quick study | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)One who iscapableoflearningat afastpace; a fastlearner.Antonym:slow studyCoordinate term:quick read1981, Douglas Kinnard,Secretary of Defense, page78:Gilpatric assumed that his own prior experience would give him an early advantage over McNamara, but this proved erroneous, as McNamara was aquick studyand soon got a fix on the management and organization of the Defense Department.; (obsolete)Anactorwho is able to learn their lines in a short amount of time.1838March –1839October,Charles Dickens, “chapter 23”, inThe Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, London:Chapman and Hall,[…], published1839,→OCLC:'I mustn't be cracking jokes though, for I've got a part of twelve lengths here, which I must be up in tomorrow night, and I haven't had time to look at it yet; I'm a confoundedquick study, that's one comfort.'1880,Mary Elizabeth Braddon,Belgravia, volume XL, page80:... She is aquick study--' 'A what?' 'Learns her part rapidly, I mean. ...1888, Frances Aymar Mathews,His Way and Her Will, page81:"Ah!" sighs the little widow, "I absolutely don't know how I am! With all this professional jargon, and nothing but 'quick study'and 'lines,' in one ear; and 'left upper' and 'right lower,' in the other, I am almost distracted!"; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seeslow,‎study.

Examples:

EN: - Are you a quick study?
ES: - ¿Aprende usted rápido?
EN: I'm a quick study.
ES: Soy buena alumna.
ES: No necesito más.
EN: My third-grade teacher, Miss Hickey, said I was a quick study.
ES: Mi profesor de tercero dijo que aprendía rápido.
EN: - Mr. Mitrov is a quick study.
ES: El Sr. Mitrov es un novato muy rápido.
EN: Oh, I'm a quick study.
ES: Aprendo rápido.
EN: I'm a very quick study, would you mind a short break?
ES: Voy a estudiármelo un poco, ¿te importa si hacemos un receso?
EN: I think you'll find I'm a fairly quick study.
ES: Creo que les conoceré enseguida.
EN: What a quick study you are.
ES: Usted es muy rápido.
EN: You are some kind of quick study.
ES: Aprendes muy rápido.
EN: Who's up for a quick study group tonight, guys?
ES: ¿Quién se quiere juntar para estudiar esta noche, muchachos?
EN: Well, I'm a quick study.
ES: Soy una estudiante veloz.
EN: Yeah, but I"m a quick study.
ES: Pero aprendo rápido.
EN: I told you Brandon was a quick study.
ES: Te dije que Brandon aprende rápido.
EN: You're a quick study.
ES: Aprende usted rápido.
EN: She only heard this song once. However, I happen to know she's a quick study.
ES: Sólo ha escuchado esta canción una vez, pero sé que aprende de prisa.

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