Definition of dash down - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

writingwrite or draw something quickly

She had to dash down notes during the lecture.

jot down

scrawl

scribble

drink quicklyconsume a drink rapidly

He dashed down his coffee and left for work.

chug

gulp down

quaff

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Examples of dash down in a sentence

I quickly dashed down the recipe on a scrap of paper.
She dashed down her drink before the meeting.
They dashed down their beers and headed to the dance floor.

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French:griffonner, descendre, ...
German:schnell notieren, schnell trinken, ...
Italian:annotare velocemente, consumare rapidamente, ...
Spanish:escribir deprisa, beber de un trago, ...
Portuguese:anotar rapidamente, beber rapidamente, ...
Chinese:快速记下, 一口气喝下, ...
Japanese:急いで書く, 急いで飲む, ...
Arabic:دَوَّنَ بِسُرْعَة, شَرِبَ دُفْعَة وَاحِدَة, ...
Hebrew:לִרְשׁוֹם בִּמְהִירוּת, לִשְׁתּוֹת בְּלִגִּימָה אַחַת, ...
Russian:быстро записать, выпить залпом, ...
Ukrainian:швидко записати, випити залпом, ...
Hindi:जल्दी से लिख लेना, जल्दी से पीना, ...
Bengali:টুকে নেওয়া, দ্রুত পান করা, ...
Catalan:anotar, beure ràpidament, ...
Czech:načmárat, vyzunknout, ...
Danish:notere, drikke hurtigt, ...
Dutch:snel opschrijven, snel opdrinken, ...
Greek:σημειώνω βιαστικά, πίνω γρήγορα, ...
Hungarian:lefirkantani, lehajtani, ...
Khmer:កត់ត្រារហ័ស, ផឹកយ៉ាងលឿន, ...
Korean:급히 적다, 급히 마시다, ...
Persian:سریع یادداشت کردن, سریع نوشیدن, ...
Polish:szybko zapisać, szybko wypić, ...
Portuguese (BR):anotar rapidamente, beber rapidamente, ...
Romanian:a mâzgăli, a bea dintr-o sorbire, ...
Swedish:snabbt skriva ner, snabbt dricka upp, ...
Thai:จด, ดื่มอย่างรวดเร็ว, ...
Turkish:hızlıca not almak, hızlıca içmek, ...
Vietnamese:ghi nhanh, uống nhanh, ...

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