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板球和
schnell

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swift1 [swɪft] ADJ

1. swift (fast-moving):

swift
schnell

2. swift (occurring quickly):

swift
schnell
swift
rasch
a swift reply
eine prompte Antwort

swift2 [swɪft] N

swift
Mauersegler m <-s, ->

SWIFT [swɪft] N no pl

SWIFT FIN acronym of Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication

SWIFT
SWIFT f <->
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Mauersegler
swift
speditiv
swift
schleunig
swift
SWIFT
SWIFT
geschwind
swift
in scharfem Ritt
at a swift pace
Segler
swift

PONS Banking, Finance and Insurance Dictionary

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SWIFT N

SWIFT abbreviation of Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication E-COMM

SWIFT (ermöglicht die beleglose Abwicklung des internationalen Zahlungsverkehrs)
SWIFT f

Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication N E-COMM

Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (ermöglicht die beleglose Abwicklung des internationalen Zahlungsverkehrs)
SWIFT f
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SWIFT (ermöglicht die beleglose Abwicklung des internationalen Zahlungsverkehrs)
Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT)

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a swift reply
eine prompte Antwort
cruel/swift/terrible vengeance
grausame/prompte/schreckliche Rache
die Lage bedingt rasches Handeln
the situation calls for swift action
jdm [tüchtig [o. lange]] Beine machen inf
to give sb a [swift] kick in [or up] the arse [or Am ass] sl

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Many swifts have very long, swept-back wings that resemble a crescent or a boomerang.
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All in all, the plague did not lead to a full-scale breakdown of government and society, and recovery was remarkably swift.
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The winding process may be performed by hand or done with a ballwinder and swift.
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Count estimates of 1,700 to 35,000 swifts have been reported.
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Swift said the video centered around unrequited love.
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For swift, non-bureaucratic and targeted support, applicants can select the appropriate form of assistance directly.
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Um schnell, unbürokratisch und punktuell zu unterstützen, können die Antragsteller direkt die passende Unterstützungsform auswählen.
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What is needed is swift, flexible, transparent, partner-oriented assistance.
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Dazu bedarf es einer schnellen, flexiblen, transparenten und partnerorientierten Unterstützung.
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These courses are, among others, part of prerequisites and essential to guarantee a swift progress of your studies.
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Teil von Voraussetzungsketten und essentiell, um Studierenden ein schnelles Fortkommen zu ermöglichen.
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In 2004 the University of Bremen committed to the swift introduction of Bachelor ’ s and Master ’ s degree courses as required by the Bologna Process. …
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Die schnelle Einrichtung gestufter Abschlüsse in allen Bereichen der Universitätsausbildung im Rahmen des Bologna Prozesses war das erklärte Ziel …
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Our strength lies in our ability to combine modern design and simulation methods, thus permitting the swift, cost-efficient configuration and assessment of new designs, as well as targeted optimisation of component geometry. mor …
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Unsere Stärke liegt in der Fähigkeit zur Kombination von modernen Entwurfs- und Simulationsmethoden, womit die schnelle, kostengünstige Gestaltung und Bewertung neuer Entwürfe möglich ist, ebenso eine gezielte Geometrie-Optimierung der Bauteile. meh …
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