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1 speed
[spiːd] 1. n( rate) prędkość f, szybkość f; (fast travel, promptness, haste) szybkość f2. vi; pt, pp spedto speed (along/by) — pędzić (popędzić perf) (wzdłuż +gen /obok +gen); ( AUT) jechać z nadmierną prędkością, przekraczać (przekroczyć perf) dozwoloną prędkość
at full/top speed — z maksymalną prędkością
at a speed of 70km/h — z prędkością siedemdziesięciu kilometrów na godzinę
shorthand/typing speed — szybkość stenografowania/pisania na maszynie
Phrasal Verbs:- speed up* * *[spi:d] 1. noun1) (rate of moving: a slow speed; The car was travelling at high speed.) prędkość2) (quickness of moving.) prędkość2. verb1) ((past tense, past participles sped [sped] speeded) to (cause to) move or progress quickly; to hurry: The car sped/speeded along the motorway.) mknąć2) ((past tense, past participle speeded) to drive very fast in a car etc, faster than is allowed by law: The policeman said that I had been speeding.) przekraczać dozwoloną prędkość•- speeding- speedy
- speedily
- speediness
- speed bump
- speed trap
- speedometer
- speed up -
2 pace
[peɪs] 1. n(step, manner of walking) krok m; ( speed) tempo nt2. vito keep pace with — ( person) dotrzymywać (dotrzymać perf) kroku +dat; ( events) nadążać (nadążyć perf) za +instr
to set the pace — narzucać (narzucić perf) tempo
we put him through his paces ( fig) — kazaliśmy mu pokazać, co potrafi
* * *[peis] 1. noun1) (a step: He took a pace forward.) krok2) (speed of movement: a fast pace.) tempo2. verb(to walk backwards and forwards (across): He paced up and down.) chodzić tam i z powrotem- keep pace with
- pace out
- put someone through his paces
- set the pace
- show one's paces -
3 slow
[sləu] 1. adjwolny, powolnyto be slow to act/decide — zbyt wolno działać/podejmować decyzje
2. advto go slow — driver jechać wolno or powoli; ( BRIT) workers zwalniać (zwolnić perf) tempo pracy ( w ramach akcji protestacyjnej)
wolno, powoli3. vt"slow" — znak ograniczenia prędkości
(also: slow down, slow up) speed zmniejszać (zmniejszyć perf); business etc przyhamowywać (przyhamować perf)4. vi(also: slow down, slow up) zwalniać (zwolnić perf)to slow down/up the car — zwalniać (zwolnić perf)
* * *[sləu] 1. adjective1) (not fast; not moving quickly; taking a long time: a slow train; The service at that restaurant is very slow; He was very slow to offer help.) wolny2) ((of a clock etc) showing a time earlier than the actual time; behind in time: My watch is five minutes slow.) spóźniony3) (not clever; not quick at learning: He's particularly slow at arithmetic.) tępy2. verb(to make, or become slower: The car slowed to take the corner.) zmniejszać szybkość, zwalniać- slowly- slowness
- slow motion
- slow down/up -
4 gain
[geɪn] 1. n(increase, improvement) przyrost m; ( profit) korzyść f2. vt 3. viclock, watch śpieszyć się; ( benefit)to gain from sth — zyskiwać (zyskać perf) na czymś
to gain in — zyskiwać (zyskać perf) na +loc
to gain ground — zyskiwać (zyskać perf) popularność
to gain on sb — doganiać (dogonić perf) kogoś
to gain 3lbs (in weight) — przybierać (przybrać perf) 3 funty (na wadze)
to do sth for gain — robić (zrobić perf) coś dla zysku
* * *[ɡein] 1. verb1) (to obtain: He quickly gained experience.) nabyć2) ((often with by or from) to get (something good) by doing something: What have I to gain by staying here?) zyskać3) (to have an increase in (something): He gained strength after his illness.) nabrać4) ((of a clock or watch) to go too fast: This clock gains (four minutes a day).) spieszyć się2. noun1) (an increase (in weight etc): a gain of one kilo.) wzrost2) (profits, advantage, wealth etc: His loss was my gain; He'd do anything for gain.) zysk•- gain on -
5 quick
[kwɪk] 1. adj 2. adv 3. nto cut sb to the quick ( fig) — dotykać (dotknąć perf) kogoś do żywego
be quick! — szybko!, pospiesz się!
she was quick to see that … — szybko zauważyła, że…
* * *[kwik] 1. adjective1) (done, said, finished etc in a short time: a quick trip into town.) szybki2) (moving, or able to move, with speed: He's a very quick walker; I made a grab at the dog, but it was too quick for me.) prędki3) (doing something, able to do something, or done, without delay; prompt; lively: He is always quick to help; a quick answer; He's very quick at arithmetic.) szybki, bystry2. adverb(quickly: quick-frozen food.) szybko- quickly- quicken
- quickness
- quicklime
- quicksands
- quicksilver
- quick-tempered
- quick-witted
- quick-wittedly
- quick-wittedness -
6 slacken
['slækn] 1. vi(also: slacken off) speed, demand maleć (zmaleć perf); depression, effort tracić (stracić perf) na sile; rain słabnąć (osłabnąć perf)2. vt* * *1) (to make or become looser: She felt his grip on her arm slacken.) rozluźniać (się)2) (to make or become less busy, less active or less fast: The doctor told him to slacken up if he wanted to avoid a heart-attack.) zwalniać tempo
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