| Traduções complementares |
| quick adj | (prompt) | rápido adj |
| | He was always quick to turn in his papers. |
| | Ele sempre era rápido na entrega dos trabalhos. |
| quick adj | (person: smart) | vivaz, sagaz adj |
| | Viola has a quick mind and a quick wit. |
| | Ela tem uma mente sagaz. |
| quick adj | (person: learner) | vivaz, sagaz adj |
| | He is a quick student. |
| | Ele é um aluno sagaz. |
| quick adj | (agile) | ágil adj |
| | | ligeiro adj |
| | The criminal was always quick when it came to climbing fences. |
| | O criminoso era ágil em pular cercas. |
| quick adj | (finance: liquid) (finanças) | ativo adj |
| | Quick assets are almost as useful as cash. |
| | Ativos são quase tão úteis quanto dinheiro. |
| quick adv | (quickly) | rápido adv |
| | | depressa adv |
| | (formal) | rapidamente adv |
| | Come quick! The cows are eating the corn. |
| | Venha rápido! As vacas estão comendo o milho. |
| quick adv | (soon) | logo adv |
| | I hope John gets here quick, while our friend is still here. |
| | Espero que João venha logo, enquanto nossos amigos estão aqui. |
| the quick n | (sensitive flesh) (carne viva) | carne sf |
| | Her fingernail ripped, exposing the quick underneath. |
| | Ela rói as unhas até a carne. |
| the quick n | figurative (most essential part) | âmago sm |
| | Stop prevaricating and get to the quick of the matter. |
| | Pare de enrolar e chegue ao âmago da questão. |
| the quick npl | archaic (living people) (ser vivo) | vivo sm |
| | He will come again to judge the quick and the dead. |
| | Ele voltará para julgar os vivos e os mortos. |
| be quick to do [sth] v expr | (swift, prompt to do) | rápido adj |
| | He was quick to realize that the baby was sick. |
| | Ele foi rápido em notar que o bebê estava doente. |
| be quick to do [sth] v expr | (do [sth] hastily) | apressado adj |
| | Don't be so quick to make this important decision. |
| | Não seja apressado para tomar esta decisão. |
Formas compostas:
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double-quick,
double quick adv | informal (very quickly) | depressa adv |
| | My dad's coming! You'd better get out of here double quick! |
| double-quick adj | informal (very fast) | depressa adv |
| get-rich-quick adj | (business: quick profit) | enriquecer rápido loc v |
| | | ficar rico rápido |
| in quick succession v expr | (one coming rapidly after another) | em rápida sucessão expres |
| | The company is preparing two new products for launch in quick succession. |
| make it quick v expr | informal (hurry) | seja breve expres |
| | I don't have time to listen, so make it quick. |
quick and dirty,
quick-and-dirty adj | informal, figurative (rapidly or roughly improvised) (improvisado rapidamente e de forma grosseira) | mal e parcamente loc adv |
| | (de qualquer maneira, apressadamente) | feito nas coxas expres v |
| Nota: hyphens omitted when term is an adj after a noun |
| quick answer n | informal (prompt, brief reply) (resposta de forma breve e sucinta) | resposta rápida sf + adj |
| | | resposta curta sf + adj |
| quick change of opinion n | (about-face) (reviravolta) | mudança rápida de opinião loc sf |
| | | reviravolta sf |
| | The quick change of opinion was brought about by the discovery of compromising documents. |
| quick fix n | (temporary solution) | solução rápida sf |
| | Julie used clear nail polish as a quick fix for the ladder in her pantyhose. |
| quick-fix n as adj | (solution: temporary) | solução rápida sf |
| a quick learner n | (person who understands easily) (alguém que compreende facilmente) | aprendiz rápido loc sm |
| | | pessoa esperta loc sf |
| quick look n | (brief glance) (breve olhar) | olhada rápida loc sf |
| | | olhadela sf |
| | | relance de olhos loc sm |
| | Could you have a quick look at the case and explain what's happening? |
| quick on the draw adj | (quick to draw firearm) (sacar a arma rapidamente) | rápido no gatilho expres |
| | 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) | rápido no gatilho expres |
| quick on the uptake adj | figurative, informal (person: understands quickly) (compreende facilmente) | rápido de pegar expres |
| | Isabel is a very bright student who is quick on the uptake. |
| quick response n | (fast reaction time) (tempo rápido de reação) | resposta rápida loc sf |
| quick study n | (fast learner) | pessoa que aprende rapidamente sf |
| | The boy is a quick study. |
| quick temper n | (tendency to get angry) | temperamento irritadiço sm + adj |
| | Patrick has a quick temper, but he always apologizes when he calms down. |
| quick thinking n | (problem-solving in an emergency) | raciocínio rápido sm |
| | Thanks to his quick thinking we escaped the car accident alive. |
| quick-thinking adj | (able to react rapidly) | de pensamento ágil loc adj |
| | | de raciocínio rápido loc adj |
| | The quick-thinking boy saved his mother's life by calling an ambulance. |
| quick-change n as adj | (can be modified quickly) | mudança rápida expres |
| quick-drying adj | (cement, paint) | de secagem rápida loc adj |
| quick-freeze [sth]⇒ vtr | (food: freeze rapidly) | congela rápido expres |
| quick-paced adj | (moving fast) | veloz adj |
| | | rápido adj |
| | | apressado adj |
| | Tania jogged slowly around the park, being overtaken by other quick-paced runners. |
| quick-paced adj | (happening fast) | veloz adj |
| | | rápido adj |
| | The government was caught unawares by the quick-paced turn of events. |
| quick-setting adj | (cement, etc.: dries quickly) | de secagem rápida loc adj |
| quick-tempered adj | (easily angered) | pavio curto expres |
| | | irritadiço adj |
| | | irascível adj |
| | My mother is quick-tempered, so I always do my chores on time. |
quick-witted,
sharp-witted adj | (showing intelligence, fast thought) | perspicaz adj |
| | | esperto adj |
| | | sagaz 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. |
quick-fire,
quick fire,
quickfire adj | figurative, informal, chiefly UK (rapid) | rápido adj |
quick-fire,
quick fire,
quickfire adj | (gun: equipped to fire rapidly) (arma que dispara rápido) | automática adj |