Translations for „quick“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

I . quick <-er, -est> [kwɪk] ADJ

1. quick (fast):

quick

rápido(-a)

quick as lightning

(rápido) como um raio

in quick succession

um atrás do outro

to be quick to do sth

ser rápido em fazer a. c.

to have a quick mind

ser perspicaz

to have a quick temper

ter pavio curto

2. quick (short):

quick

curto(-a)

the quickest way

o caminho mais curto

to give sb a quick call

fazer uma ligação breve para alguém

II . quick <-er, -est> [kwɪk] ADV

quick

rapidamente

III . quick [kwɪk] N

to cut sb to the quick fig

magoar alguém profundamente

quick-freeze VB trans irreg

quick-freeze

congelar rapidamente

quick-tempered ADJ

quick-tempered

de pavio curto

quick-witted ADJ

quick-witted

perspicaz

Usage examples with quick

quick as lightning

(rápido) como um raio

in quick succession

um atrás do outro

to have a quick mind

ser perspicaz

to have a quick temper

ter pavio curto

to be quick/slow on the uptake

ter raciocínio rápido/lento

to be quick to do sth

ser rápido em fazer a. c.

to give sb a quick call

fazer uma ligação breve para alguém

to cut sb to the quick fig

magoar alguém profundamente

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Liberal critics, believing him a demagogue, gave as evidence his stand for quick payment of the veterans' bonus.

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Luscious ice-making weather, this, making the task as simple as spraying layers of quick-drying latex paint on a floor.

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Quick point of order: manually refresh for me, would you?

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Slowly, he watched the right nucleus form around him, quick guards and heady players who intrinsically understood where to go and what to do.

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Amid the panicked atmosphere in the control room, the launch team was unable to come up with quick and viable options to rectify the situation.

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However, fracture was quick, at around half a millisecond.

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Some people stumbling over tongue-twisters say the first two sounds of successive words almost at the same time, while others say them in quick succession.

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Then, after a quick breath, she goes for the stratosphere, with a sound that nearly changes the barometric pressure in the room.

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Weeds are quick colonizers that often move into an area disturbed by fire or human activity.

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Residents are quick to judge each other, and improper work or social habits receive strong criticism.

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