A2adjective · common

instant

короткий, низький

немедленный, текущий, растворимый

fertig-, momentan, vorübergehend, augenblicklich

Impending; imminentImpending; imminent.

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/ˈɪnstənt/

» I hardly ever drink instant coffee.

Ich trinke nur sehr selten Instantkaffee.

Ich trinke fast nie Pulverkaffee.

Я майже ніколи не п'ю розчинну каву.

Meaning

8 senses

(dated, not comparable)Impending; imminent.
bevorstehend
настоя́тельныйnastojátelʹnyj, безотлага́тельныйbezotlagátelʹnyj, предстоя́щийpredstojáščij
(dated, not comparable)Urgent; pressing; acute.
(dated, not comparable)Insistent; persistent.
January 2, 1827, Thomas Carlyle, letter to Mrs. Carlyle, Scotsbrig I am beginning to be very instant for some sort of occupation.
dringend
сро́чныйsróčnyj, настоя́тельныйnastojátelʹnyj, безотлага́тельныйbezotlagátelʹnyj
(not comparable)Present; current; extant.
in or of the present month
(not comparable)Occurring immediately; immediate; present.
augenblicklich
неме́дленныйnemédlennyj, теку́щийtekúščij
occurring with no delay
(not comparable)Lasting for a short moment; momentary; short-lived.
momentan, vorübergehend
неме́дленныйnemédlennyj
(not comparable)Very quickly and easily prepared.
instant coffee; instant noodles; instant mashed potato; instant photo
instant-, fertig-
раствори́мыйrastvorímyj
(dated, not comparable)Of the current month.
I refer to your letter of the 16th instant in regard to traffic disruption.
dieses Monats, hujus

Examples

170 sentences

I hardly ever drink instant coffee.
Я майже ніколи не п'ю розчинну каву.
deIch trinke nur sehr selten Instantkaffee.
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The instant he saw me, he ran away.
Як тільки він мене побачив, він побіг.
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Tom usually drinks instant coffee.
Том зазвичай п'є швидкорозчинну каву.
ruТом обычно пьёт растворимый кофе.
deTom trinkt gewöhnlich Instantkaffee.
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He turned pale the instant he saw her.
Він зблід, коли її побачив.
ruОн побледнел, когда увидел её.
deIn dem Moment, als er sie sah, wurde er kreidebleich.
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Come here this instant.
Негайно підійди сюди.
ruИди сюда немедленно.
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 4

imminent:

urgent:

immediate:

quickly prepared:

Deutsch

By meaning 6

imminent:

urgent:

immediate:

momentary:

quickly prepared:

of the current month:

Origin

From French instant and Middle English instant, both from Old French, from Latin instans (

From French instant and Middle English instant, both from Old French, from Latin instans (“standing by, being near, present, also urgent, importunate”), present participle of instō (“to stand upon, press upon, urge, pursue, insist”), from in (“on, upon”) + stō (“to stand”); see state.

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