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quickens

/ˈkwɪkənz/

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verb

Avivar, revivir

To give life to; to animate, make alive, revive.

Examples :

"The rain quickens the plants, bringing them back to life after the long drought. "

La lluvia aviva las plantas, devolviéndolas a la vida después de la larga sequía.

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Revivir, cobrar vida

To come back to life, receive life.

Examples :

"The rain quickens the dry earth, bringing forth new plants. "

La lluvia da vida a la tierra seca, haciendo brotar nuevas plantas.

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verb

Animarse, avivarse

To take on a state of activity or vigour comparable to life; to be roused, excited.

Examples :

"Hearing the ice cream truck's music always quickens my children's steps. "

Escuchar la música del camión de helados siempre aviva los pasos de mis hijos.

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verb

Sentir los movimientos del feto, empezar a moverse

Of a pregnant woman: to first feel the movements of the foetus, or reach the stage of pregnancy at which this takes place; of a foetus: to begin to move.

Examples :

""Maria knew she was several months pregnant when she first felt the baby quickens inside her." "

María supo que tenía varios meses de embarazo cuando sintió por primera vez los movimientos del bebé en su interior.

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verb

Acelera, apresura

To make quicker; to hasten, speed up.

Examples :

"Hearing the familiar song quickens my pace on the way home. "

Escuchar la canción familiar acelera mi paso de camino a casa.

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verb

Acelerar, apresurarse

To become faster.

Examples :

"My heartbeat quickened when I heard him approach."

Mi corazón se aceleró cuando lo oí acercarse.

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verb

Acortar, agudizar

To shorten the radius of (a curve); to make (a curve) sharper.

Examples :

"to quicken the sheer, that is, to make its curve more pronounced"

Para acortar el arqueo, es decir, hacer que su curva sea más pronunciada.

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noun

Gramilla

A weed, quitch.

Examples :

"The farmer spent the afternoon pulling quickens from his vegetable garden. "

El granjero pasó la tarde arrancando gramilla de su huerto.

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