precipitarse

precipitarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (apresurarse) to rush, be hasty

2 (caer) to fall; (arrojarse) to throw os

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verb

1) to rush

2) rash

3) throw oneself

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VPR

1) (=arrojarse) to throw o.s., hurl o.s. (desde from)

precipitarse sobre algo — [pájaro] to swoop down on sth; [animal] to pounce on sth

precipitarse sobre algn — to throw o hurl o.s. on sb

2) (=correr) to rush, dash

precipitarse a hacer algo — to rush to do sth

precipitarse hacia la salida — to rush towards the exit

3) (=actuar sin reflexión) to act hastily

se ha precipitado rehusándolo — he acted hastily in rejecting it, it was rash of him to refuse it

no te precipites — don't rush into things

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(v.) = plunge into, rush ahead, plunge into, gallop, rush, fall off, career, jump + the gun, careen, stampede

Ex. Preliminary decisions must be taken before plunging into the accumulation of index terms, and analysis of relationships.

Ex. Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.

Ex. For the beginner, the intention has been to offer an immediate plunge into the world of reference work, though necessarily at one remove from the actual user with his real problems.

Ex. We must ensure that IFLA is positioned to represent the world wide library and information profession as we gallop towards the information society = Debemos asegurarnos de que la IFLA pueda representar a la profesión de bibliotecario y documentalista de todo el mundo conforme nos precipitamos hacia la sociedad de la información.

Ex. The computer can be a great boon to cataloging, but I don't think that we should rush at it in an overly simplistic way.

Ex. The article has the title 'Bringing the mountain to Mohammed without falling off the cliff of unmanageable technology'.

Ex. Juxtaposing harrowing scenes of a family in grief with high comedy, this film does not so much tread a delicate line between these two modes as career wildly between them like a drunken mourner.

Ex. Because of EU tardiness, some countries, namely France, Holland and the UK, have jumped the gun in introducing aid for the pig sector in contravention of EU regulations.

Ex. The jet ultimately shot up fully vertically -- at which point the wings snapped off and the whole works careened down into the ocean.

Ex. The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.

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(v.) = plunge into, rush ahead, plunge into, gallop, rush, fall off, career, jump + the gun, careen, stampede

Ex: Preliminary decisions must be taken before plunging into the accumulation of index terms, and analysis of relationships.

Ex: Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.

Ex: For the beginner, the intention has been to offer an immediate plunge into the world of reference work, though necessarily at one remove from the actual user with his real problems.

Ex: We must ensure that IFLA is positioned to represent the world wide library and information profession as we gallop towards the information society = Debemos asegurarnos de que la IFLA pueda representar a la profesión de bibliotecario y documentalista de todo el mundo conforme nos precipitamos hacia la sociedad de la información.

Ex: The computer can be a great boon to cataloging, but I don't think that we should rush at it in an overly simplistic way.

Ex: The article has the title 'Bringing the mountain to Mohammed without falling off the cliff of unmanageable technology'.

Ex: Juxtaposing harrowing scenes of a family in grief with high comedy, this film does not so much tread a delicate line between these two modes as career wildly between them like a drunken mourner.

Ex: Because of EU tardiness, some countries, namely France, Holland and the UK, have jumped the gun in introducing aid for the pig sector in contravention of EU regulations.

Ex: The jet ultimately shot up fully vertically -- at which point the wings snapped off and the whole works careened down into the ocean.

Ex: The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.

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precipitarse (conjugate precipitarse) verbo pronominal
1 (en decisión, juicio) to be hasty;

◊ te precipitaste juzgándolo así you were rash to judge him like that

2 (apresurarse) to rush;
precipitarsese A hacer algo to rush to do sth
3

a) (caer) to plunge

b) (refl) (arrojarse) to throw oneself

■precipitarse verbo reflexivo
1 (con prisa) to hurry
2 (sin pensar) to rush
3 (en una caída) to plunge, hurl oneself: el autobús se precipitó al vacío, the bus plunged into the void
'precipitarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
embalarse
- atarantar
- atolondrar
- lanzar
English:
hurtle
- rush
- settle
- stampede
- conclusion

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vpr

1. [caer] to plunge (down);

se precipitó al vacío desde lo alto del edificio he threw himself from the top of the building

2. [acelerarse]

se precipitaron los acontecimientos things happened very quickly

3. [apresurarse] to rush (hacia towards);

el público se precipitó hacia las salidas de emergencia the audience rushed towards the emergency exits

4. [obrar irreflexivamente] to act rashly;

te precipitaste al anunciar los resultados antes de tiempo you were rash to announce the results prematurely;

no nos precipitemos let's not rush into anything, let's not be hasty

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precipitarse

v/r

1 (correr) rush

2 fig

be hasty

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vr

1) apresurarse: to rush

2) : to act rashly

3) arrojarse: to throw oneself

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precipitarse vb

1. (actuar sin reflexionar) to be hasty / to rush

no te precipites en tu decisión don't rush into a decision

2. (caerse) to plunge

el coche se precipitó al mar the car plunged into the sea