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speed [spiːd] n 1. the act or quality of acting or moving fast; rapidity 2. the rate at which something moves, is done, or acts 3. (Physics / General Physics) Physics a. a scalar measure of the rate of movement of a body expressed either as the distance travelled divided by the time taken (average speed) or the rate of change of position with respect to time at a particular point (instantaneous speed). It is measured in metres per second, miles per hour, etc. b. (not in technical usage) another word for velocity [3] 4. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a rate of rotation, usually expressed in revolutions per unit time 5. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a. a gear ratio in a motor vehicle, bicycle, etc. b. (in combination) a three-speed gear 6. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) Photog a numerical expression of the sensitivity to light of a particular type of film, paper, or plate See also ISO rating 7. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) Photog a measure of the ability of a lens to pass light from an object to the image position, determined by the aperture and also the transmitting power of the lens. It increases as the f-number is decreased and vice versa 8. (Law / Recreational Drugs) a slang word for amphetamine 9. Archaic prosperity or success at speed quickly up to speed a. operating at an acceptable or competitive level b. in possession of all the relevant or necessary information vb speeds, speeding, sped, speeded 1. to move or go or cause to move or go quickly 2. (Law) (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) (intr) to drive (a motor vehicle) at a high speed, esp above legal limits 3. (tr) to help further the success or completion of 4. (Law / Recreational Drugs) (intr) Slang to take or be under the influence of amphetamines 5. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) (intr) to operate or run at a high speed 6. Archaic a. (intr) to prosper or succeed b. (tr) to wish success to See also speed up [Old English spēd (originally in the sense: success); related to spōwan to succeed, Latin spēs hope, Old Slavonic spěti to be lucky] speeder n
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speed noun 2. velocity, swiftness, acceleration, precipitation, rapidity, quickness, fastness, briskness, speediness, precipitateness Speed is the essential ingredient of all athletics. verb 1. race, rush, hurry, zoom, career, bomb (along), tear, flash, belt (along) (slang), barrel (along) (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), sprint, gallop, hasten, press on, quicken, lose no time, get a move on (informal), burn rubber (informal), bowl along, put your foot down (informal), step on it (informal), make haste, go hell for leather (informal), exceed the speed limit, go like a bomb (Brit. & N.Z. informal), go like the wind, go like a bat out of hell The engine noise rises only slightly as I speed along. race creep, crawl, take your time, dawdle, tarry 2. exceed the speed limit, drive too fast, break the speed limit This man was not qualified to drive and was speeding. Translations speed [spiːd] (sped or speeded (vb: pt, pp)) A. N 1. (= rate of movement) → velocidad f, rapidez f; (= rapidity, haste) → rapidez f, prisa f shorthand/typing speed → velocidad f en taquigrafía/mecanografía my typing speed is 60 words per minute → mecanografío 60 palabras por minuto at speed → a gran velocidad at a speed of 70km/h → a una velocidad de 70km por hora what speed were you doing? (Aut) → ¿a qué velocidad ibas? at full speed → a toda velocidad, a máxima velocidad full speed ahead! → ¡avante toda! to gather speed → acelerar, cobrar velocidad the speed of light → la velocidad de la luz the maximum speed is 120km/h → la velocidad máxima es de 120km por hora to pick up speed → acelerar, cobrar velocidad the speed of sound → la velocidad del sonido at top speed → a toda velocidad, a máxima velocidad to be up to speed (= well-informed) → estar al día, estar al corriente; (= functioning properly) → estar a punto, funcionar a pleno rendimiento to bring sb up to speed → poner a algn al día or al corriente to bring sth up to speed → poner algo a punto see also full A3 2. (Aut, Tech) (= gear) → velocidad f a three-speed bike → una bicicleta de tres marchas or velocidades a five-speed gearbox → una caja de cambios de cinco velocidades 3. (Phot) → velocidad f 4. (Drugs) → speed m, anfetamina f B. VI 1. (sped (pt, pp)) (= go fast) → correr a toda prisa; (= hurry) → darse prisa, apresurarse he sped down the street → corrió a toda prisa por la calle to speed along → ir a gran velocidad the years sped by → pasaron los años volando to speed off → marcharse a toda prisa 2. (speeded (pt, pp)) (Aut) (= exceed speed limit) → conducir or (LAm) manejar por encima del límite de velocidad permitido D. CPD speed bump N → banda f sonora speed cop N → policía m de tráfico, policía m de tránsito speed limit N → velocidad f máxima, límite m de velocidad a 50km/h speed limit → velocidad máxima(permitida)de 50km por hora to exceed the speed limit → exceder la velocidad permitida or el límite de velocidad speed merchant N → corredor(a) m/f speed restriction N → limitación f de velocidad speed skater N → patinador(a) m/f de velocidad speed skating N → patinaje m de velocidad speed trap N (Aut) sistema policial para detectar infracciones de velocidad speed up (speeded up (pt, pp)) A. VI + ADV [person] → apresurarse, apurarse(LAm); [process] → acelerarse speed [ˈspiːd] n (= rate of movement or action) → vitesse f None of us grows at the same speed → Personne ne grandit à la même vitesse. at full speed, at top speed → à toute vitesse, à toute allure at a speed of 70 km/h → à une vitesse de 70 km/h shorthand speeds → nombre m de mots à la minute en sténographie typing speed → vitesse f de frappe to be up to speed on sth (= in touch with developments) → être à la page sur qch (= fast movement or action) → vitesse f the pleasure associated with speed → le plaisir associé à la vitesse with remarkable speed (= very quickly) → avec une promptitude remarquable She answered my letter with remarkable speed → Elle a répondu à ma lettre avec une promptitude remarquable. at speed → à vive allure (PHOTOGRAPHY) → vitesse f (= gear) → vitesse f a five-speed gearbox → une boîte cinq vitesses a three-speed bike → un vélo à trois vitesses (= drug) → speed m vi [sped] [ˈspɛd] (pt, pp) (AUTOMOBILES) (= exceed speed limit) → être en excès de vitesse speed up [speeded up] (pt, pp) vi [vehicle, driver, walker] → accélérer [process, activity] → s'accélérer vt sep → accélérer speed vb: pret, ptp <sped or speeded> n → Geschwindigkeit f; (= esp fast speed) → Schnelligkeit f; (of moving object or person) → Tempo nt, → Geschwindigkeit f; at speed → äußerst schnell; at high/low speed → mit hoher/niedriger Geschwindigkeit; at full or top speed → mit Höchstgeschwindigkeit; at a speed of 50 mph → mit einer Geschwindigkeit or einem Tempo von 50 Meilen pro Stunde; the speed of light/sound → die Licht-/Schallgeschwindigkeit; at the speed of light → mit Lichtgeschwindigkeit; walking speed → Schritttempo nt; to pick up or gather speed → beschleunigen, schneller werden; (fig, development) → sich beschleunigen; (person) → schneller werden; to lose speed → (an) Geschwindigkeit verlieren; to be up to speed (inf: = informed) → auf dem neuesten Stand sein; to bring a factory/system up to speed → eine Fabrik/ein System auf den neuesten Stand bringen; to bring somebody up to speed (inf) → jdn auf den neuesten Stand bringen; what speed were you doing? → wie schnell sind Sie gefahren?; her typing/shorthand speed is good → sie kann schnell Maschine schreiben/stenografieren; what is her typing/shorthand speed? → wie viele Anschläge/Silben (pro Minute) schreibt sie?; with all possible speed → so schnell wie möglich; with such speed → so schnell; full speed ahead! (Naut) → volle Kraft voraus! (Aut, Tech: = gear) → Gang m; three-speed bicycle → Fahrrad mit Dreigangschaltung; a three-speed gear → ein Dreiganggetriebe nt (inf: = drug) → Speed nt (sl) vt to speed somebody on his way (person) → jdn verabschieden; (iro) → jdn hinauskomplimentieren; (good wishes etc) → jdn auf seinem Weg begleiten; if you fetch the visitors’ coats it may speed them on their way → wenn du die Mäntel der Gäste holst, machen sie sich vielleicht auf den Weg; God speed you! (old) → Gott (sei) mit dir! (old) vi pret, ptp <sped> (= move quickly) → jagen, flitzen; (arrow) → sausen, flitzen; the years sped by → die Jahre verflogen or vergingen wie im Fluge; God speed (old) → Gott mit dir (old) pret, ptp <speeded> (Aut: = exceed speed limit) → zu schnell fahren, die Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung überschreiten speed: speedboat n → Renn- or Schnellboot nt speed bump n → Fahrbahnschwelle f, → Aufpflasterung f (form) speed camera n (Police) → Blitzgerät nt speed counter n (esp Aut) → Drehzahlmesser m speed: speed limit speed merchant speed: speed ramp n (Mot) → Bodenschwelle f speed skater n → Eisschnellläufer(in) m(f) speed skating n → Eisschnelllauf m speed: speed table n (US Mot) → Bodenschwelle f speed trap n → Radarfalle f (inf) speed-up n (inf) → schnelleres Tempo (inf) → (in bei), Beschleunigung f (→ in +gen); (in research) → Vorantreiben nt (→ in +gen); (in rate of inflation) → Steigerung f (→ in +gen) speedway n (Sport) → Speedwayrennen nt; (= track) → Speedwaybahn f speedwell n (Bot) → Ehrenpreis m or nt, → Veronika f speedwriting n → Schnellschreiben nt speed [spiːd] 1. n a. (rate of movement) → velocità; (rapidity, haste) → rapidità; (promptness) → prontezza at speed (Brit) → velocemente at full speed, at top speed → a tutta velocità at a speed of 70 km/h → a una velocità di 70 km all'ora the speed of light/sound → la velocità della luce/del suono what speed were you doing? (Aut) → a che velocità andavi? to pick up or gather speed (car) → acquistare velocità (project, work) → procedere più speditamente the speed of his reactions → la sua prontezza di riflessi shorthand/typing speeds → numero di parole al minuto in stenografia/dattilografia c. (Phot) (of film) → sensibilità; (of shutter) → tempo di apertura 2. vi a. (sped (pt, pp)) to speed along (car, work) → procedere velocemente to speed away or off (car, person) → sfrecciare via the years sped by → gli anni sono volati speed up (speeded up (pt, pp)) 1. vi + adv (gen) → andare più veloce (Aut) → accelerare; (walker/worker/train) → camminare/lavorare/viaggiare più veloce; (engine, machine) → girare più veloce; (production) → accelerare 2. vt + adv → accelerare speed [spiːd] 1. n a. (rate of movement) → velocità; (rapidity, haste) → rapidità; (promptness) → prontezza at speed (Brit) → velocemente at full speed, at top speed → a tutta velocità at a speed of 70 km/h → a una velocità di 70 km all'ora the speed of light/sound → la velocità della luce/del suono what speed were you doing? (Aut) → a che velocità andavi? to pick up or gather speed (car) → acquistare velocità (project, work) → procedere più speditamente the speed of his reactions → la sua prontezza di riflessi shorthand/typing speeds → numero di parole al minuto in stenografia/dattilografia c. (Phot) (of film) → sensibilità; (of shutter) → tempo di apertura 2. vi a. (sped (pt, pp)) to speed along (car, work) → procedere velocemente to speed away or off (car, person) → sfrecciare via the years sped by → gli anni sono volati speed up (speeded up (pt, pp)) 1. vi + adv (gen) → andare più veloce (Aut) → accelerare; (walker/worker/train) → camminare/lavorare/viaggiare più veloce; (engine, machine) → girare più veloce; (production) → accelerare 2. vt + adv → accelerare n speed [spiːd] 1 rate of moving a slow speed; The car was travelling at high speed. spoed سُرْعَه скорост rychlost fart; hastighed die Geschwindigkeit ταχύτητα velocidad kiirus سرعت vauhti vitesse מְהִירוּת चाल, गति brzina sebesség kecepatan hraði velocità 速度 속도 greitis ātrums kelajuan snelheid hastighet, fart prędkość velocidade viteză скорость rýchlosť hitrost, brzina brzina hastighet, fart อัตราความเร็ว hız, sürat 速度 швидкість شرح رفتار tốc độ 速度 2 quickness of moving. snelheid سُرْعَة الحَرَكَه бързина rychlost fart die Schnelligkeit ταχύτητα, γρηγοράδα rapidez kiirus سرعت حركت vauhti vitesse מְהִירוּת הַתנוּעָה तेजी, शीघ्रता brzina, žurba gyorsaság kecepatan bergerak hraði velocità 速さ 신속 greitis ātrums kelajuan snelheid fart prędkość velocidade viteză быстрота rýchlosť naglica brzina snabbhet ความรวดเร็ว hız, sürat, çabukluk 急行 прудкість تیز رفتاری sự nhanh chóng 急行 v 1 (past tense, past participlesspedspedˈspeeded) to (cause to) move or progress quickly; to hurry The car sped/speeded along the motorway. vinnig ry, jaag يُسْرِع летя uhánět køre hurtigt rasen τρέχω, σπεύδω ir corriendo, ir a toda prisa, ir a toda velocidad kihutama با سرعت رفتن؛ عجله كردن viilettää aller à toute vitesse לְהָאִיץ तेजी से चलाना, जल्दी करना ubrzati što, žuriti siet(tet) melaju flÿta; þjóta (andare a tutta velocità) とばす 속도를 내다 lėkti, dumti, skubėti traukties; joņot memecut racen fare av sted, kjøre fort mknąć deslocar(-se) com velocidade a merge cu toată viteza мчаться uháňať hiteti ići brzo köra snabbt, ila, hasta, skynda på, sätta fart på เร่งความรวดเร็ว hız yapmak 迅速(前進) поспішати, іти швидко تیزی سے ترقی کرنا chạy nhanh 迅速(前进) 2 (past tense, past participleˈspeeded) to drive very fast in a car etc, faster than is allowed by law The policeman said that I had been speeding. te vinnig ry يَسوقُ بِسُرْعَه движа се бързо překročit povolenou rychlost køre for hurtigt (zu)schnell fahren οδηγώ με υπερβολική ταχύτητα ir con exceso de velocidad kiirust ületama با سرعت غير مجاز راندن ajaa ylinopeutta faire un excès de vitesse לִנהוֹג בִּמהִירוּת तेज चलना voziti nedopuštenom brzinom száguld melampaui batas kecepatan fara of hratt (andare a tutta velocità) 制限速度を超える 과속하다 viršyti greitį pārsniegt (pieļaujamo) ātrumu memandu melebihi had laju te snel rijden kjøre for fort przekraczać dozwoloną prędkość conduzir com excesso de velocidade a face exces de viteză превышать скорость prekročiť povolenú rýchlosť prehitro voziti ići brzo köra för fort ไปด้วยความรวดเร็ว hız limitini aşmak 超速(開車) прискорювати, збільшувати швидкість تیز رفتار سے گاڑی چلانا chạy quá tốc độ quy định 超速(开车) n speeding driving at (an illegally) high speed He was fined for speeding. te vinnig ry سِياقَه بِسُرْعَه превишена скорост překročení rychlosti hastighedsoverskridelse die Geschwindigkeitsübertretung υπέρβαση ορίου ταχύτητας exceso de velocidad (lubatud) kiiruse ületamine ylinopeus excès de vitesse נְהִיגָה בִּמהִירוּת מוּפרֶזֶת बहुत तेज गति vožnja nedopuštenom brzinom, prekoračenje brzine gyorshajtás pelanggaran batas kecepatan hraðakstur (eccesso di velocità) スピード違反 과속 greičio viršijimas ātruma pārsniegšana memandu melebihi had laju het te snel rijden fartsoverskridelse przekroczenie dozwolonej prędkości excesso de velocidade exces de viteză превышение скорости prekročenie rýchlosti prehitra vožnja prekoračenje brzine fortkörning การขับรถเร็วเกินกว่าที่กฎหมายกำหนด hız limitini aşma 超速行駛 їзда на великій швидкості تیز رفتار سے چلانا sự chạy quá tốc độ quy định 超速行驶 adj speedy done, carried out etc quickly a speedy answer. vinnig مُسْرِع، سَريع، مُسْتَعْجَل бърз rychlý,okamžitý hurtig schnell γρήγορος rápido kiire pikainen prompt מָהִיר तेज, द्रुत brz, hitar gyors cepat fljótur, snar pronto, rapido てきぱきした 신속히 처리된 greitas ātrs; steidzīgs; acumirklīgs yang cepat snel rask, hurtig szybki rápido prompt, rapid быстрый; поспешный rýchly, okamžitý hiter brz snabb, skyndsam ที่รวดเร็ว çabuk, hızlı 迅速的 швидкий, моторний تیزي سے کیا گیا کام nhanh 迅速的 adv speedily vinnig بِسُرْعَه، بِعَجَلَه бързо rychle hurtigt schnell γρήγορα rápidamente kiirelt, viivitamata pikaisesti promptement בִּמהִירוּת जल्दी, जल्द, शीघ्रता से brzo, hitro gyorsan dengan cepat snarlega prontamente てきぱきと 신속하게 greitai, skubiai ātri; steidzīgi dengan cepat snel raskt, hurtig szybko rapidamente cu promptitudine быстро; поспешно rýchlo hitro brzo snabbt, skyndsam อย่างรวดเร็ว süratle, hızla 迅速地 швидко, квапливо تیزی سے nhanh, vận động nhanh 迅速地 n speediness vinnigheid سُرْعَه، إسْتِعْجال бързина rychlost hurtighed die Schnelligkeit γρηγοράδα rapidez kiirus pikaisuus promptitude מְהִירוּת तेजी, शीघ्रता brzina, žurnost gyorsaság kecepatan snerpa; hraði prontezza 敏速 신속, 재빠름 skubėjimas steidzīgums kecepatan snelheid raskhet, hurtighet pośpiech rapidez promptitudine быстрота; поспешность rýchlosť hitrost brzina snabbhet, skyndsamhet ความรวดเร็ว hızlılık, sürat 敏捷 швидкість; негайність تیزی sự nhanh chóng 敏捷 n speed bump a raised part across the road to make drivers slow down. spoedhobbel حَدَبَة السُّرْعَه легнал полицай retardér vejbump die Bodenwelle, die Kölner Teller σαμαράκι δρόμου για τη μείωση ταχύτητας badén lamav politseinik, kiirustõke ralentisseur פַּסֵי הָאֲטָה गति अवरोधक ležeći policajac fekvőrendőr polisi tidur (dissuasore di velocità) 車を低速にさせるために道路につけた隆起 과속방지턱 greičio ribojimo gūbrelis ātrumslieksnis, ´guļošais policists bonggol jalan verkeersdrempel fartsdemper ogranicznik szybkości лежачий полицейский spomaľovač, retardér hitrostna ovira ležeći policajac fartgupp ถนนที่ยกขึ้นสูงเพื่อทำให้ผู้ขับขี่ลดความเร็ว hız engeli 減速路障 “лежачий поліцейський” رفتار شکن vật cản làm giảm tốc độ 减速路障 n speed trap a device used by the police to catch drivers exceeding the speed limit. spoedlokval مصْيَدَة السُّرْعَه радар radarová past apparat, der måler hastigheden die Radarfalle συσκευή ελέγχου ταχύτητας control de velocidad kiirusemõõtja radar de police מִכמוֹנֶת מְהִירוּת पुलिस का सड़क फंदा radarska kontrola sebességellenőrző berendezés rintangan jalan untuk menangkap pengebut (Autovelox) 速度違反摘発装置 차량과속감시장치 greičio matuoklis radarierīce ātruma noteikšanai perangkap laju snelheidscontrole; radarcontrole; lasergun radarkontroll not a device, it is a place!!miejsce kontroli radarowej радар для контроля скорости radar na meranie rýchlosti radar radar hastighets-, fartkontroll อุปกรณ์ที่ตำรวจใช้สำหรับตรวจจับความเร็ว polis tuzağı 汽車超速監視器 радар для контролю швидкості дорожного руху تیز رفتار سے گاڑی چلانے والوں کو پکڑنے کی مشین hệ thống ra đa phát hiện xe chạy quá tốc độ 汽车超速监视器 n speedometer [spiːˈdomitə] an instrument on a car etc showing how fast one is travelling. spoedmeter عَدّاد السُّرْعَه скоростометър tachometr speedometer der Geschwindigkeitsmesser ταχύμετρο, κοντέρ velocímetro spidomeeter سعت سنج nopeusmittari indicateur de vitesse מַד מְהִירוּת स्पीडोमीटर mjerač brzine, brzinomjer sebességmérő pengukur kecepatan hraðamælir tachimetro, contachilometri 速度計 속도계 spidometras spidometrs meter laju snelheidsmeter speedometer, fartsmåler szybkościomierz velocímetro vitezometru спидометр tachometer brzinomer radar hastighetsmätare มาตรบอกอัตราความเร็ว hız göstergesi, kilometre saati 速度 спідометр رفتار پیما công tơ mét 速度 speed up 1 to increase speed The car speeded up as it left the town. versnel يَزيد سُرْعَتَه ускорявам скорост zrychlit sætte farten op beschleunigen επιταχύνω acelerar kiirust lisama افزايش دادن سرعت kiihdyttää accélérer לְהַאִיץ गति वर्धन करना, चाल बढ़ाना ubrzati gyorsul meningkatkan kecepatan auka hraða accelerare 加速する 속도를 내다 padidinti greitá palielināt ātrumu memecut sneller gaan sette opp farten przyspieszać acelerar a accelera увеличивать скорость zrýchliť pospešiti ubrzati öka farten, accelerera เร่งอัตราความเร็ว süratini artırmak 加速行駛 збільшувати швидкість رفتار بڑھانا tăng tốc 加速行驶 2 to quicken the rate of We are trying to speed up production. versnel يَزيد مُعَدَّل увеличавам скоростта на urychlit øge erhöhen επιταχύνω acelerar kiirendama شتاب دادن nopeuttaa accélérer לְהַגדִיל गति बढ़ाना požuriti, tjerati brže felgyorsít mempercepat flÿta, hraða sveltire 速める 능률을 촉진하다 pagreitinti, padidinti paātrināt; pasteidzināt meningkatkan kadar versnellen få opp farten, raske på przyspieszać acelerar a accelera ускорять urýchliť pospešiti ubrzati öka farten på ทำให้เร็วขึ้น hızlandırmak 增加生產 підвищити норму виробітку کسی چیز کی نسبت بڑھانا xúc tiến, đẩy mạnh 增加生产 speed → سرعة rychlost hastighed Geschwindigkeit ταχύτητα velocidad nopeus vitesse brzina velocità 速さ 속도 snelheid hastighet szybkość velocidade скорость hastighet ความเร็ว hız sự nhanh nhẹn 速度 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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