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fast1 adj 1. acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; swift 2. accomplished in or lasting a short time fast work a fast visit 3. (prenominal) adapted to or facilitating rapid movement the fast lane of a motorway 4. requiring rapidity of action or movement a fast sport 5. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Horology) (of a clock, etc.) indicating a time in advance of the correct time 6. given to an active dissipated life 7. of or characteristic of such activity a fast life 8. not easily moved; firmly fixed; secure 9. firmly fastened, secured, or shut 10. steadfast; constant (esp in the phrase fast friends) 11. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Athletics (Track & Field)) Sport (of a playing surface, running track, etc.) conducive to rapid speed, as of a ball used on it or of competitors playing or racing on it 12. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Dyeing) that will not fade or change colour readily a fast dye 13. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Dyeing) a. proof against fading the colour is fast to sunlight b. (in combination) washfast 14. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) Photog a. requiring a relatively short time of exposure to produce a given density a fast film b. permitting a short exposure time a fast shutter 15. (Team Sports / Cricket) Cricket (of a bowler) characteristically delivering the ball rapidly 16. Informal glib or unreliable; deceptive a fast talker 17. Archaic sound; deep a fast sleep 18. Informal a deceptive or unscrupulous trick (esp in the phrase pull a fast one) fast worker a person who achieves results quickly, esp in seductions adv 1. quickly; rapidly 2. soundly; deeply fast asleep 3. firmly; tightly 4. in quick succession 5. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Horology) in advance of the correct time my watch is running fast 6. in a reckless or dissipated way fast by or beside Archaic close or hard by; very near play fast and loose Informal to behave in an insincere or unreliable manner interj (Individual Sports & Recreations / Archery) Archery (said by the field captain to archers) stop shooting! [Old English fæst strong, tight; related to Old High German festi firm, Old Norse fastr] fast2 vb (intr) to abstain from eating all or certain foods or meals, esp as a religious observance n
an act or period of fasting [Old English fæstan; related to Old High German fastēn to fast, Gothic fastan] faster n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
fast1 adjective 1. quick, flying, winged, rapid, fleet, hurried, accelerated, swift, speedy, brisk, hasty, nimble, mercurial, sprightly, nippy (Brit. informal) She walked at a fast pace. quick slow, leisurely, plodding, slow moving, unhurried 2. fixed, firm, sound, stuck, secure, tight, jammed, fortified, fastened, impregnable, immovable He held the gate fast. fixed weak, unstable, wavering, unreliable, unfaithful, irresolute, inconstant 4. dissipated, wild, exciting, loose, extravagant, reckless, immoral, promiscuous, giddy, self-indulgent, wanton, profligate, impure, intemperate, dissolute, rakish, licentious, gadabout (informal) He experimented with drugs and the fast life. adverb 1. quickly, rapidly, swiftly, hastily, hurriedly, speedily, presto, apace, in haste, like a shot (informal), at full speed, hell for leather (informal), like lightning, hotfoot, like a flash, at a rate of knots, like the clappers (Brit. informal), like a bat out of hell (slang), pdq (slang), like nobody's business (informal), posthaste, like greased lightning (informal), with all haste He drives terrifically fast. quickly slowly, gradually, steadily, leisurely, at your leisure, at a snail's pace, unhurriedly 2. firmly, staunchly, resolutely, steadfastly, determinedly, unwaveringly, unchangeably We can only try to hold fast to our principles. 5. recklessly, wildly, loosely, extravagantly, promiscuously, rakishly, intemperately He lived fast and died young. fast2 verb noun fasting, diet, abstinence The fast is broken, traditionally with dates and water. Translations fast1 [fɑːst] A. ADJ (faster (compar) (fastest (superl))) 1. (= speedy) → rápido (Phot) [film] → de alta sensibilidad he's a fast worker → es un trabajador(muy)rápido he's a fast talker → es un pretencioso he was too fast for me → corrió más que yo (fig) → se me adelantó fast and furious → vertiginoso to pull a fast one on sb → jugar una mala pasada a algn 5. (= firm) → fijo, firme to make sth fast → sujetar algo to make a rope fast → atar bien una cuerda to make a boat fast → amarrar una barca fast friends → íntimos amigos 6. [colour, dye] → que no destiñe B. ADV 1. (= quickly) → rápidamente, deprisa as fast as I can → lo más rápido posible he ran off as fast as his legs would carry him → se fue corriendo a toda velocidad how fast can you type? → ¿a qué velocidad escribes a máquina? don't speak so fast → habla más despacio faster! → ¡más(rápido)! not so fast! (interrupting) → ¡un momento! he'll do it fast enough if you offer him money → se dará más prisa si le ofreces dinero the rain was falling fast → llovía mucho as fast as I finished them he wrapped them up → a medida que yo los terminaba él los envolvía to play fast and loose with → jugar con 2. (= firmly) → firmemente fast asleep → profundamente dormido to hold fast → agarrarse bien (fig) → mantenerse firme to stand fast → mantenerse firme tie it fast → átalo bien it's stuck fast → está bien pegado; [door] → está atrancado or atascado to be stuck fast in the mud → quedar atascado en el lodo to be stuck fast in a doorway → haberse quedado atascado en una puerta C. CPD fast food N → comida f rápida, platos mpl preparados fast food restaurant N → establecimiento m or restaurante m de comida rápida; (selling hamburgers) → hamburguesería f fast track N (fig) → vía f rápida to be on the fast track to sth → ir por la vía rápida hacia algo fast train N → tren m rápido → Intercity m (Sp), Talgo m (Sp) see also lane, fast-track fast [ˈfɑːst] adj (= quick) [runner, car, progress, pace] → rapide a fast car → une voiture rapide to pull a fast one on sb → rouler > qn fast bowler [dye, colour] → grand teint inv adv (= quickly) [move, run, work, drive, act, think, grow] → vite He can run fast → Il court vite. How fast were you driving? BUT À quelle vitesse allais-tu?. This is fast becoming the most popular brand BUT Cette marque est sur le point de devenir la plus populaire. He is fast approaching his 40th birthday BUT La quarantaine approche à grands pas. as fast as I can → aussi vite que je peux fast-growing, fast-moving, fast-flowing (= firmly, securely) to be stuck fast → être coincé(e) to hold sth fast (= grip tightly) → s'agripper à qch to hold fast to sth (fig) [+ beliefs, values] → s'accrocher à qch to stand fast (= be firm) → tenir bon n (= period without food) → jeûne m vi (= go without food) → jeûner fast bowler n (CRICKET) → lanceur/euse m/f rapide fast-breeder reactor n → réacteur m surgénérateur fast: fast: fast forward n (on tape deck) → Vorspultaste f fast-forward vti → vorspulen fast1 adj (+er) (= quick) → schnell; she’s a fast runner/reader → sie kann schnell laufen/lesen; he’s a fast worker (lit) → er arbeitet schnell; (fig) → er geht mächtig ran (inf); to pull a fast one (on somebody) (inf) → jdn übers Ohr hauen (inf); the fast life → das hektische Leben; fast train (Brit) → D-Zug m tennis court, squash ball etc → schnell (Phot) film → hochempfindlich; lens → lichtstark (fig: = immoral) behaviour, person → locker, flott, ausschweifend (pej); fast woman → leichtlebige Frau adv → schnell fast2 adv (= firmly, securely) → fest; to stick fast → festsitzen; (with glue) → festkleben; to stand fast → standhaft or fest bleiben; to stand fast by somebody → (treu) zu jdm stehen; to stand fast by something → an etw (dat) → festhalten; to hold fast to something → an etw (dat) → festhalten; to play fast and loose with somebody → mit jdm ein falsches or doppeltes Spiel treiben fast3 vi (= not eat) → fasten n → Fasten nt; (= period of fasting) → Fastenzeit f; fast day → Fasttag m; to break one’s fast → das Fasten brechen fast1 [fɑːst] (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) 1. adj a. (speedy) → veloce, svelto/a, rapido/a; (film) → ad alta sensibilità fast train → rapido he's a fast worker (fig) → non perde certo tempo to pull a fast one on sb (fam) → giocare un brutto tiro a qn b. (clock) to be fast → andare avanti my watch is 5 minutes fast → il mio orologio va avanti di 5 minuti c. (dissipated, woman) → dissoluto/a; (life) → dissipato/a, dissoluto/a d. (firm, friend) → devoto/a, fedele; (colour, dye) → resistente, che non stinge to make a boat fast (Brit) → ormeggiare una barca 2. adv a. (quickly) → in fretta, velocemente, rapidamente as fast as I can → più in fretta possibile he ran off as fast as his legs would carry him → è corso via come il vento or più veloce che poteva how fast can you type? → a che velocità scrivi a macchina? not so fast! → piano! the rain was falling fast → pioveva forte or a dirotto b. (firmly, stuck, held) → saldamente, bene tie it fast → legalo bene it's stuck fast (door) → è saldamente bloccato (nail, screw) → è completamente incastrato fast asleep → profondamente addormentato/a fast1 [fɑːst] (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) 1. adj a. (speedy) → veloce, svelto/a, rapido/a; (film) → ad alta sensibilità fast train → rapido he's a fast worker (fig) → non perde certo tempo to pull a fast one on sb (fam) → giocare un brutto tiro a qn b. (clock) to be fast → andare avanti my watch is 5 minutes fast → il mio orologio va avanti di 5 minuti c. (dissipated, woman) → dissoluto/a; (life) → dissipato/a, dissoluto/a d. (firm, friend) → devoto/a, fedele; (colour, dye) → resistente, che non stinge to make a boat fast (Brit) → ormeggiare una barca 2. adv a. (quickly) → in fretta, velocemente, rapidamente as fast as I can → più in fretta possibile he ran off as fast as his legs would carry him → è corso via come il vento or più veloce che poteva how fast can you type? → a che velocità scrivi a macchina? not so fast! → piano! the rain was falling fast → pioveva forte or a dirotto b. (firmly, stuck, held) → saldamente, bene tie it fast → legalo bene it's stuck fast (door) → è saldamente bloccato (nail, screw) → è completamente incastrato fast asleep → profondamente addormentato/a fast2 [fɑːst] 1. n → digiuno 2. vi → digiunare fast2 [fɑːst] 1. n → digiuno 2. vi → digiunare adj fast [faːst] 1 quick-moving a fast car. vinnig سَريع الحَرَكَه бърз rychlý hurtig schnell γρήγορος, ταχύς rápido kiire سریع nopea rapide מָהִיר तीव्र, दु्रतगामी brz gyors, sebes cepat hraður; hraðskreiður veloce 速い 빠른 greitas ātrs; ātrgaitas- laju snel rask, hurtig szybki rápido rapid скорый rýchly hiter brz snabb ที่เคลื่อนที่ได้เร็ว hızlı, süratli 快速移動的 швидкий; скорий تیز رفتار nhanh 快速移动的 2 quick a fast worker. vinnig سَريع العَمَل бърз rychlý hurtig schnell γρήγορος rápido nobe تند و تیز nopea rapide מָהִיר पक्का brz, vrijedan gyors cepat hraður, fljótur rapido 素速い 날랜, 민첩한 greitas, spartus ātrs; veikls pantas vlug rask, hurtig szybki rápido iute быстрый rýchly hiter brz snabb รวดเร็ว hızlı, çabuk 動作迅速的 швидкий پھرتیلا nhanh 动作迅速的 3 (of a clock, watch etc) showing a time in advance of the correct time My watch is five minutes fast. voor السّاعه مُتَقَدِّمَه напред předcházející se foran vorgehen που πάει μπροστά (για ρολόι) adelantado ees جلو edistävä en avance מְמַהֵר तेज koji žuri, ide naprijed siet (óra) cepat of fljótur, á undan avanti 進んでいる (시계가) 빠른 skubantis (par pulksteni) ātrāks cepat va`aa`ar (gå) for fort spieszyć się adiantado înainte спешащий ísť dopredu ki prehiteva žuriti före ที่แสดงเวลาเร็วกว่าเวลาปกติ ileri, ileri gitmiş 偏快的 такий, що поспішає صحیح وقت سے زیادہ بتانا (đồng hồ) chạy nhanh 偏快的 adv quickly She speaks so fast I can't understand her. vinnig بِسُرْعَه бързо rychle hurtigt schnell γρήγορα deprisa kiiresti به تندی nopeasti vite מַהֵר व्रत रखना brzo gyorsan cepat hratt veloce; in fretta 速く 빨리 greitai ātri dengan cepat snel raskt, fort szybko depressa repede быстро chytro, rýchlo hitro brzo snabbt, fort อย่างรวดเร็ว hızlı, çabuk, süratli 快 швидко تیزی سے vững vàng; chắc chắn 快 n fastness vinnigheid, snelheid سُرْعَه бързина rychlost hurtighed die Schnelligkeit, die Haltbarkeit γρηγοράδα rapidez kiirus تندی؛ شتاب nopeus rapidité יַצִיבוּת किला, दुर्ग cvrstoca, jakost; uporište szilárdság, gyorsaság kecepatan hraði velocità, rapidità 素速さ 빠름, 신속함 greitumas ātrums kecepatan snelheid raskhet szybkość pressa/rapidez rapiditate быстрота rýchlosť hitrost brzina snabbhet ความเร็ว hızlılık, çabukluk 快速 швидкість تیزی tính chất chắc chắn, bền 快速 fast food(s) food that can be quickly prepared, eg hamburgers etc. kitskos طَعام سَريع полуготова храна rychlé občerstvení fast food; grillmad das Fast-Food πρόχειρο φαγητό comida rápida kiirsöök غذای حاضری pikaruoka prêt-à-manger, aliments prêts à manger מָזוֹן מָהִיר फास्ट फुड brza hrana, “fast food” gyorsétel siap dimakan skyndibiti, skyndibitamatur cibo precotto, cibo di rapida cottura ファーストフード 패스트 푸드 greitas maistas ēdiens ātrās ēdināšanas restorānos makanan segera snack pose-/boksemat; gatekjøkkenmat żywność do szybkiego przyrządzenia comida rápida (mâncare de) fast food, semipreparate еда быстрого приготовления rýchle občerstvenie hitro pripravljena hrana brza hrana snabbmat อาหารที่เตรียมสะดวกรวดเร็ว hazır yemek 快餐 їжа швидкого приготування جلدی تیار ہونے والا کھانا thức ăn nhanh hoặc ăn liền 快餐 fast2 v fast [faːst] to go without food, especially for religious or medical reasons Muslims fast during the festival of Ramadan. vas يَصوم постя postit se faste fasten νηστεύω ayunar paastuma روزه گرفتن paastota jeûner לַצוּם उपवास करना postiti böjtöl berpuasa fasta digiunare 断食する 단식하다 pasninkauti, badauti gavēt puasa vasten faste pościć jejuar a posti поститься postiť sa postiti se postiti fasta จำกัดอาหาร oruç tutmak 禁食 постити; не їсти روزہ رکھنا ăn chay; nhịn đói 禁食 n a time or act of fasting She has just finished two days' fast. vas, vastyd صِيام пост(и) půst, postění faste das Fasten νηστεία ayuno paast روزه paasto jeûne צוֹם उपवासी post (vrijeme i čin posta) böjt puasa fasta digiuno 断食 단식 pasninkas, badas gavēnis berpuasa vasten faste post jejum post пост pôst post post fasta ช่วงเวลาอดอาหาร oruç 禁食期 піст روزہ رکھنے کا عمل thời kỳ nhịn ăn, ăn chay, ăn kiêng 禁食期 n fasting vas, sonder kos gaan صِيام постене půst faste das Fasten νηστεία ayuno paastumine روزه داری paastoaminen jeûne צוֹם उपवास रहना post böjt(ölés) puasa fasta digiuno 断食 단식 pasninkavimas, badavimas gavēšana puasa vasten fasting poszczenie jejum post пост pôst post post fastande การจำกัดอาหาร; การอดอาหาร oruç tutma 禁食 піст روزہ ăn chay; nhịn đói 禁食 fast3 adj fast [faːst] 1 (of a dye) fixed; that will not come out of a fabric when it is washed. kleurvas, kleurhoudend ثابِت траен státý, stálobarevný farveægte; vaskeægte (wasch-)echt ανεξίτηλος firme pesukindel ثابت kestävä bon teint résistant יַצִיב पक्का postojan, trajan tartós tahan luntur litekta, sem rennur hvorki né upplitast resistente, (che non stinge) あせない 바래지 않는 atsparus (par krāsu) izturīgs; neplūkošs tahan luntur wasecht fargeekte trwały fixo rezistent прочный stálofarebný obstojen postojan tvättäkta, färgäkta, hållbar ที่ติดแน่น sabit, solmayan 不褪色的 тривкий کپڑے پر پکّا رنگ bền; không phai 不褪色的 2 firm; fixed She made her end of the rope fast to a tree. vas مُحْكَم، ثابِت، مَشْدود стабилен pevný, připoutaný fastgjort fest στέρεος firme kindlalt kinni محکم lujasti attaché לְהַצמִיד सुदृढ़ pričvršćen, zakvačen szilárd kencang kirfilega festur saldo, fisso 固定した 단단한, 굳은, 꽉 쥐는 pritvirtintas ciešs; stingrs teguh vast fast(gjort), festet przymocowany fixado/seguro fixat крепкий; прикреплённый priviazaný pritrjen pričvršćen fast ที่มั่นคง sıkıca, sağlamca 固定的 міцний ثبت کرنا chắc chắn 固定的 fast asleep completely asleep The baby fell fast asleep in my arms. vas aan die slaap عَميقا дълбоко заспал hluboce spící i dyb søvn fest schlafen κοιμισμένος βαθιά profundamente dormido sügavas unes خواب عمیق syvässä unessa profondément endormi שָׁקוּע בְּשֵינָה עָמוּקָה गहरी नींद में सोता हुआ čvrsto spavati mélyen alszik nyenyak steinsofandi profondamente addormentato ぐっすり眠った 깊이 잠든 kietai įmigęs cieši aizmidzis tidur lena in diepe slaap i dyp søvn w głębokim śnie profundamente adormecido adormit (buştean) крепко спящий tvrdo zaspať trdno zaspati čvrsto sova djupt (tungt) หลับสนิท uykuya dalmış 酣睡 міцно спати گہری نیند میں ngủ say 酣睡 fast → بسرعة, سريع rychle, rychlý hurtig, hurtigt schnell γρήγορα, γρήγορος deprisa, rápido nopea, nopeasti rapide, vite brz, brzo veloce, velocemente 速い, 速く 빠른, 빨리 snel fort, hurtig szybki, szybko rapidamente, rápido быстро, быстрый snabb, snabbt เร็ว, อย่างรวดเร็ว hızlı nhanh 很快地, 快速的 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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