rush

hâte, précipitation

Mouvement précipité ou besoin de faire quelque chose rapidement.

En anglais simple : A hurried movement or a need to do something quickly.

• I am in a rush.
• There was a rush for the exit.
• Why the rush to finish today?

Comment l'utiliser : a rush to do something (There was a rush to leave the building.)

Synonymes : hurry, haste

Expressions courantes : in a rush, a rush to, morning rush

afflux, poussée

Forte augmentation soudaine de l’activité, du nombre de personnes ou d’un sentiment.

En anglais simple : A sudden large increase in activity, people, or a feeling.

• We had a rush of orders.
• She felt a rush of excitement.
• Extra staff helped us cope with the lunchtime rush.

Comment l'utiliser : a rush of something (The shop had a rush of customers after lunch.)

Synonymes : surge

Expressions courantes : a rush of, adrenaline rush, lunchtime rush

flot, souffle

Mouvement rapide, souvent bruyant, de l’eau, de l’air ou de choses semblables.

En anglais simple : A fast, often noisy movement of water, air, or similar things.

• A rush of air lifted the papers.
• We heard the rush of the river below.
• A sudden rush of footsteps broke the silence.

Comment l'utiliser : a rush of something (We heard a rush of water behind the wall.)

Synonymes : surge

Expressions courantes : rush of water, rush of air, rush of footsteps

se précipiter, transporter en urgence

Se déplacer vite ou emmener quelqu’un ou quelque chose rapidement quelque part.

En anglais simple : To move quickly or take someone or something somewhere quickly.

• She rushed home.
• They rushed him to the nearest clinic.
• Can you rush these papers to our office?

Comment l'utiliser : rush someone/something to somewhere (They rushed the injured driver to hospital.); rush to somewhere (I rushed to the station.)

Synonymes : hurry, hasten

Expressions courantes : rush to hospital, rush someone home, rush to someone

bâcler, précipiter

Faire quelque chose très vite, souvent sans assez de soin ou de réflexion.

En anglais simple : To do something very quickly, often without enough care or thought.

• Do not rush your dinner.
• I rushed the report and made several mistakes.
• Are we rushing into this agreement?

Comment l'utiliser : rush through something (Do not rush through the instructions.); rush into something (She rushed into a decision she later regretted.)

Synonymes : hurry

Expressions courantes : rush a job, rush through something, rush into something

se précipiter, déferler

Couler ou avancer à grande vitesse, souvent en faisant beaucoup de bruit.

En anglais simple : To flow or move forward with great speed, often making a lot of noise.

• Water rushed down the hill.
• Cold air rushed into the room.
• The soldiers rushed forward as the gate opened.

Comment l'utiliser : rush into/out of/through something (Water rushed through the broken pipe.)

Synonymes : surge, pour

Expressions courantes : rush past someone, rush down something, rush through something

urgent, précipité

Qui doit être fait ou se fait très vite parce qu’il reste peu de temps.

En anglais simple : Needing or done with great speed because there is little time.

• This is a rush order.
• We paid extra for rush delivery.
• The repairs were a rush job and soon failed.

Synonymes : urgent, hurried

Expressions courantes : rush job, rush order, rush delivery