pyrähtää — meaning in English

English meaning

• dash verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
• flit verb To move quickly and lightly from one place to another.
• sprint noun A short race or burst of running at full speed.

Senses

pyrähtää is used for these senses in English:

• dash (intransitive) To run quickly or for a short distance.
• flit To move quickly from one location to another.
• sprint (ambitransitive) To run, cycle, etc. at top speed for a short period.

dash — full definition

1. verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
2. verb To destroy or ruin something, especially hopes or plans.
3. noun A short horizontal line used in punctuation, or a small added amount of something.

flit — full definition

1. verb To move quickly and lightly from one place to another.
2. verb To move house suddenly, especially to escape debts.
3. noun A quick, darting movement.

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