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acometida
A sudden forward motion.
A gentleman of his train spurred up his horse, and, with a violent rush, severed him from the duke.
When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. […]. The captive made no resis…
prisa
General haste.
Diane makes an announcement to the patient passengers on the quarter-full train. There is no sense of rush - time really does move more slowly in the Highlands. The passengers, nea…
Many errors were made in the rush to finish.
tromba
A rapid, noisy flow.
a rush of water; a rush of footsteps
subidón • éxtasi (disused) • éxtasis
A sudden, brief exhilaration, for instance the pleasurable sensation produced by a stimulant.
She felt the familiar cocaine rush soon after injecting herself.
The rollercoaster gave me a rush.
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juncácea
The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc.
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apresurarse • apurarse • correr • precipitar • precipitarse • verse negro
To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully.
Most of the Himalayan rivers have been relatively untouched by dams near their sources. Now the two great Asian powers, India and China, are rushing to harness them as they cut thr…
rush one's dinner; rush off an email response
acuciar • aguciar • apremiar • apremir • apresurar • apurar
To cause to move or act with unusual haste.
Don't rush your client or he may withdraw.