No. 1,620 in French

sprint

A short, fast race or burst of speed.

In a sentence

Il a fait un sprint pour attraper le bus.
He sprinted to catch the bus.
The word is used as a noun, referring to a short and fast run.
Pendant la course, elle a sprinté pour devancer ses concurrents.
During the race, she sprinted to get ahead of her competitors.
The word is used as a verb, describing the action of running at full speed in a brief burst.
Ils ont complété le sprint final pour le projet hier soir.
They completed the final sprint for the project last night.
The word is used metaphorically to describe a final intense effort to finish a task.

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