Illustration: On a Japanese school’s outdoor sports ground, a teenager launches into a short sprint toward a ball rolling toward an open equipment shed. Their torso pitches forward, elbows drive sharply backward and forward, and both feet lift clear of the ground during a long accelerating stride.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

ダッシュ

dasshu

to dash, to sprint

Example sentences

  1. トムは自分じぶんの部屋へやにダッシュした。

    Tom rushed to his room.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. トムは見事みごとなスタートダッシュで一気いっきにトップに躍おどり出でた。

    Tom charged out at full speed, immediately jumping to the first position.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. トイレを探さがすのを諦あきらめて、そそくさと木きの後うしろにダッシュした。

    I gave up looking for a bathroom and quickly dashed behind a tree.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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