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speed [spi:d](verb: preterite, past participle sped)1. noun• what speed were you doing? (in car) à quelle vitesse rouliez-vous ?• to be up to speed ( = functioning properly) être opérationnelb. [of film] sensibilité fa. ( = move fast) to speed along [person, vehicle] aller à toute vitesseb. ( = go too fast) conduire trop vite• you're speeding! tu roules trop vite !3. compounds► speed dating noun speed dating m (rencontres organisées où des célibataires font connaissance en quelques minutes)► speed up (preterite, past participle speeded up)[+ production] accélérer* * *[spiːd] 1.1) (velocity of vehicle, wind, record) vitesse f; (rapidity of response, reaction) rapidité fat speed — [go, run] à toute vitesse; [work, read] en quatrième vitesse
‘full speed ahead!’ — ‘en avant toute!’
2) ( gear) vitesse f4) (colloq) ( drug) amphétamines fpl2.transitive verb (prét, pp sped ou speeded) hâter [process, recovery]; rendre [quelque chose] plus fluide [traffic]3.to speed somebody on his/her way — souhaiter bon voyage à quelqu'un
1) (prét, pp sped) ( move swiftly)2) (prét, pp speeded) ( drive too fast) conduire trop vite•Phrasal Verbs:- speed up -
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I [prompt] adjective(acting, or happening, without delay or punctually: a prompt reply; I'm surprised that she's late. She's usually so prompt.) prompt, ponctuel- promptly- promptness - at one/two o'clock prompt II [prompt] verb1) (to persuade to do something: What prompted you to say that?) pousser à2) (to remind (especially an actor) of the words that he is to say: Several actors forgot their words and had to be prompted.) souffler•- prompter -
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Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > commendable
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swiftness ['swɪftnɪs](b) (promptness) promptitude f, rapidité f;∎ the ambulance arrived with remarkable swiftness l'ambulance arriva avec une rapidité remarquable
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Promptness — Prompt ness, n. [1913 Webster] 1. Promptitude; readiness; quickness of decision or action. [1913 Webster] 2. Cheerful willingness; alacrity. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
promptness — prompt prompt 1 [prɒmpt ǁ prɑːmpt] adjective done quickly, immediately, or at the right time: • We guarantee prompt delivery of your purchases. • Many customers are taking advantage of a 2.5% discount for prompt payment. promptly adverb : •… … Financial and business terms
promptness — n. promptness at, in * * * in promptness at … Combinatory dictionary
promptness — prompt ► VERB 1) cause or bring about. 2) (prompt to/to do) cause (someone) to take a course of action. 3) assist or encourage (a hesitating speaker). 4) supply a forgotten word or line to (an actor). ► NOUN 1) an act of prompting … English terms dictionary
promptness — noun see prompt III … New Collegiate Dictionary
promptness — See prompter. * * * … Universalium
promptness — noun /ˈprɒmptnəs/ a) The habit or characteristic of doing things without delay. b) The habit of adhering to a designated time. Syn: promptitude, punctuality … Wiktionary
promptness — Synonyms and related words: OK, abruptness, acceptance, accord, acquiescence, acuity, acuteness, affirmation, affirmative, affirmative voice, agility, agreeability, agreeableness, agreement, air speed, alacrity, alertness, amenability, animation … Moby Thesaurus
promptness — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. preparedness, agility, readiness; see preparation 2 … English dictionary for students
promptness — prÉ‘mptnɪs / prÉ’m n. immediacy, state of being done without delay; alertness, quickness; readiness, preparedness … English contemporary dictionary
promptness — n. Readiness, quickness, alacrity, alertness, promptitude, activity, quickness of decision … New dictionary of synonyms