quick

quick
adj. snel; vlug; sneldenkend; snel begrijpend; vloeibaar; levendig
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adv. snel; met grote snelheid, vlug
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n. levende mensen; levend; snel; gevoelige plekken
quick1
[ kwik] 〈zelfstandig naamwoord〉
levend vlees 〈onder de huid/nagel〉
hartkern, essentie
〈Amerikaans-Engels〉kwik
voorbeelden:
1   she bites her nails to the quick zij bijt haar nagels af tot op het leven
2   cut someone to the quick iemand in zijn hart raken, iemands gevoelens diep kwetsen
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quick2
〈bijvoeglijk naamwoord; quickness〉
snelgauw, vlug
gevoeligvlug (van begrip), scherp
levendigopgewekt
voorbeelden:
1   be as quick as lightning bliksemsnel zijn
     quick march! voorwaarts/ingerukt mars!
     〈informeel〉 be quick off the mark er als de kippen bij zijn
     in quick succession snel achter elkaar
     he is quick to take offence hij is gauw beledigd
     ‘Have a drink?’ ‘Yes, I'll take a quick one’ ‘Wat drinken?’ ‘Ja, een snelle dan’
2   she gave a quick answer zij antwoordde gevat
     〈informeel〉 that child is not very quick dat kind is niet zo snugger
〈slang〉 earn a quick buck snel geld verdienen
     〈slang〉 quick on the draw/uptake sneldenkend/doorziend, flitsend
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quick3
〈bijwoord〉 〈informeel〉
vluggauw, snel
voorbeelden:
1   please, come quick kom alsjeblieft snel
     we all want to get rich quick we willen allemaal snel rijk worden

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