| Additional Translations |
| quick adj | (prompt) | presto/a adj |
| | He was always quick to turn in his papers. |
| | Él siempre estaba presto para entregar sus ensayos. |
| quick adj | (person: smart) | ágil adj |
| | Viola has a quick mind and a quick wit. |
| | Viola tiene una mente ágil y una gran perspicacia. |
| quick adj | (person: learner) | rápido adj |
| | He is a quick student. |
| | Él es un estudiante que aprende rápido. |
| quick adj | (agile) | ágil adj |
| | The criminal was always quick when it came to climbing fences. |
| | El delincuente siempre era ágil cuando se trataba de escalar verjas. |
| quick adj | (finance: liquid) (finanzas) | líquido/a adj |
| | Quick assets are almost as useful as cash. |
| | Los bienes líquidos son tan útiles como el efectivo. |
| quick adv | (quickly) | rápido adv |
| | | rápidamente adv |
| | Come quick! The cows are eating the corn. |
| | ¡Ven rápido! Las vacas se están comiendo el maíz. |
| quick adv | (soon) | pronto adv |
| | I hope John gets here quick, while our friend is still here. |
| | Espero que John venta pronto mientras nuestro amigo siga aquí. |
| the quick n | (sensitive flesh) | carne viva loc nom f |
| | Her fingernail ripped, exposing the quick underneath. |
| | Mark had chewed his nails down to the quick. |
| | Su uña se desgarró, y expuso la carne viva que había debajo. |
| the quick n | figurative (most essential part) | lo esencial nm |
| | | el meollo nm |
| | Stop prevaricating and get to the quick of the matter. |
| | Deja de dar rodeas y vamos a lo esencial del asunto. |
| the quick npl | archaic (living people) | vivos nmpl |
| | He will come again to judge the quick and the dead. |
| | Él regresará a juzgar a los vivos y a los muertos. |
| be quick to do [sth] v expr | (swift, prompt to do) | ser rápido en loc verb |
| | He was quick to realize that the baby was sick. |
| | Fue rápido en darse cuenta de que el bebé estaba enfermo. |
| be quick to do [sth] v expr | (do [sth] hastily) | apurarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | apresurarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | precipitarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Don't be so quick to make this important decision. |
| | No te apures en tomar esta importante decisión. |
Compound Forms:
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| cut [sb] to the quick v expr | (severely hurt [sb]'s feelings) | herir en lo más hondo a loc verb |
| | | llegar hasta la médula de loc verb |
| | | hacer a alguien doler en el alma loc verb |
double-quick,
double quick adv | informal (very quickly) (figurado) | ahora mismo loc adv |
| | | rapidísimo adv |
| | (figurado) | volando adv |
| | My dad's coming! You'd better get out of here double quick! |
| double-quick adj | xx (very fast) | rapidísimo adj |
| get-rich-quick adj | (business: quick profit) | de rédito inmediato, de ganancia inmediata loc adj |
| | | de hacerse rico rápidamente loc adj |
| get-rich-quick scheme n | (business: plan for quick profit) | plan para hacerse rico rápido nm + loc prep |
| | 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) | darse un chapuzón loc verb |
| | Joachim had a quick dip in the lake before lunch. |
| | Joachim se dio un chapuzón en el lago antes de almorzar. |
| have a quick dip into [sth] v expr | figurative (experience briefly) | incursionar brevemente en loc verb + prep |
| | I had a quick dip into Zen Buddhism when I was about eighteen years old. |
| | Cuando tenía dieciocho años, incursioné brevemente en el budismo zen. |
| in double-quick time expr | (very fast) | rapidísimo adv |
| in quick succession v expr | (one coming rapidly after another) | uno detrás de otro, uno tras otro loc adv |
| | | en rápida sucesión loc adv |
| | The company is preparing two new products for launch in quick succession. |
| | La compañía está preparando dos nuevos productos para lanzarlos uno detrás de otro. |
| make it quick v expr | informal (hurry) | darse prisa loc verb |
| | | apurarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (para hablar) | ser breve v cop + adj mf |
| | I don't have time to listen, so make it quick. |
| | No tengo tiempo de escucharte así que date prisa. |
| | No tengo tiempo de escucharte así que sé breve. |
quick and dirty,
quick-and-dirty adj | informal, figurative (rapidly or roughly improvised) | aprisa y corriendo loc adv |
| Note: hyphens omitted when term is an adj after a noun |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. No lo hagas todo aprisa y corriendo o lo harás todo mal. |
| | | de cualquier manera loc adv |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. No lo hagas todo de cualquier manera o lo harás todo mal. |
| | (AR, coloquial) | así nomás loc adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Es una torta así nomás, de las que vienen en caja para preparar en cinco minutos, no tenía tiempo para ponerme a cocinar. |
| quick answer n | informal (prompt, brief reply) | respuesta corta nf + adj |
| | | respuesta rápida nf + adj |
| quick assets npl | (econ: highly liquid) | activos líquidos loc nom mpl |
| quick bread n | (bread made without yeast) | pan rápido nm + adj |
| quick change of opinion n | (about-face) (figurado) | giro de ciento ochenta grados loc nom m |
| | The quick change of opinion was brought about by the discovery of compromising documents. |
| | Se dio un giro de 180º cuando se descubrieron documentos comprometedores. |
| | | cambio de idea, cambio de parecer nm + loc adj |
| | Hubo un cambio de idea cuando se descubrieron documentos comprometedores. |
| | | repentino cambio de opinión adj + nm |
| | Hubo un repentino cambio de opinión cuando se descubrieron documentos comprometedores. |
| quick exit n | (rapid departure, escape) | fuga nf |
| | 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. |
| | El plan de los ladrones era agarrar el diamante y darse a la fuga. // Nomás vi a mi ex mujer me di a la fuga por la puerta de atrás. |
| quick fix n | (temporary solution) | parche nm |
| | | solución temporal nf + adj mf |
| | Julie used clear nail polish as a quick fix for the ladder in her pantyhose. |
| a quick learner n | (person who understands easily) (figurado) | espabilado/a adj |
| | (ES) | listo/a adj |
| | (AR) | rápido adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Lo entiende a la primera, es muy espabilado. |
| quick look n | (brief glance) | vistazo nm |
| | Could you have a quick look at the case and explain what's happening? |
| | ¿Le podrías dar un vistazo al caso y explicar lo que está sucediendo? |
| | | echar un ojo, echar una mirada loc verb |
| | ¿Le podrías echar un ojo al caso y explicar lo que está sucediendo? |
| quick march | (march in quick time) | paso ligero nm + adj |
| quick on the draw adj | (quick to draw firearm) | rápido de reflejos loc adj |
| | Cowboys had to be quick on the draw when they were fighting duels. |
| | Los vaqueros tenían que ser rápidos de reflejos cuando se batían a duelo. |
quick on the draw,
quick on the trigger,
quick off the mark adj | figurative, informal (quick to act or react) | rápido para atacar loc adj |
| quick on the uptake adj | figurative, informal (person: understands quickly) | rápido adj |
| | (AR, coloquial) | vivo/a adj |
| | Isabel is a very bright student who is quick on the uptake. |
| quick response n | (fast reaction time) | respuesta rápida nf + adj |
| quick study n | (fast learner) | rápido, rápida nm, nf |
| | | persona que aprende rápido grupo nom |
| | The boy is a quick study. |
| quick temper n | (tendency to get angry) | mal genio adj + nm |
| | | mal carácter adj + nm |
| | Patrick has a quick temper, but he always apologizes when he calms down. |
| | Patrick tiene mal genio pero siempre se disculpa cuando se calma. |
| quick thinking n | (problem-solving in an emergency) | rapidez de reflejos nf + loc adj |
| | Thanks to his quick thinking we escaped the car accident alive. |
| | Se salvó gracias a su rapidez de reflejos. |
| quick-thinking adj | (able to react rapidly) (mental) | rápido adj |
| | | con rapidez mental loc adj |
| | The quick-thinking boy saved his mother's life by calling an ambulance. |
| quick time | (military) | paso rápido nm + adj |
| quick wit n | (sharpness, intelligence) (ingenio) | agudeza nf |
| | Not only is he intelligent, he has a quick wit. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Hizo gala de ingenio, y demostró gran rapidez mental para contestar a las ironías con una agudeza no desprovista de gracia. |
| quick-change n as adj | (can be modified quickly) | de cambio rápido loc adj |
| | | que se puede modificar rápido loc adj |
| quick-drying adj | (cement, paint) | de secado rápido loc adj |
| quick-fix n as adj | (solution: temporary) | temporal adj mf |
| | (figurado) | emparchado adj |
| | Sleeping pills are only a quick-fix solution to insomnia. |
| | Los pastillas para dormir son solo una solución temporal para el insomnio. |
| quick-freeze [sth]⇒ vtr | (food: freeze rapidly) | congelar rápidamente vtr + adv |
| quick-paced adj | (moving fast) | veloz adj mf |
| | | rápido adj |
| | Tania jogged slowly around the park, being overtaken by other quick-paced runners. |
| | Tania trotaba lentamente por el parque, mientras la pasaban los corredores veloces. |
| quick-paced adj | (happening fast) | veloz adj mf |
| | | frenético/a adj |
| | The government was caught unawares by the quick-paced turn of events. |
| | Los veloces eventos tomaron por sorpresa al gobierno. |
| quick-setting adj | (cement, etc.: dries quickly) (cemento) | de secado rápido loc adj |
| quick-tempered adj | (easily angered) | temperamental adj |
| | (coloquial) | geniudo adj |
| | (formal) | irascible adj |
| | My mother is quick-tempered, so I always do my chores on time. |
quick-witted,
sharp-witted adj | (showing intelligence, fast thought) | agudo/a, ingenioso/a adj |
| | (persona) | espabilado/a, listo/a 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. |
| | El ingenioso comentario de Ray hizo reír a todos en la habitación. |
quick-fire,
quick fire,
quickfire adj | figurative, informal, chiefly UK (rapid) | veloz adj mf |
| | | rápido adj |
quick-fire,
quick fire,
quickfire adj | (gun: equipped to fire rapidly) | de tiro rápido loc adj |
| the quick and the dead npl | Biblical (persons whether living or dead) (religión) | vivos y muertos expr |
| | He will come again to judge the quick and the dead. |