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Meanings of dash in English

Portuguese
estilo
Catalan
airositat
Spanish
estilo

Distinctive and stylish elegance.

        estilo
        Portuguese
        assustar
        Catalan
        desanimar
        Spanish
        asustar

        Cause to lose courage.

            assustar
            Catalan
            llançar-se

            Run or move very quickly or hastily.

                  Related terms
                  llançar-se
                  Russian
                  тире
                  Spanish
                  raya
                  Catalan
                  ratlla

                  One of the two letters of the alphabet of Morse code, which corresponds to a long signal (duration = 3 dots)

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                      тире
                      Usage of dash in English
                      1
                      The escalating eurozone crisis has prompted another dash into 'safe-haven' government bonds.
                      The Guardian
                      2
                      There had been a flush in it; there was dash in it.
                      Mr. Britling Sees It Through
                      3
                      The finest thing in the combat was the dash of the Americans.
                      America's War for Humanity
                      4
                      Some much needed focus and a dash of optimism will help enormously.
                      The South African
                      5
                      Which way-whichmethod-talkher over-lull her into security or a swift dash-
                      And Then There Were None
                      6
                      A dash of hail struck the window; the plate glass grew opaque.
                      The Rim of the Desert
                      7
                      The figures appear to dash hopes that employment growth is at hand.
                      The Irish Times
                      8
                      SEBI need not agree, and there could be a rather unseemly dash.
                      Reuters
                      9
                      The rate of fire has slackened; you make a dash for it.
                      The Glory of the Trenches
                      10
                      Reality TV is more scatter-dash throughout as there is no real arc.
                      The Irish Times
                      11
                      There was a dash of daring and doubtful propriety in the proposal.
                      The Christian: A Story
                      12
                      They must lose themselves in the dash and whirl of daring moments.
                      Phantom Wires: A Novel
                      13
                      I suspect there is a strong dash of the devil in her.
                      A Crooked Path: A Novel
                      14
                      The thought was like a dash of cold water in her face.
                      The Shield of Silence
                      15
                      Be ready to dash onto the stage the moment the show starts.
                      The South African
                      16
                      A dash into the thick of it might break the whole band.
                      Arizona Nights
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                      Translations for dash
                      Russian
                      тире
                      Dash through the time
                      Dash across language varieties
                      Australia
                      Common
                      United Kingdom
                      Common
                      South Africa
                      Common
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