vite
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of vite
< French: rapid, quickly, Old French viste, of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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So we knew it was a bit cold out when he tweeted, back in February, "vite 1 chocolat chaud".
From The Guardian ● May 28, 2012
And then there's the wonderful Pars vite et reviens tard, with its exploration of Breton culture in Paris, and evocations of the Black Death.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 28, 2011
Barney finally bundles Jea nette into a cab, then goes to a phone booth to call his wife Thelma and in vite her down to Mom's for a romantic afternoon.
From Time Magazine Archive
Meanwhile the motto frappez fort, frappez vite was carried out at once by the regular forces.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
"Jim epelait vite comme l'eclair" is not a good rendering of "Jim spelled like lightning," since it is not the celerity of the spelling that is the main consideration.
From The Hoosier Schoolmaster A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana by Edward Eggleston
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