hurry

hâte, précipitation

État de quelqu’un qui se déplace ou agit vite parce qu’il a peu de temps.

En anglais simple : A state of moving or doing something quickly because you have little time.

• I am in a hurry.
• In her hurry, she forgot her keys.
• Why were you in such a hurry?

Comment l'utiliser : in a hurry (We ate in a hurry before leaving.)

Synonymes : rush

Expressions courantes : in a hurry, a great hurry, in my hurry

urgence, hâte

Nécessité de faire quelque chose bientôt ou rapidement.

En anglais simple : The need to do something soon or quickly.

• There is no hurry.
• Is there any hurry to finish this?
• There was no hurry with the paperwork.

Comment l'utiliser : no hurry to do something (There is no hurry to make a decision.)

Synonymes : urgency

Expressions courantes : no hurry, any hurry, hurry to finish

se dépêcher

Se déplacer ou faire quelque chose rapidement.

En anglais simple : To move or do something quickly.

• We must hurry.
• She hurried home after work.
• He hurried to catch the last bus.

Comment l'utiliser : hurry to do something (I hurried to answer the phone.); hurry to somewhere (They hurried to the station.)

Synonymes : rush

Contraires : dawdle

Expressions courantes : hurry home, hurry to something, hurry past someone

se dépêcher, accélérer

Commencer à se déplacer ou à travailler plus vite.

En anglais simple : To start moving or working faster.

• Please hurry up.
• He hurried up when he saw the time.
• Can you hurry the children up?

Comment l'utiliser : hurry up (Hurry up or we will miss the bus.); hurry someone up (I tried to hurry him up.)

Synonymes : speed up

Contraires : slow down

Expressions courantes : hurry up, hurry someone up