sprint

sprint

 (sprĭnt)

n.

1. The act or an instance of sprinting, especially a short race at top speed.

2. A burst of speed or activity.

v. sprint·ed, sprint·ing, sprints

v.intr.

To move rapidly or at top speed for a brief period, as in running or swimming.

v.tr.

To move over (a distance) rapidly or at top speed for a brief period: sprinted the last 100 yards to the finish line.

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[Possibly alteration of Middle English sprenten, to spring up, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialectal sprinta and Old Norse spretta, to jump.]

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sprint′er n.

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sprint

(sprɪnt)

n

1. (Athletics (Track & Field)) athletics a short race run at top speed, such as the 100 metres

2. (Athletics (Track & Field)) a fast finishing speed at the end of a longer race, as in running or cycling, etc

3. any quick run

vb (intr)

(Athletics (Track & Field)) to go at top speed, as in running, cycling, etc

[C16: from Scandinavian; related to Old English gesprintan to emit, Old Norse spretta to jump up, Old High German sprinzan to jump up, Swedish sprata to kick]

ˈsprinter n

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sprint

(sprɪnt)

v.i.

1. to race or move at full speed for a short distance, as in running or rowing.

v.t.

2. to traverse in sprinting: to sprint a half mile.

n.

3. a short race at full speed.

4. a burst of speed.

[1560–70; perhaps Old English *sprintan c. Old High German sprinzan, Old Norse spretta to jump up]

sprint′er, n.

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sprint

Past participle: sprinted
Gerund: sprinting

Imperative

sprint

sprint

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sprint - a quick run         dash running, run - the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit" break - a sudden dash; "he made a break for the open door"
Verb	1.	sprint - run very fast, usually for a short distance run - move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store"

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sprint

verb run, scattering, race, shoot, tear, dash, barrel (along) (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), dart, hare (Brit. informal), whizz (informal), scamper, hotfoot, go like a bomb (Brit. & N.Z. informal), put on a burst of speed, go at top speed He sprinted to the car.

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sprint

verb

1. To move swiftly on foot so that both feet leave the ground during each stride:

run, scamper, scurry.

2. To move swiftly:

bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt, race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour, shoot, speed, tear, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom.

Informal: hotfoot, rip.

Slang: barrel, highball.

Chiefly British: nip.

Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, step on it.

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Translations

جَرْي سَريعسِباق في الجَرْيسِبَاقٌ قَصِيرٌ سَريعيَرْكُض بِسُرْعَهيَعْدُو بِسُرْعَة

sprintsprintovat

=-løbløbsprintsprintespurt

SprintsprintenSpurtspurtenKurzstreckenlauf

κάνω σπριντσπριντ

carrera cortacorrer a gran velocidadesprintar

pikajuoksupinkaistapyrähtää

sprintsprinter

brzo trčatisprintsprintatitrk

síkfutássprintvágta

spretthlaupspretturtaka sprett

scattaresprintvelocitàvolata

全力で走る短距離競走

단거리 경주전속력으로 달리다

bėgti visu greičiudidelis greitissprintassprinteris

izrautiesizrāviensskriet pilnā ātrumāsprints

sprintsprinten

sprintesprinthastighetsprintløpløpe sprintsprint

pobiec sprintemsprint

carreiracorrer muito rápidocorrida de curta distância

бежать на короткую дистанциюспринт

šprintšprintovať

hitro tečisprint

spurtspurta

การแข่งวิ่งเร็วในระยะสั้นวิ่งเต็มฝีเท้า

hızla koşmakkısa mesafe hız koşususon sürat koşmason sürat koşmaksürat koşusu

chạy nước rútsự chạy nước rút

疾跑短距离赛跑冲刺

sprint

[sprɪnt]

A. N (in race) → sprint m, esprint m; (= dash) → carrera f sprint
the women's 100 metres sprint → los 100 metros lisos femeninos

B. VI (in race) → sprintar, esprintar; (= dash) → correr a toda velocidad; (= rush) → precipitarse
he sprinted for the bus → corrió tras el autobús
we'll have to sprint → tendremos que correr

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sprint

[ˈsprɪnt]

n

(SPORT) (= race) → course f de vitesse, sprint m
the 200 metres sprint → le 200 mètres

(= fast run) → sprint m

vi

(SPORT) (in race) → sprinter

(= run fast) → courir (à toute vitesse)
She sprinted for the bus → Elle a couru à toute vitesse pour attraper le bus.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sprint

n → Lauf m; (= race) → Sprint m; (= burst of speed) → Spurt m, → Sprint m; the 100-m sprint → der 100-m-Lauf; she made a sprint for the bus → sie sprintete or spurtete zum Bus; a sprint finish → ein Endspurt m; he has a good sprint finish → er legt einen guten Endspurt vor

vi (in race) → sprinten; (= dash) → rennen

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sprint

[sprɪnt]

1. n (in race) → sprint m inv, scatto; (dash) → corsa
the 200-metres sprint → i 200 metri piani

2. vi (in race) → scattare, sprintare; (dash, for bus) → fare una corsa

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sprint

(sprint) noun

1. a run or running race performed at high speed over a short distance. Who won the 100 metres sprint? naelloop سِباق في الجَرْي спринт sprint sprint der Kurzstreckenlauf, der Sprint løb; -løb αγώνας δρόμου μικρής απόστασης, σπριντ kiirjooks, sprint دو سرعت pikamatka sprint מָאוֹץ थोड़ी दूरी की तेज दौड़ sprint, trka na kratke pruge síkfutás,„vágta” lari cepat spretthlaup corsa 短距離競走 단거리 경주 sprintas sprints pecut sprintsprintsprint sprint sprint спринт šprint sprint sprint sprinterlopp การแข่งวิ่งเร็วในระยะสั้น (kısa mesafe) sürat koşusu 短距離賽跑 біг на коротку дистанцію, спринт چھوٹے فاصلے کی تیز دوڑ کا مقابلہ sự chạy nhanh 短距离赛跑

2. the pace of this. He ran up the road at a sprint. naelpas جَرْي سَريع със спринтиране a grande velocidade sprint der Spurt sprint γρήγορο τρέξιμο täiskiirus حركت سريع pikajuoksu à toutes jambes מְלוֹא הַמְהִירוּת धावन oštro trčanje, sprintanje sprint(elés) langkah cepat sprettur scatto, 全速力で 전속력 didelis greitis sprints; izrāviens langkah pantas sprintsprinthastighetsprint a grande velocidade pas alergător рывок; бросок šprint hiter tek sprint sprinterfart การวิ่งอย่างเต็มที่ son sürat koşma 疾跑 спринт چھوٹی دوڑ کی رفتار chạy nước rút 疾跑

verb

to run at full speed especially (in) a race. He sprinted (for) the last few hundred metres. nael يَرْكُض بِسُرْعَه спринтирам correr a toda a velocidade sprintovat sprinten sprinte τρέχω ολοταχώς sprintima, täie kiirusega jooksma با سرعت دويدن pinkoa sprinter לָרוּץ בִּמלוֹא הַמְהִירוּת बड़ी तेजी से दौड़ना sprintati, trčati oštro na malu udaljenost vágtázik berpacu taka sprett scattare 全力疾走する 전속력으로 달리다 bėgti visu greičiu skriet pilnā ātrumā; izrauties memacu sprintensprinte, løpe sprint biec sprintem correr a toda a velocidade a sprinta бежать с максимальной скоростью šprintovať sprintati sprintovati sprinta, spurta วิ่งอย่างเต็มที่ son sürat koşmak (賽跑中的)衝刺 бігти на коротку дистанцію چھوٹے واصلے کی تیز دوڑ کے مقابلے میں بھاگنا chạy nước rút （赛跑中的）冲刺

ˈsprinter noun

a person who is good at sprinting. naelloper مُشْتَرِك في سِباق، شَخْص سَريع الجَرْي спринтьор corredor sprintér, -ka der/die Kurzstreckenläufer(in) sprinter; hurtigløber δρομέας ταχύτητας kiirjooksja, sprinter pikajuoksija sprinteur/-euse אצן तेज धावक kratkoprugaš, sprinter rövidtávfutó,„vágtázó” pelari cepat spretthlaupari velocista, sprinter 短距離走者 단거리 선수 sprinteris sprinteris pelari pecut sprintersprintersprintercorredor sprinter спринтер šprintér, -ka sprinter sprinter sprinter นักวิ่งเร็วระยะสั้น sürat koşucusu 短跑選手 бігун на короткі дистанції, спринтер تھوڑے فاصلے کی دوڑ میں خصوصیت رکھنے والا کھلاڑی người chạy nước rút 短跑选手

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sprint

→ سِبَاقٌ قَصِيرٌ سَريع, يَعْدُو بِسُرْعَة sprint, sprintovat spurt, spurte Sprint, sprinten κάνω σπριντ, σπριντ carrera corta, correr a gran velocidad pikajuoksu, pinkaista sprint, sprinter brzo trčati, trk scattare, sprint 全力で走る, 短距離競走 단거리 경주, 전속력으로 달리다 sprint, sprinten sprinte, sprintløp pobiec sprintem, sprint correr muito rápido, corrida de curta distância бежать на короткую дистанцию, спринт spurt, spurta การแข่งวิ่งเร็วในระยะสั้น, วิ่งเต็มฝีเท้า hızla koşmak, kısa mesafe hız koşusu chạy nước rút, sự chạy nước rút 疾跑

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