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dashedadjective
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UK
/dæʃt/
US
/dæʃt/
Translations
The dashed lines on the road indicate where you can safely pass other vehicles.
Les lignes tiretées sur la route indiquent où vous pouvez dépasser les autres véhicules en toute sécurité.
In a dashed attempt to finish the project, she overlooked several important details.
Dans une tentative précipitée pour terminer le projet, elle a négligé plusieurs détails importants.
His dashed dreams of becoming a professional athlete left him feeling lost.
Ses rêves anéantis de devenir athlète professionnel l'ont laissé perdu.
Additional translations
fichuFamilier; euphémisme pour éviter un terme plus grossier.
Definitions
Marked by or consisting of dashes.
The dashed lines on the road indicate where you can safely pass other vehicles.
Quickly or suddenly done; hasty.
In a dashed attempt to finish the project, she overlooked several important details.
Broken or destroyed, often used metaphorically to describe hopes or plans.
His dashed dreams of becoming a professional athlete left him feeling lost.
Used as a mild intensifier or euphemistic substitute for "damned" or "confounded".
What a dashed nuisance this rain is!
Synonyms
broken
frustrated
disappointed
dismayed
defeated
dashedadverb
UK
/dæʃt/
US
/dæʃt/
Dated chiefly British intensifier (e.g., "It's dashed cold today.")
Translations
diablementVieilli, surtout britannique.
It's dashed difficult to get a taxi at this hour.
Il est diablement difficile de trouver un taxi à cette heure-ci.
Definitions
To a great extent; extremely (dated, chiefly British).
It's dashed difficult to get a taxi at this hour.
Synonyms
very
extremely
awfully
terribly
dreadfully
frightfully
exceedingly
remarkably
considerably
quite
rather
fairly
blasted
darned
gosh-darned
dashverb

dashed

Past Simple

dashed
Past Simple
dashed
Past Participle
dashing
Gerund
UK
/dæʃ/
US
/dæʃ/
Translations
foncerSe déplacer rapidement et soudainement.
She dashed across the street to catch the bus.
Elle a foncé à travers la rue pour attraper le bus.
anéantirAu sens figuré, pour des espoirs, plans, ambitions.
His hopes were dashed when he didn't get the job.
Ses espoirs ont été anéantis quand il n’a pas obtenu le poste.
ajouter un trait deCuisine ; s’emploie surtout avec un liquide ou un condiment.
She dashed a little soy sauce into the stir-fry for extra flavor.
Elle a ajouté un trait de sauce soja au sauté pour plus de saveur.
Additional translations
se fracasser contreFréquent dans un contexte violent ou accidentel.
Definitions
To move quickly and suddenly in a particular direction.
She dashed across the street to catch the bus.
To strike or smash violently, especially so as to break to pieces.
The waves dashed the boat against the rocks.
To destroy or ruin something, especially hopes or plans.
His hopes were dashed when he didn't get the job.
To add or sprinkle a small amount of something, especially a liquid, to food or drink.
She dashed a little soy sauce into the stir-fry for extra flavor.
Synonyms
sprint
race
hurry
rush
bolt
scurry
zip
speed
dashnoun
Definitions
A small amount of something added to something else.
She added a dash of salt to the soup for extra flavor.
A short, fast race, typically 100 meters or less.
He won the 100-meter dash at the track meet.
A punctuation mark (—) used to indicate a break in thought or a pause.
She used a dash to separate the two clauses in the sentence.
A sudden, quick movement.
With a dash, the cat leaped off the table and ran out of the room.
A small quantity of a liquid added to a drink.
He added a dash of bitters to his cocktail.
Stylish vigor or flamboyant display; panache.
With his customary dash, he entered the room wearing a bright red scarf.
The dashboard of a motor vehicle.
She put the parking ticket on the dash before driving off.
dashinterjection
Definitions
(chiefly British, informal) An exclamation expressing mild annoyance, frustration, or surprise; darn!, drat!
Dash! I left my umbrella on the train.
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