quick

quick
quick [kwɪk]
1. adjective
   a. ( = rapid) [train, movement, decision] rapide ; [recovery, answer] prompt
• be quick! dépêche-toi !
• try to be quicker next time essaie de faire plus vite la prochaine fois
• at a quick pace d'un pas rapide
• I had a quick chat with her j'ai échangé quelques mots (rapides) avec elle
• we had a quick meal nous avons mangé en vitesse
• it's quicker by train c'est plus rapide par le train
• he's a quick worker il travaille vite
   b. ( = lively) [mind] vif
• he was quick to see that ... il a tout de suite vu que ...
• she was quick to point out that ... elle n'a pas manqué de faire remarquer que ...
• to have a quick temper s'emporter facilement
• he is quick at figures il calcule vite
2. adverb
( = quickly) quick, over here! vite, par ici !
• as quick as a flash avec la rapidité de l'éclair
3. compounds
► quick-drying adjective [paint, concrete] qui sèche rapidement
► quick fix noun solution f de fortune
• there is no quick fix to the country's economic problems il n'y a pas de solution miracle aux problèmes économiques du pays ► quick-setting adjective [cement] à prise rapide ; [jelly] qui prend facilement
► quick-tempered adjective
• to be quick-tempered s'emporter facilement
* * *
[kwɪk] 1.
noun Anatomy, Medicine chair f vive

to the quick — [bite nails] jusqu'au sang

2.
adjective
1) (speedy) [pace, reply, profit, meal] rapide; [storm, shower] bref/brève

to make a quick phone call — passer un coup de téléphone rapide

to have a quick coffee — prendre un café en vitesse

to have a quick wash — faire une toilette rapide

she's a quick worker — elle travaille vite

the quickest way to... — le meilleur moyen de...

we're hoping for a quick sale — nous espérons que cela se vendra rapidement

we had a quick chat about our plans — nous avons rapidement discuté de nos projets

to make a quick recovery — se rétablir vite

to pay a quick visit to somebody — faire une petite visite à quelqu'un

be quick (about it)! — dépêche-toi!

2) (clever) [child, student] vif/vive d'esprit

to be quick at — être bon/bonne en [arithmetic]

3) (prompt)

to be a quick learner — apprendre vite

to be (too) quick to condemn — condamner (trop) facilement

she was quick to see the advantages — elle a tout de suite vu les avantages

4) (lively)

a quick temper — un tempérament vif

to have a quick temper — s'emporter facilement

3.
adverb

quick! — vite!

quick as a flash — avec la rapidité de l'éclair

••

a quick one — = quickie 1, 2

the quick and the dead — les vivants et les morts

to cut ou sting somebody to the quick — piquer quelqu'un au vif

to make a quick buck — (colloq) gagner de l'argent facile

to make a quick killing — (colloq) faire fortune rapidement


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