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swift I. adjectiv

iute, repede;

swift to anger iute la mânie;

swift to take offence susceptibil, supărăcios;

be swift to hear, slow to speak ascultă puţine, vorbeşte şi mai puţine.

swift II. adverb

(poetic) iute, cu grabă.

swift III. substantiv

1. (ornit.) lăstun-mare (Cypselus apus).

2. (rar) curent, curs al apei.

 Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze: 

He had been swift to note the other's trained mind and to appreciate his command of knowledge.

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

Each of these ships is a galeasse, and of the largest and swiftest make.

(The White Company, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He took two swift steps to the whip, but before he could grasp it there was a wild clatter of steps upon the stairs, the heavy hall door banged, and from the window we could see Mr. James Windibank running at the top of his speed down the road.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

At that instant a door underneath was hastily opened; someone seemed with swift steps to ascend the stairs, by the head of which she had yet to pass before she could gain the gallery.

(Northanger Abbey, de Jane Austen)

His swift development was a source of surprise and interest.

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

Then with a sudden dash, so swift and fierce that the eye could scarce follow it, he flew in upon his man and locked his leg round him.

(The White Company, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I believe the race is to the swift, the battle to the strong.

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

And so, he concluded, in a swift resume, no state composed of the slave-types can endure.

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

It flashed swifter and swifter.

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

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