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quickens

/ˈkwɪkənz/

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verb

Animer, ranimer

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 pluie anime les plantes, les ramenant à la vie après la longue sécheresse.

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verb

Revivre, reprendre vie

To come back to life, receive life.

Examples :

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

La pluie fait revivre la terre sèche, faisant apparaître de nouvelles plantes.

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verb

S'animer, s'éveiller

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. "

Entendre la musique du camion de glaces anime toujours les pas de mes enfants.

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verb

Sentir les premiers 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 :

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

Maria savait qu'elle était enceinte de plusieurs mois lorsqu'elle a senti pour la première fois le bébé s'animer en elle.

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verb

Accélère, hâter

To make quicker; to hasten, speed up.

Examples :

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

Entendre la chanson familière accélère mon pas sur le chemin du retour.

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verb

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

Rétrécir, accentuer

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 rétrécir le sheer, c'est-à-dire rendre sa courbe plus prononcée.

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noun

Chiendent

A weed, quitch.

Examples :

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

L'agriculteur a passé l'après-midi à arracher du chiendent de son potager.

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