع الذَّكاء схватлив bystrý opvakt schlagfertig εύστροφος vivo, agudo, perspicaz taibukas تیز هوش nopeaälyinen à l'esprit vif מְהִיר תְּפִיסָה चतुर, हाजिर जवाब oštrouman éles eszű berpikir cepat skjótráður, skarpur perspicace, svelto, sveglio 気転のきく 머리 회전이 빠른 nuovokus, sumanus attapīgs; apķērīgs tajam akal snel reagerend snarrådig; slagferdig rozgarnięty vivo ager la minte находчивый bystrý iznajdljiv dovitljiv kvicktänkt, fyndig ซึ่งมีไหวพริบ zeki 機智的 винахідливий تیز فہم nhanh trí 机智的 adv quick-ˈwittedly skerpsinnig بِسُرْعَة ذَكاء схватливо bystře opvakt schlagfertig με ευστροφία, έξυπνα con agudeza/perspicacia taibukalt با تیز هوشی sukkelasti avec de la vivacité d'esprit תָּפַס בִּמהִירוּת चतुराई से oštroumno éles elmével dengan berpikir cepat með skjótráðum hætti (con prontezza di spirito) 気転をきかせて 기민하게 nuovokiai, sumaniai attapīgi; apķērīgi tajam akal snel reagerend snarrådig; slagferdig przytomnie com agudeza cu agerime находчиво bystro iznajdljivo dovitljivo kvicktänkt, fyndigt อย่างมีไหวพริบ zekice 機智地 винахідливо برّاقی کے ساتھ nhanh trí 机智地 n quick-ˈwittedness gevatheid سُرْعَة ذَكاء схватливост bystrost opvakthed die Schlagfertigkeit ευστροφία agudeza, perspicacia taibukus تیز هوشی nokkeluus vivacité d'esprit מְהִירוּת תְפִיסָה चतुराई oštroumnost fürge észjárás kecepatan berpikir skjótræði (prontezza di spirito) 気転 기민함 nuovokumas, sumanumas attapīgums; apķērība ketajaman akal snel reactievermogen snarrådighet; slagferdighet przytomność umysłu, bystrość agudeza agerime находчивость bystrosť iznajdljivost dovitljivost kvicktänkthet ความมีไหวพริบ zekilik 機智 винахідливість برّاقی sự nhanh trí 机智 quick → سريع rychlý hurtig schnell γρήγορος rápido nopea rapide brz veloce 素早い 빠른 snel kvikk szybki rápido быстрый snabb รวดเร็ว çabuk nhanh 快的 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | |
|---|---|---|
Each vignette is brief yet directly cuts to the quick of John Paul's philosophy and understanding. Even more paradoxically, perhaps, the photographic process, miniaturizing and crystallizing every detail of these man-made worlds, cuts to the quick of filmic fascination. This narrative device makes it difficult to sort out who's who in the beginning, but the direct and powerful idiomatic language cuts to the quick. |
| Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|