Quick in spanish
pronunciation: rɑpidoʊ part of speech: adjective
quick [quicker -comp., quickest -sup.] = rápido. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: Fixed length fields the are economical on storage space, and records using fixed length fields are quick and easy to code.more:
» (as) quick as a flash = tan rápido como una liebre, tan rápido como un rayo, tan rápido como un relámpago.
Example: If you're looking for more info on any of our products just drop us a message in the form below and one of our team will get back to you as quick as a flash.» as quick as a wink = en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, tan rápido como una liebre, tan rápido como un rayo, tan rápido como un relámpago.
Example: And quick as a wink, Jack picked up the coin and put it into his purse.» be a quick grower = ser de crecimiento rápido.
Example: Eucalyptus trees are quick growers and many species reach a great height.» be quick off the blocks = reaccionar rápido, responder rápido, ser rápido, actuar rápido, empezar rápido, comenzar rápido.
Example: They were quick off the blocks and were sitting pretty with a two-goal cushion over their rivals after only fifteen minutes.» be quick off the mark = reaccionar rápido, responder rápido, ser rápido, actuar rápido, empezar rápido, comenzar rápido.
Example: Why is it that women are so much more quick off the mark than men to be appropriately dressed when the weather turns good?.» be quick on/off + Posesivo + feet = ser muy rápido, ser una flecha.
Example: He is very quick off his feet and is active around the basket at both ends.» be quick on the uptake = cogerlas al vuelo, pescarlas al vuelo, cazarlas al vuelo.
Example: Lauren is very quick on the uptake and picks up on everything going on around her but knows it doesn't pay to have loose lips.» be quick to + Infinitivo = rápidamente + Indicativo.
Example: They soon realized that poetry could be included in their curriculum as a `useful art' and public librarians were quick to adopt the same lines of reasoning.» cut to + the quick = herir en el alma, herir en lo más profundo, afectar directamente.
Example: Although neither author specifically mentions consortia, the issues they raise cut to the quick of the purpose and goals of many academic consortia.» get-rich-quick = dinero fácil, hazte rico pronto.
Example: This dream suffered from a lack of funding and the distractions of the dot-com era's get-rich-quick schemes.» have + a quick word with = hablar un momento con, hablar un segundo con.
Example: In many cases, having a quick word with your academic advisor during their office hours can nip the problem in the bud.» have + a (very) short/quick fuse = tener (muy) malas pulgas, tener (muy) poca correa, tener (muy) mal genio.
Example: He's the type of person who gets frustrated and makes a big deal about taking the wrong exit on the freeway or has a short fuse when something doesn't get done exactly the way he wants it.» make + a quick buck = hacer dinero fácil, ganar dinero fácil.
Example: In this chapter, I will show you some ways to make a quick buck, either at school, work, or anywhere.» make + a quick exit = salir de prisa, salir a prisa, coger la puerta, coger la puerta y largarse, pirarse, pirárselas, darse el piro.
Example: I sat near the back door, ready to make a quick exit once the interview session concluded.» make + a quick getaway = huir, darse a la fuga, marcharse, irse.
Example: Paris and her boyfriend Benji were trying to make a quick getaway from paparazzi and fans when she fell over a step.» quick and dirty = apresurado, rápido, chapucero. [Hecho de un modo rápido pero no muy exacto o cuidadoso]
Example: A 'quick and dirty' method is for all participants to select their 'favourite five' from each category.» quickfire = rápido, como una metralladora.
Example: The librarian should be at pains to avoid the quick-fire response of the quiz contestant.» quick fix = remedio rápido, parche.
Example: The author calls for more market research rather than just tinkering or applying fashionable cosmetic quick fixes.» quick look = ojeada, vistazo, miradita, ojeadita.
Example: A quick look at different types of saddles will reveal the history of their development and use.» quick-moving = ágil, de movimientos rápidos.
Example: The image which the majority of girls have of the sports woman is as of a healthy, slim, clean, quick-moving, intelligent, strong-willed, self-assured & natural person.» quick reference material = obras de consulta rápida.
Example: The reference department contain quick reference material including street and trade directories, bus, train and air timetables, year-books, gazetteers, list of addresses, booklets, guide books, etc.» quicksand = arenas movedizas.
Example: Countless movies depict quicksand as some kind of living creature that sucks its victims down into a bottomless pit, never to be heard.» quick-tempered = malhumorado, temperamental, visceral, de mal genio, brusco, grosero, insolente, impertinente, irascible, geniudo.
Example: Lawson was a quick-tempered young woman but she also had a good heart and liked to dance when the mood struck her.» quick thinking = rapidez mental, rapidez de pensamiento.
Example: It was a moment in time that could've resulted in a disaster, but it didn't because of his quick thinking.» take + a quick look at = echar una miradita a, echar una ojeadita a.
Example: Take a quick look at what cigars cost over here in Australia and think yourselves lucky!!.