Trice — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

raise with a line

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɹˈaɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/tɹˈaɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɹˈaɪs/

1 syllable Say it as /tɹˈaɪs/.

Examples

if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash
trice a window shade

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

trice up flash heartbeat split second New York minute jiffy wink instant blink of an eye twinkling

Parts of Speech

noun	a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) “if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash”
verb	raise with a line “trice a window shade”
verb	hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope

Word Forms

flash

verb

expose or show briefly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schnell

eine sehr kurze Zeit (wie die Zeit, die das Auge zum Blinzeln oder das Herz zum Schlagen benötigt)

🇪🇸Spanish

santiamén

un tiempo muy corto (como el tiempo que tarda el ojo en parpadear o el corazón en latir)

🇮🇹Italian

tre volte

un tempo molto breve (come il tempo impiegato dall'occhio per battere le palpebre o dal cuore per battere)

🇳🇱Dutch

driemaal

een zeer korte tijd (de tijd die het oog nodig heeft om te knipperen of het hart te laten kloppen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

instante

um tempo muito curto (como o tempo que leva para o olho piscar ou o coração bater)

🇷🇺Russian

трижды

очень короткое время (как время, необходимое глазу, чтобы моргнуть, или сердцу, чтобы биться)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

क्षण

बहुत ही कम समय (जितना समय आँख झपकाने या दिल धड़कने में लगता है)

🇮🇳Tamil

ட்ரைஸ்

மிகக் குறுகிய நேரம் (கண் இமைக்க அல்லது இதயம் துடிக்க எடுக்கும் நேரம்)

🇮🇳Telugu

ట్రైస్

చాలా తక్కువ సమయం (కన్ను రెప్పవేయడానికి లేదా గుండె కొట్టుకోవడానికి పట్టే సమయం)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટ્રાઈસ

ખૂબ જ ટૂંકો સમય (જેટલો સમય આંખ મારવામાં અથવા હૃદયને ધડકવામાં લાગે છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟ್ರೈಸ್

ಬಹಳ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಸಮಯ (ಕಣ್ಣು ಮಿಟುಕಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ಹೃದಯ ಬಡಿಯಲು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಸಮಯ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ട്രൈസ്

വളരെ ചെറിയ സമയം (കണ്ണ് ചിമ്മാനോ ഹൃദയം മിടിക്കാനോ എടുക്കുന്ന സമയം)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

瞬间

非常短的时间（如眼睛眨眼或心脏跳动所需的时间）

🇯🇵Japanese

トライス

非常に短い時間（目がまばたきしたり、心臓が鼓動するのにかかる時間など）

🇰🇷Korean

순간

매우 짧은 시간(눈을 깜빡이는 데 걸리는 시간, 심장이 뛰는 데 걸리는 시간)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ba lần

một khoảng thời gian rất ngắn (thời gian để mắt chớp hoặc tim đập)

🇹🇭Thai

ทริซ

เวลาที่สั้นมาก (เป็นเวลาที่ตาต้องกระพริบหรือหัวใจเต้น)

🇮🇩Indonesian

sekejap mata

waktu yang sangat singkat (seperti waktu yang dibutuhkan mata untuk berkedip atau jantung untuk berdetak)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خدعة

وقت قصير جدًا (مثل الوقت الذي تستغرقه العين لترمش أو ينبض القلب)

🇮🇷Persian

تریس

زمان بسیار کوتاه (به عنوان زمانی که چشم برای پلک زدن یا ضربان قلب طول می کشد)

🇹🇷Turkish

üç kez

çok kısa bir süre (gözün yanıp sönmesi veya kalbin atması kadar)

🇮🇱Hebrew

תלת

זמן קצר מאוד (כמו הזמן שלוקח לעין למצמץ או ללב לפעום)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'trice'?

The primary meaning of 'trice' is 'a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)'.

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Using 'trice' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'trice' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'trice' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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