EXACT MATCHES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
quick, 1 a. a Tapaidh, mear, éasca, gasta. Quick pulse, cuisle f luathbhuilleach. The quickest way there, an bealach is éasca le dul ann. As quick as lightning, ar luas lasrach. Be quick about it, déan deifir leis! b A quick child, páiste aibí. Quick wit, deisbhéalaí f. Quick ear, cluas ghéar. She has a quick temper, tá sí taghdach. Quick to act, luathbheartach. Quick to anger, sochorraithe chun feirge. Quick of belief, sochreidte, saonta. Quick of foot, luathchosach. c A: Beo. Quick hedge, fál m tom, fál sceach. s. The quick and the dead, an beo agus an marbh. 2 s. Beo m. To bite one's nails to the quick, na hingne a chogaint go dtí an beo. F: To sting, cut, s.o. to the quick, dul go beo i nduine. It cut him to the quick, chuaigh sé go croí ann. 3 adv. Go tapaidh, etc. ► quickly, adv. Go tapaidh, etc.
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
This remark cut him to the quick, chuaigh an sáiteán sin sa bheo aige.
In double quick time, double quick, (i) ar luas reatha; (ii) F: go prap, ar an bpointe.
Quick-eared, géarchluasach.
As quick as ever you can, chomh tapaidh in Éirinn agus is féidir leat é.
He is quick at figures, tá sé an-ghasta ag cuntas.
He is quick of hearing, tá éisteacht mhaith aige.
He is a quick learner, duine an-phiocúil é.
As quick as lightning, with lightning speed, F: like greased lightning, le luas lasrach.
Quick lunch, roisín f, scroid f.
Quick march, mearmháirseáil.
Quick march! go mear máirseáil! March at ease! máirseáil ar áis!
(Of motor car) To be quick off the mark, bogadh (chun siúil) go pras.
We'll go in and have quick one, isteach linn go slogfaimid taoscán.
Th: Quick-change artist, aisteoir mearmhalartach.
To be quick at repartee, bheith deisbhéalach, tráthúil, dea-chainteach.
Quick returns, luathshochar m.
Mil: Quick step, mearchéim.
Gym: To march in quick time, máirseáil ar mearchéim.
With a quick turn of the wrist, le cor mear den rosta.
He is quick in the uptake, tá sé an-phiocúil; is gasta uaidh rud a thuiscint.
He has quick wits, tá sé gasta, aibí.
Quick-witted, fhuarintinneach, gasta.