trice

[US]/traɪs/
[UK]/traɪs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. sa kisapmata; sa isang iglap; sa isang igsi
vt. itaas gamit ang lubid; itaas at itali; isabit
Word Forms
Past Tensetriced
Third Person Singulartrices
Past Participletriced
Present Participletricing
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Phrases & Collocations

in a trice

bigla

Example Sentences

She finished the task in a trice.

Natapos niya ang gawain sa isang iglap.

He fixed the broken chair in a trice.

Inayos niya ang sirang upuan sa isang iglap.

The magician made the rabbit disappear in a trice.

Sa isang iglap, naglaho ang kuneho sa pamamagitan ng mahika.

The chef whipped up a delicious meal in a trice.

Sa isang iglap, naghanda ang chef ng masarap na pagkain.

She tied her shoelaces in a trice.

Ikinabit niya ang kanyang sintas ng sapatos sa isang iglap.

The salesperson closed the deal in a trice.

Sa isang iglap, naisara ng salesperson ang kasunduan.

He solved the puzzle in a trice.

Sa isang iglap, nalutas niya ang palaisipan.

The mechanic fixed the car's engine in a trice.

Sa isang iglap, inayos ng mekaniko ang makina ng kotse.

The nurse administered the injection in a trice.

Sa isang iglap, nagbigay ang nars ng iniksyon.

The tailor altered the dress in a trice.

Sa isang iglap, inayos ng mananahi ang damit.

Real-world Examples

Buck was beset by three huskies, and in a trice his head and shoulders were ripped and slashed.

Pinahirapan si Buck ng tatlong husky, at sa isang iglap, napunit at napinsala ang kanyang ulo at balikat.

Source: The Call of the Wild

In a trice Poirot jumped to his feet.

Sa isang iglap, tumayo si Poirot.

Source: Murder at the golf course

Cap'n Bill produced the biscuit and the creature ate it in a trice.

Naglabas si Cap'n Bill ng biskuwit at sa isang iglap, kinain ito ng nilalang.

Source: Scarecrow

In a trice I saw myself with beautiful raven-black hair and the temptation was irresistible.

Sa isang iglap, nakita ko ang aking sarili na may magandang itim na buhok na parang uwak at hindi mapigilan ang tukso.

Source: Anne of Green Gables (Original Version)

Carter has done with you or nearly so; I’ll make you decent in a trice.

Tapos na si Carter sa iyo o halos; gagawin kitang maayos sa isang iglap.

Source: Jane Eyre (Original Version)

He broke off, stared hard at me, and in a trice stood smiling in his own despite.

Tumigil siya, tumitig sa akin nang husto, at sa isang iglap ay nakatayo na siya na nakangiti sa kabila ng kanyang pagkadismaya.

Source: Amateur Thief Rafiz

I used to watch them in the kitchens and I could pick it up in a trice. - Why didn't you, then?

Dati kong pinapanood sila sa kusina at kaya kong makuha ito sa isang iglap. - Bakit hindi mo ginawa noon?

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 3

I used to watch them in the kitchens and I could pick it up in a trice.

Dati kong pinapanood sila sa kusina at kaya kong makuha ito sa isang iglap.

Source: Downton Abbey Season 3

'Worm, come here, and help me to mount'. Worm stepped forward, and she was in the saddle in a trice.

'Uod, lumapit ka rito at tulungan mo ako na sumakay'. Lumakad si Uod pasulong, at sa isang iglap ay nakasakay na siya.

Source: A pair of blue eyes (Part 1)

He nodded, and brought her head round with a sharp stroke, and in a trice we were at the landing-stage again.

Tumango siya, at binalik niya ang ulo niya gamit ang isang malakas na hampas, at sa isang iglap ay narating na namin muli ang landing-stage.

Source: News from Wuyou Township (Part 1)

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