hurry

hurry
1. verb
1) (to (cause to) move or act quickly, often too quickly: You'd better hurry if you want to catch that bus; If you hurry me, I'll make mistakes.) darse prisa (intransitivo); meter prisa (transitivo); aligerar, acelerar
2) (to convey quickly: After the accident, the injured man was hurried to the hospital.) llevar deprisa/a toda prisa/urgentemente

2. noun
1) (the act of doing something quickly, often too quickly: In his hurry to leave, he fell and broke his arm.) prisa
2) (the need to do something quickly: Is there any hurry for this job?) prisa, urgencia
•
- hurriedly
- in a hurry
- hurry up
hurry1 n prisa
to be in a hurry tener prisa
hurry2 vb darse prisa / apresurarse
El pasado y participio pasado de hurry se escribe hurried; el gerundio se escribe hurrying
hurry
tr['hʌrɪ]
noun
1 prisa
■ what's the hurry! ¿a qué viene tanta prisa?
■ are you in a hurry for the report? ¿le corre prisa el informe?
■ I won't do that again in a hurry me lo pensaré dos veces la próxima vez
intransitive verb (pt & pp hurried, ger hurrying)
1 apresurarse, darse prisa
■ he hurried through his meal comió a toda prisa
■ hurry! ¡date prisa!
transitive verb
1 dar prisa, meter prisa
■ he's always hurrying me siempre me mete prisa
■ they hurried her to hospital la llevaron a toda prisa al hospital
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
in a hurry de prisa
to be in a hurry tener prisa
hurry ['həri] v, -ried ; -rying vi
: apurarse, darse prisa, apresurarse
hurry vt
: apurar, darle prisa (a alguien)
hurry n
: prisa f, apuro f
hurry
n.
• prisa s.f.
v.
• acelerar v.
• adelantar v.
• afanar v.
• anticipar v.
• apremiar v.
• apresurar v.
• apurar v.
• aviar v.
• darse prisa v.
• precipitar v.
'hɜːri, 'hʌri
I
noun (no pl) prisa f, apuro m (AmL)

in all the hurry, I forgot my umbrella — con la prisa or (AmL) con el apuro, se me olvidó el paraguas

in a hurry: I'm in a hurry tengo prisa, estoy apurado (AmL); he wrote it in a hurry lo escribió deprisa or (fam) a las carreras (fam); he won't try that again in a hurry (esp BrE colloq) no le va a quedar ni pizca de ganas de volver a hacerlo (fam); to be in a hurry to + INF tener* prisa or (AmL tb) apuro por+inf; what's the hurry? — ¿qué prisa or (AmL tb) qué apuro hay?


II
1.
-ries, -rying, -ried intransitive verb
a) (make haste) darse* prisa, apurarse (AmL)

there's no need to hurry — no hay prisa, no hay apuro (AmL)

b) (move hastily) (+ adv compl)

she hurried after him — corrió tras él

he hurried in/out — entró/salió corriendo


2.
vt
a) \<\<person\>\> meterle prisa a, apurar (AmL)

he was hurried to a waiting car — se lo llevaron rápidamente or a toda prisa a un coche que estaba esperando

b) \<\<work\>\> hacer* apresuradamente, hacer* a las carreras (fam)
Phrasal Verbs:
['hʌrɪ]
1.
N prisa f , apuro m (LAm)

to be in a hurry (to do sth) — tener prisa or (LAm) apuro (por hacer algo)

I'm in no hurry, I'm not in any hurry — no tengo prisa

they were in no hurry to pay us — no se dieron prisa por pagarnos

are you in a hurry for this? — ¿le corre prisa (esto)?

in our hurry to leave we left the keys behind — con las prisas de or por marcharnos nos dejamos olvidadas las llaves

to do sth in a hurry — hacer algo de prisa

he won't do that again in a hurry * — eso no lo vuelve a hacer

I shan't come back here in a hurry — aquí no pongo los pies nunca más

• is there any hurry? — ¿corre prisa?

• there's no (great) hurry — no hay or corre prisa

• what's the hurry? — ¿a qué viene tanta prisa?

2.
VT [+ person] meter prisa a, apresurar, apurar (LAm); [+ work, job] hacer apresuradamente, hacer deprisa y corriendo

this is a job that cannot be hurried — este es un trabajo que no admite prisas

he won't be hurried — no le gusta que le metan prisa

• don't let yourself be hurried into making a decision — no te obligues a tomar una decisión precipitada

• they hurried him to a doctor — lo llevaron a toda prisa a un médico

troops were hurried to the spot — se enviaron tropas con urgencia al lugar

3.
VI darse prisa, apurarse (LAm)

hurry! — ¡date prisa!, ¡apúrate! (LAm)

don't hurry! — ¡no hay prisa or (LAm) apuro!

to hurry to do sth — darse prisa or (LAm) apurarse en hacer algo, apresurarse a hacer algo

• to hurry after sb — correr detrás de algn

• to hurry back — volver de prisa

• she hurried home — se dio prisa para llegar a casa

• to hurry in — entrar corriendo

• I must hurry — tengo que correr or darme prisa

• to hurry out — salir corriendo

• he hurried over to us — vino a toda prisa or corriendo hasta nosotros

* * *
['hɜːri, 'hʌri]
I
noun (no pl) prisa f, apuro m (AmL)

in all the hurry, I forgot my umbrella — con la prisa or (AmL) con el apuro, se me olvidó el paraguas

in a hurry: I'm in a hurry tengo prisa, estoy apurado (AmL); he wrote it in a hurry lo escribió deprisa or (fam) a las carreras (fam); he won't try that again in a hurry (esp BrE colloq) no le va a quedar ni pizca de ganas de volver a hacerlo (fam); to be in a hurry to + INF tener* prisa or (AmL tb) apuro por+inf; what's the hurry? — ¿qué prisa or (AmL tb) qué apuro hay?


II
1.
-ries, -rying, -ried intransitive verb
a) (make haste) darse* prisa, apurarse (AmL)

there's no need to hurry — no hay prisa, no hay apuro (AmL)

b) (move hastily) (+ adv compl)

she hurried after him — corrió tras él

he hurried in/out — entró/salió corriendo


2.
vt
a) \<\<person\>\> meterle prisa a, apurar (AmL)

he was hurried to a waiting car — se lo llevaron rápidamente or a toda prisa a un coche que estaba esperando

b) \<\<work\>\> hacer* apresuradamente, hacer* a las carreras (fam)
Phrasal Verbs:

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