presuroso
presuroso
presuroso(
preh
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soo
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roh
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soh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
1. (general)
La señora, preocupada de que iba a perder su vuelo, caminaba a paso presuroso hacia la puerta de embarque.The woman, worried that she was going to miss her flight, walked at a quick pace toward the gate.
Con unos movimientos presurosos, el jugador me robó el balón y encestó.With a few quick moves, the player got the ball off me and scored.
b. hasty
Como persona presurosa, me pone nerviosa la parsimonia de la gente.Being a hasty person myself, other people's calmness gets on my nerves.
c. speedy
El policía persiguió al ladrón a un paso presuroso y logró alcanzarlo.The policeman chased the thief at a speedy pace and managed to catch up with him.
d. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Pili y Tomás se fueron presurosos para no llegar tarde a la cena.Pili and Tomas rushed off so they wouldn't be late for the dinner.
Los padres de Roberto acudieron presurosos al hospital cuando recibieron la noticia del accidente.Roberto's parents rushed to the hospital when they heard about the accident.
presurosoadjective
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
1. (general)
a. in a hurry
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