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Spanish: paso de carga

English translation: quickly / hurriedly



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Spanish term or phrase:a paso de carga
English translation:quickly / hurriedly
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Spanish term or phrase: paso de carga
Fuimos a paso de carga hasta la buhardilla de mi padre.
tapon
quickly / hurriedly
Explanation:
María Moliner
P. DE CARGA. Paso o marcha muy *rápida al andar, en un trabajo, etc.: ‘Nos hacen ir a paso de carga’.

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Note added at 51 mins (2004-12-11 15:19:49 GMT)
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We hurried to my father\'s flat.
We rushed over to...
We walked quickly/hurriedly to...
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David Russi
United States
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3quickly / hurriedly
David Russi
5 +1hurrired over to
Jane Lamb-Ruiz
4we dashed over to/we went lickety-splitJaneTranslates


  

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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
hurrired over to

Explanation:
how we would say it

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Note added at 38 mins (2004-12-11 15:06:28 GMT)
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hurried over to...queria decir

Jane Lamb-Ruiz
United States
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 44

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Michele Fauble
18 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
quickly / hurriedly

Explanation:
María Moliner
P. DE CARGA. Paso o marcha muy *rápida al andar, en un trabajo, etc.: ‘Nos hacen ir a paso de carga’.

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Note added at 51 mins (2004-12-11 15:19:49 GMT)
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We hurried to my father\'s flat.
We rushed over to...
We walked quickly/hurriedly to...


David Russi
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 48

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree David Brown
22 mins
  -> Thanks!

agree Cecilia Della Croce: good catch, David
24 mins
  -> Thanks!

agree Jane Lamb-Ruiz: yes it means this but that is not the translation here..the phrase in English with hurriedly here?
30 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
fuimos a paso de carga we dashed over to/we went lickety-split

Explanation:
If you want something more colloquial.

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Note added at 1 hr 2 mins (2004-12-11 15:30:51 GMT)
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or \"rushed to\"

JaneTranslates
Puerto Rico
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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