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dépêcher

to hurry

verb deh-peh-SHEH Less Common
Body & Health Movement

Also means

to dispatch

Usage Note

Dépêcher is almost always used reflexively — se dépêcher means to hurry up. The imperative dépêche-toi! (hurry up!) is a very common command to a child or friend. In formal or journalistic contexts, une dépêche is a news dispatch or wire report.

Examples

"Dépêche-toi, on va être en retard."

Natural Translation

Hurry up, we're going to be late.

Literal Translation

Hurry-yourself, we go to-be in late

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