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Movement & Speed

ぱぱっと

papatto

Getting something done quickly

Doing something quickly, efficiently, and without lingering. A brisk, no-fuss completion of a task.

💡Used for quickly changing clothes, rapidly preparing a meal, or getting a task done efficiently.

Example

急いでぱぱっと着替えて出かけた。

I quickly changed my clothes and headed out.

Quiz yourself

She ___ cleaned up the kitchen in five minutes.

○○と五分でキッチンを片付けた。

quickefficientbriskrapidno-fuss
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