trice

UK
/traɪs/
US
/traɪs/

Übersetzungen

tricesubstantiv
trices
Pl.
UK
/traɪs/
US
/traɪs/
In a trice, the magician disappeared from the stage.
В мгновение ока фокусник исчез со сцены.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
triceverb
triced
Präteritum
triced
Partizip Perfekt
tricing
Gerundium
UK
/traɪs/
US
/traɪs/
Used chiefly in nautical or informal contexts meaning 'to pull, lift, or fasten up with a rope or similar means'.

Definitionen

tricesubstantiv
A very short period of time; an instant.
The magician made the coin disappear in a trice.
triceverb
To pull, lift, or secure (something) by means of a rope or line; to hoist.
The deckhands triced up the sail to keep it from flapping in the wind.