This is the 1620th most frequent French word.
sprint
A short, fast race or burst of speed.
The word is used as a verb, describing the action of running at full speed in a brief burst.
Pendant la course, elle a sprinté pour devancer ses concurrents.
During the race, she sprinted to get ahead of her competitors.
The word is used metaphorically to describe a final intense effort to finish a task.
Ils ont complété le sprint final pour le projet hier soir.
They completed the final sprint for the project last night.
The word is used as a noun, referring to a short and fast run.