さっと

**suddenly

急に

**quickly

すばやく

nimbly

機敏に.

¶→さっと身をかわす

¶ドアが～開いた

The door flew open.

¶彼女は～かばんを持って出て行った

She snatched up her briefcase and went out.

¶着物を～着る

slip into one's clothes

¶車が～過ぎ去った

The car sped away.

¶彼女の表情が～変った

Her expression underwent a sudden change.

¶彼女は私の靴に～ブラシをかけてくれた

She gave my shoes a quick brush.

quickly
suddenly
颯と
suddenly
smoothly

* * *

さっと

**suddenly

急に

**quickly

すばやく

nimbly

機敏に.

¶ → さっと身をかわす

¶ドアが～開いた

The door flew open.

¶彼女は～かばんを持って出て行った

She snatched up her briefcase and went out.

¶着物を～着る

slip into one's clothes

¶車が～過ぎ去った

The car sped away.

¶彼女の表情が～変った

Her expression underwent a sudden change.

¶彼女は私の靴に～ブラシをかけてくれた

She gave my shoes a quick brush.

* * *

さっと

〔急に〕 suddenly; 〔素早く〕 quickly; rapidly; briefly.

●顔をさっと赤らめる blush all of a sudden

・さっと開く fling [throw] 《a window》 open

・さっと体をかわす dodge 《a blow》 nimbly

・さっと見渡す glance at [through]…; cast [run] one's eyes over [through]…

・上着をさっと脱ぐ whip off one's coat

・ピストル[刀]をさっと抜く whip out a pistol [sword]

・さっと皿を持っていってしまう whisk off [away] a dish

・さっと通り過ぎる pass quickly; flash by; flit 《across the sky》.

●夕立がさっときた. There was a sudden shower.

・雨がさっと降ってきた. The rain came lashing down.

・風がさっと吹いた. There was a gust of wind.

・彼の顔にさっと血がさした. A blush surged to his face.

・彼女は難しいチョコレートケーキでも何の苦もなくさっと作ってしまう. She can even whip up a difficult chocolate cake in next to no time.

さっと煮

●大根のさっと煮 parboiled white radish.