to dash
01
susa, störta
to run or move quickly and suddenly, often with great force or urgency
Intransitive: to dash | to dash somewhere
Exempel
While playing tag, the children were dashing around the yard, giggling and shouting.
Medan de lekte kull, sprang barnen runt på gården, skrattade och ropade.
02
snabbt röra sig, slå hårt
to move or strike with great force, resulting in a collision or breakage
Intransitive: to dash into sth | to dash against sth
Exempel
The branches dashed against the house during the storm, causing some damage.
Grenarna slungades mot huset under stormen och orsakade en del skador.
03
kasta, slunga
to throw or thrust with force, often causing the object to move swiftly and violently
Transitive: to dash sth somewhere
Exempel
In a fit of rage, she dashed the papers off the desk, scattering them across the room.
I ett utbrott av ilska kastade hon papperen från skrivbordet och spred ut dem över hela rummet.
04
späda ut, tillsätta
to add a lesser or inferior component to something
Transitive: to dash sth | to dash sth with an inferior component
Exempel
The designer was adamant about not dashing the high-end collection with lower-quality fabrics.
Designern var envis med att inte blanda högklassamlingen med tyger av lägre kvalitet.
05
modfålla, nedstämma
to cause someone to feel dispirited, discouraged, or saddened
Transitive: to dash someone's attitude or spirit
Exempel
Witnessing the destruction of their hometown by natural disaster deeply dashed the residents' collective spirit.
Att bevittna förstörelsen av sin hemstad av en naturkatastrof krossade djupt invånarnas kollektiva anda.
06
förstöra, krossa
to spoil, shatter, or destroy someone's aspirations or anticipations
Transitive: to dash someone's hopes and plans
Exempel
The last-minute cancellation of the flight dashed their excitement about the upcoming family reunion.
Avbokningen av flyget i sista minuten krossade deras iver inför den kommande familjeåterföreningen.
Dash
01
tankstreck, bindestreck
the punctuation mark - used in writing to separate parts of a sentence, instead of a colon or brackets
02
snabb löpning, sprint
a quick run
03
stil, särskild elegans
distinctive and stylish elegance
04
sprint, fart
the act of moving with great haste
05
ett streck, en lång signal
a long signal used in Morse code, typically lasting three times as long as a dot
Exempel
In Morse code, a dash is three times longer than a dot.
I Morse kod är ett streck tre gånger längre än en punkt.
06
sprint, kortdistanslopp
a short-distance sprinting race in track and field, typically ranging from 60 meters to 400 meters
Exempel
His explosive speed made him a formidable competitor in the dash.
Hans explosiva hastighet gjorde honom till en formidabel konkurrent i dash.
07
droppe, nyp
a small amount of liquid ingredient that is typically added to a drink in a quick, single pour from a bottle
