quickness

quickness
noun, no pl.
1) (speed) Schnelligkeit, die
2) (acuteness of perception) Schärfe, die

quickness of the mind — schnelle Auffassungsgabe

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noun die Schnelligkeit
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quick·ness
[ˈkwɪknəs]
n no pl
1. (speed) Schnelligkeit f
2. (fig pej: temper) Hitzigkeit f fig pej
\quickness of temper rasch aufbrausendes Temperament [o Wesen] fig pej
3. (approv: alertness) Intelligenz f, [geistige] Beweglichkeit, schnelle Auffassungsgabe
\quickness of mind scharfer [o wacher] Verstand fig
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['kwIknɪs]
n
1) (= speed) Schnelligkeit f

his quickness to appreciate the problem — die Schnelligkeit, mit der er das Problem erfasst hat

2) (= intelligence) schnelle Auffassungsgabe

quickness of mind — Fähigkeit f, schnell zu denken

quickness of eye — schnelle Auffassungsgabe

quickness of temper — heftiges or aufbrausendes Temperament

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quickness s
1. Schnelligkeit f
2. (geistige) Wachheit, Aufgewecktheit f, rasche Auffassungsgabe, Schlagfertigkeit f
3. Schärfe f (der Beobachtung etc):
quickness of sight (gutes) Sehvermögen, scharfe Augen pl
4. Lebhaftigkeit f (auch WIRTSCH)
5. Hitzigkeit f (des Temperaments)
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noun, no pl.
1) (speed) Schnelligkeit, die
2) (acuteness of perception) Schärfe, die

quickness of the mind — schnelle Auffassungsgabe

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n.
Flinkheit f.
Schnelligkeit f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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