swift
/swɪft/ adjectif B2En français : rapide, vif, vive
- Fast; quick; rapid. · swift action· swift response
- Capable of moving at high speeds.
- Quick-thinking; bright.
Comparatif swifter · Superlatif swiftest
Dans la bibliothèque
We were both swift runners and in fairly good training, but we soon found that we had no chance of overtaking him.
They got along quite well at first, but when they reached the middle of the river the swift current swept the raft downstream, farther and farther away from the road of yellow brick.
A HARE one day ridiculed the short feet and slow pace of the Tortoise, who replied, laughing: “Though you be swift as the wind, I will beat you in a race.” The Hare, believing her assertion to be simply impossible, assented to the proposal; and they agreed that the Fox should choose the course and fix the goal.
A YOUNG FAWN once said to his Mother, “You are larger than a dog, and swifter, and more used to running, and you have your horns as a defense; why, then, O Mother!
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