| Zusätzliche Übersetzungen |
| quick adj | (prompt) | prompt Adj |
| | | fix Adj |
| | (wörtlicher Ausdruck) | in null Komma nichts Rdw |
| | (wörtlicher Ausdruck) | im handumdrehen Rdw |
| | He was always quick to turn in his papers. |
| | Er gab seine Aufgaben immer prompt ab. |
| quick adj | (person: smart) | scharfsinnig Adj |
| | | aufgeweckt Adj |
| | Viola has a quick mind and a quick wit. |
| | Viola hat einen scharfsinnigen Verstand und Geist. |
| quick adj | (person: learner) | schnell Adj |
| | He is a quick student. |
| | Er ist ein schneller Schüler. |
| quick adj | (agile) | flink Adj |
| | | schnell Adj |
| | The criminal was always quick when it came to climbing fences. |
| | Der Kriminelle war immer flink, wenn es darum ging, über Zäune zu klettern. |
| quick adj | (finance: liquid) (Finanzwesen) | flüssig Adj |
| | Quick assets are almost as useful as cash. |
| | Flüssig sein ist genauso nützlich, wie Bargeld. |
| quick adv | (quickly) | schnell Adj |
| | (süddeutsch) | hurtig Adj |
| | | geschwind Adj |
| | Come quick! The cows are eating the corn. |
| | Komm schnell! Die Kühe fressen das Korn. |
| quick adv | (soon) | bald Adv |
| | | in Kürze Adv |
| | (formell) | beizeiten Adv |
| | I hope John gets here quick, while our friend is still here. |
| | Ich hoffe, John kommt bald, solange unser Freund noch hier ist. |
| the quick n | (sensitive flesh) | Fleisch Nn |
| | Her fingernail ripped, exposing the quick underneath. |
| | Mark had chewed his nails down to the quick. |
| | Ihr Fingernagel brach und entblößte das Fleisch darunter. |
| the quick n | figurative (most essential part) | wichtiger Teil Adj + Nm |
| | | Punkt Nm |
| | Stop prevaricating and get to the quick of the matter. |
| the quick npl | archaic (living people) | die Lebendigen Art + Npl |
| | | die Lebenden Art + Npl |
| | He will come again to judge the quick and the dead. |
| be quick to do [sth] v expr | (swift, prompt to do) | schnell [etw] tun Adj + Vt |
| | He was quick to realize that the baby was sick. |
| | Ihm ist schnell aufgefallen, dass das Baby krank war. |
| be quick to do [sth] v expr | (do [sth] hastily) | überstürzen Vt, fix |
| | | voreilig mit [etw] sein VP |
| | Don't be so quick to make this important decision. |
| | Überstürze es nicht mit dieser wichtigen Entscheidung. |
Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
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double-quick,
double quick adv | informal (very quickly) | schnellstens Adv |
| | | so schnell wie möglich Rdw |
| | | blitzschnell Adj als Adv |
| | My dad's coming! You'd better get out of here double quick! |
| get-rich-quick adj | (business: quick profit) | etwas, mit dem man schnell reich wird Rdw |
| | | etwas, das schnelles Geld verspricht Rdw |
| get-rich-quick scheme n | (business: plan for quick profit) | Plan, mit dem man schnell reich wird Rdw |
| | | Plan, der schnelles Geld verspricht Rdw |
| | Ian lost a lot of money when he unwisely invested in a get-rich-quick scheme. |
| have a quick dip v expr | informal (go for quick swim) | kurz ins Wasser springen Rdw |
| | | eine Runde schwimmen Rdw |
| | Joachim had a quick dip in the lake before lunch. |
| have a quick dip into [sth] v expr | figurative (experience briefly) | kurz erleben Adj + Vt |
| | | kurz ansehen Adj + Vt, sepa |
| | I had a quick dip into Zen Buddhism when I was about eighteen years old. |
| in double-quick time expr | (very fast) | in null Komma nichts Rdw |
| | | blitzschnell Adj |
| in quick succession v expr | (one coming rapidly after another) | hintereinander weg Adv + Adv |
| | | in schneller Abfolge Rdw |
| | | schnell nacheinander Adj + Adv |
| | The company is preparing two new products for launch in quick succession. |
| make it quick v expr | informal (hurry) (informell) | schnell machen Adj + Vi |
| | (informell) | hinmachen Vi, sepa |
| | | sich kurz fassen Rdw |
| | I don't have time to listen, so make it quick. |
| quick exit n | (rapid departure, escape) | schnell abhauen Adv + Vt, sepa |
| | | schnell verschwinden Adv + Vi |
| | (Slang) | schneller Abgang Adj + Nm |
| | The robber's plan was to grab the diamonds and make a quick exit. |
| | The moment I saw my ex-wife I made a quick exit through the back door. |
| quick fix n | (temporary solution) | vorläufige Lösung, temporäre Lösung, kurzfristige Lösung Adj + Nf |
| | | Sofortlösung Nf |
| | | schnelle Lösung Adj + Nf |
| | Julie used clear nail polish as a quick fix for the ladder in her pantyhose. |
| a quick learner n | (person who understands easily) | [etw] schnell begreifen Adj als Adv + Vt |
| | | [etw] schnell verstehen Adj als Adv + Vt |
| | (Slang, abfällig) | Schnellchecker Nm |
| quick look n | (brief glance) | kurzer Blick Adj + Nm |
| | (informell) | kurz über [etw] rübergucken VP |
| | Could you have a quick look at the case and explain what's happening? |
| quick on the draw adj | (quick to draw firearm) | schnell Adj |
| | | schnelle Reaktion haben Rdw |
| | Cowboys had to be quick on the draw when they were fighting duels. |
quick on the draw,
quick on the trigger,
quick off the mark adj | figurative, informal (quick to act or react) | leicht eingeschnappt Adj + Vt |
| | | leicht beleidigt Adj + Vt |
| | | eine dünne Haut haben Rdw |
| quick study n | (fast learner) | schnell lernen Adj als Adv + Vi |
| | | schnell verstehen, schnell begreifen Adj als Adv + Vi |
| | The boy is a quick study. |
| quick temper n | (tendency to get angry) (übertragen) | schnell auf 180 sein Rdw |
| | | sich schnell aufregen Rdw |
| | | leicht reizbar Adv + Adj |
| | (literarisch) | hitziges Gemüt Adj + Nn |
| | Patrick has a quick temper, but he always apologizes when he calms down. |
| quick thinking n | (problem-solving in an emergency) | schnelle Reaktion Adj + Nf |
| | | geistesgegenwärtig Adj |
| | Thanks to his quick thinking we escaped the car accident alive. |
| quick-thinking adj | (able to react rapidly) | geistesgegenwärtig Adj |
| | | einfallsreich Adj |
| | | reaktionsfähig Adj |
| | The quick-thinking boy saved his mother's life by calling an ambulance. |
| quick wit n | (sharpness, intelligence) | scharfsinnig Adj |
| | | Scharfsinnigkeit Nf |
| | Not only is he intelligent, he has a quick wit. |
| quick-change n as adj | (can be modified quickly) | schnell veränderbar Adj + Adj |
| | | Schnellwechsel- Präf |
| quick-drying adj | (cement, paint) | schnell trocknend Adj + Adj |
| | | Schnell- Präf |
| quick-fix n as adj | (solution: temporary) | Sofortlösungs- Präf |
| | | Schnelllösungs- Präf |
| | Sleeping pills are only a quick-fix solution to insomnia. |
| quick-freeze [sth]⇒ vtr | (food: freeze rapidly) | tiefkühlen Vt, sepa |
| quick-paced adj | (moving fast) | schnell Adj |
| | | zügig Adj |
| | | flott Adj |
| | | rasch Adj |
| | Tania jogged slowly around the park, being overtaken by other quick-paced runners. |
| quick-paced adj | (happening fast) | schnell geschehend Adj + Adj |
| | | rasch Adj |
| | The government was caught unawares by the quick-paced turn of events. |
| quick-setting adj | (cement, etc.: dries quickly) | Schnell- Präf |
| | | schnell trocknend Adj + Adj |
| quick-tempered adj | (easily angered) (ugs) | leicht zu verärgern Rdw |
| | (übertragen) | mit dünner Haut Rdw |
| | (liter) | hitzköpfig Adj |
| | My mother is quick-tempered, so I always do my chores on time. |
quick-witted,
sharp-witted adj | (showing intelligence, fast thought) | intelligent Adj |
| | (übertragen) | aufgeweckt Adj |
| | (liter) | scharfsinnig Adj |
| | Ray's quick-witted comment made the room laugh. |
| | Luckily, Thelma was quick-witted enough to realise what was happening before it was too late. |
| | Rays intelligenter Kommentar brachte den Raum zum Lachen. |
| | Zum Glück war Thelma aufgeweckt und erkannte, was geschah, bevor es zu spät war. |
quick-fire,
quick fire,
quickfire adj | figurative, informal, chiefly UK (rapid) (ugs, übertragen) | zackig Adj |
| | | schnell Adj |
| | | rasch Adj |
quick-fire,
quick fire,
quickfire adj | (gun: equipped to fire rapidly) | schnell feuernd Adj + V Part Präs |
| | | schnell abfeuernd Adj + V Part Präs |