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quickened

/ˈkwɪkənd/ /ˈkwɪkəndɪd/

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verb

Animer, ranimer, raviver

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

Examples :

"The rain after the long drought quickened the dried-up plants, and green shoots began to appear. "

La pluie après la longue sécheresse a ranimé les plantes desséchées, et de nouvelles pousses vertes ont commencé à apparaître.

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Revivre, reprendre vie

To come back to life, receive life.

Examples :

"The dried-out plant quickened after a week of rain, sprouting new leaves. "

La plante desséchée a repris vie après une semaine de pluie, en faisant apparaître de nouvelles feuilles.

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S'animer, s'éveiller

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

Examples :

"Hearing her favorite song on the radio, her steps quickened and she started to hum along. "

En entendant sa chanson préférée à la radio, elle accéléra le pas et se mit à fredonner.

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Sentir les mouvements du fœtus, s'animer

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 :

"Sarah quickened at the end of her second trimester. "

Sarah a senti les mouvements du fœtus à la fin de son deuxième trimestre.

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Accélérer, hâter

To make quicker; to hasten, speed up.

Examples :

"The teacher quickened her pace as she realized the class was running late for lunch. "

La professeure a accéléré le pas lorsqu'elle a réalisé que la classe était en retard pour le déjeuner.

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Accélérer, s'accélérer

To become faster.

Examples :

"My heartbeat quickened when I heard him approach."

Mon cœur s'est accéléré quand je l'ai entendu s'approcher.

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verb

Réduire le rayon de (une courbe); rendre (une courbe) plus pointue

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"

pour accentuer le brion, c'est-à-dire rendre sa courbe plus prononcée