In a trice

English idiom
Vimto12 Vimto12 Sat, 12 Jan 2013, 18:51

Idiomatic translations of "In a trice"

Arabic
في غمضة عين
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Arabic
ينتشر كالنار في الهشيم
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Azerbaijani
Qaşla göz arasında
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Chinese
轉眼之間
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Danish
På et øjeblik
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Danish
nul komma fem
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Danish
i en håndevending
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Dutch
In één (of twee) tellen
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English
In (or like) a flash
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English
At a glance
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English
nothing flat
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English
in two shakes of a lamb's tail
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English
Post haste
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English
In an instant
English
soon to now
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English
In the twinkling of an eye
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English
In a New York minute
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English
In a heartbeat
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English
In a jiffy
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English
hemencecik
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English
In a Split Second
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English #1#2
English
In the blink of an eye
Esperanto
Videbla kiel (kvazaŭ) sur manplato
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French
en un rien de temps
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French
Du jour au lendemain
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French
en un clin d'œil
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German
Knall auf Fall
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German
im Handumdrehen
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German
im Bruchteil einer Sekunde
German
im Nu
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German #1#2
German
sich wie ein Lauffeuer verbreiten
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Greek
στη στιγμή
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Greek
Εν ριπή οφθαλμού
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Greek
σε κλάσματα δευτερολέπτου
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Hindi
पलक झपकते ही
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Hindi
बात की बात में
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Hindi
सड़ाक से
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Hindi
आँख मारते मारते
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Hindi
दम के दम में
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Hungarian
Egy szempillantás alatt
Italian
Alla carlona
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Italian #1#2
Italian
In un attimo
Italian
In un istante
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Italian
In un batter d'occhio
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Italian
A colpo d'occhio
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Japanese
瞬きする間に
Kazakh
Көз ашып жұмғанша
Kurdish (Kurmanji)
لەماوەى یەك چركەدا
Kurdish (Kurmanji)
لە چاو تروكانێك دا
Macedonian
додека да трепнеш
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Persian
در یک چشم به هم زدن
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Polish
W oka mgnieniu
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Portuguese
Num piscar de olhos.
Romanian
cât ai clipi
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Romanian
într-o fracţiune de secundă
Russian
Как на ладони
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Russian #1#2
Russian
В мгновение ока
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Russian
В одночасье
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Serbian
Za tren oka
Serbian
У тили час
Slovak
V bžiku/ mihnutím oka
Slovak
V bžiku
Spanish
En un santiamén
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Spanish
En cero coma
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Spanish
En un instante
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Spanish
En un abrir y cerrar de ojos
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Spanish
En un decir amén
Spanish
En dos patadas
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Spanish
En menos que canta un gallo
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Swedish
I ett nafs
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Turkish
göz açıp kapayıncaya kadar
Turkish
Kaşla göz arasında
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Ukrainian
як на долоні
Ukrainian
Як оком змигнути
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Meanings of "In a trice"

English

In a single moment or movement, without delay. Trice comes from Middle Dutch and means to pull quickly (on a rope through a pulley is an example).

Ww WwWw Wwon Mon, 11 Jul 2016, 02:41
English

To do something immediately.

OmniscientOmniscienton Sun, 17 Nov 2024, 21:54

"In a trice" in lyrics

Vasily Zhukovsky
SvetlanaVasily Zhukovsky
At the silken reins. They sit… the horses set off in a trice;
Nova y Jory
Pretty CrazyNova y Jory
And we went crazy pretty crazy pretty crazy pretty crazy I came and I hitted myself and against the wall I grabbed her and didn't show off baby you let loose in a trice That's how it is run my machine come do me a strip-tease go make me upside down
HOYO-MiX
Interstellar JourneyHOYO-MiX
[Verse] Get rid of debris from the rusty time, those years (Those years) Don't stand in a daze looking for a sign, start in a trice
Yin Xia
OrchidsYin Xia
But the Orchids have not even a bud. In a trice it's autumn, move the orchids into the conservatory, Cherish and care for them everyday. Can't forget them every night.
Word of Honor (OST)
The Lonely DreamWord of Honor (OST)
Having been through ups and downs in Jianghu, the rest of my life goes in vain Will dreams take flight with the wind only if some expectations are failed In a trice, everything is the testimony of the past prevailed All the memories hard to bid farewell to are like a lonely dream
Casimir Delavigne
Warszawianka (1831)Casimir Delavigne
Punish the Polish mutinied companies, Their fields have no Balkans, In a trice we shall crush poles a sort». Stand! This breast will stand for the Balkans:
Gilbert and Sullivan
In a Contemplative FashionGilbert and Sullivan
[Marco with the Others] To Gianetta I was mated; / Let us grasp the situation I can prove it in a trice: / Solve the complicated plot Though her charms are overrated,
The Amazing Digital Circus (OST)
Daisy Bell (German)The Amazing Digital Circus (OST)
Daisy, sweety, Answer in a trice (Ugh, you're seriously starting to sing that?!
Erich Kästner
JanuaryErich Kästner
The buzzard draws its circles tight and tighter. It’s said the days do once again grow longer. Unobtrusive, they pass by in a trice.
mzlff
snowflakemzlff
You need to stop, winter is our equilibrium, Three months work like magic, Yet further, it seems like there's no culmination in sight And we aimlessly spend our time on the author and the tale. A tale like this will never become a bestseller in a trice Your love is ...
Polish Patriotic Songs
The VarsovianPolish Patriotic Songs
Punish the Polish mutinied companies, Their fields have no Balkans, In a trice we shall crush poles a sort». Stand! This breast will stand for the Balkans:
Bertolt Brecht
On Seducing an AngelBertolt Brecht
rub your stiff gland on its arse, face to the wall, and in a trice fuck it until it starts to moan
Robert W. Service
The Cremation of Sam McGeeRobert W. Service
Till I came to the marge of Lake Lebarge, and a derelict there lay; It was jammed in the ice, but I saw in a trice it was called the 'Alice May.' And I looked at it, and I thought a bit, and I looked at my frozen chum;
Ogden Nash
The CatOgden Nash
Eventually you get a mouse. You get some words regarding mice, You get a kitty in a trice. By two a.m. or thereabouts,
Dariush
The Obscure MiracleDariush
O the obscure miracle, be an apparent twist of fate Just for one moment, just in a trice, be like a blossom From the crack of this ghostly withered corner
Jean de La Fontaine
The Cat Metamorphosed Into a WomanJean de La Fontaine
Disturb'd the nuptial joys. Excited by the noise, The bride sprang at them in a trice; The mice were scared and fled.
U-Piter
I walked to my abodeU-Piter
But then Snow saw ya He melted in a trice. Only water entire,
Into the Woods (Musical)
Prologue: Off to the WoodInto the Woods (Musical)
So off to the wood And away in a trice, The need compels us,
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Old AgeJohann Wolfgang von Goethe
‘Enter’? No-one gives him a shout. But he’s not one for hanging about, He lifts the latch and in a trice There he is. They call him rude and not nice.
Pedro's Heavy Gentlemen
Million dollar buttocksPedro's Heavy Gentlemen
Those resplendent rear ends1 When the campaign required an ad It was made in a trice A pear shape, and cusps in that 1. plural sic