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cлoмя гoлoву, c гoлoвoкpужитeльнoй быcтpoтoй; вo вecь oпop; co вcex нoгThe car was speeding at breakneck pace over a snowy white road (Th. Dreiser). And then as he had remounted, the horse had suddenly reared up on its hind legs and shot away at breakneck speed (P. Abrahams)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > at breakneck pace (or speed)
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сломя голову, с головокружительной быстротой, во весь опорThe car was speeding at breakneck pace over a snowy white road... (Th. Dreiser, ‘An American Tragedy’, book I, ch. XVII) — Машина неслась с огромной скоростью по заснеженной дороге...
And then, as he had remounted, the horse had suddenly reared up on its hind legs and shot away at breakneck speed. (P. Abrahams, ‘Wild Conquest’, ch. I) — Как только Коос снова вскочил на лошадь, она вдруг встала на дыбы и понесла.
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сломя голову наречие:сломя голову (at a breakneck pace, amain, posthaste, at a breakneck speed, lickety-split)с головокружительной быстротой (at a breakneck pace, at a breakneck speed) -
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• At breakneck pace [speed] Сломя голову. С головокружительной быстротой. С огромной скоростьюDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > At breakneck pace
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breakneck [ˊbreɪknek] a:at (a) breakneck pace ( или speed) сломя́ го́лову, с головокружи́тельной быстрото́й
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['breɪknek]* * *adjective ((usually of speed) dangerous: He drove at breakneck speed.) a rompicollo, folle* * *breakneck /ˈbreɪknɛk/a.velocissimo; rapidissimo; vertiginoso; a rotta di collo: at a breakneck speed, a velocità folle; a rotta di collo; velocissimamente; breakneck advances in technology, progressi rapidissimi nella tecnologia; breakneck race, corsa a rotta di collo.* * *['breɪknek] -
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[ˈbreɪknek]breakneck: at a breakneck pace (или speed) сломя голову, с головокружительной быстротой breakneck: at a breakneck pace (или speed) сломя голову, с головокружительной быстротой -
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ˈbreɪknek прил. опасный at (a) breakneck pace, at (a) breakneck speed ≈ сломя голову, с головокружительной быстротой опасный - at * pace /speed/ сломя голову, с головокружительной быстротой /скоростью/ breakneck: at a ~ pace (или speed) сломя голову, с головокружительной быстротой breakneck: at a ~ pace (или speed) сломя голову, с головокружительной быстротойБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > breakneck
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[ʹbreıknek] aопасныйat breakneck pace /speed/ - сломя голову, с головокружительной быстротой /скоростью/
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adjнебезпечний, карколомнийat breakneck pace (speed) — стрімголов, прожогом, з карколомною швидкістю
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adjectiveat (а) breakneck pace/speed сломя голову, с головокружительной быстротой* * *(a) головокружительный* * ** * *adj. опасный, головокружительный* * *головокружительныйнебезопасеннебезопасныйопасенопасныйсногсшибателенсногсшибательныйумопомрачительный* * *опасный -
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['breɪknek]adjнебезпе́чний; карколо́мнийat breakneck pace [speed] — стрімголо́в, прожо́гом, з карколо́мною шви́дкістю
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['breɪknek]прил.at (a) breakneck pace / speed — сломя голову, с головокружительной быстротой
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/'breiknek/ * tính từ - nguy hiểm, dễ gây ra tai nạn =at a breakneck pace (speed)+ đi (chạy) với tốc độ quá nhanh (dễ gây tai nạn) -
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spi:d
1. noun1) (rate of moving: a slow speed; The car was travelling at high speed.) velocidad2) (quickness of moving.) rapidez
2. verb1) ((past tense, past participles sped sped speeded) to (cause to) move or progress quickly; to hurry: The car sped/speeded along the motorway.) ir corriendo, ir a toda prisa, ir a toda velocidad2) ((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.) ir con exceso de velocidad•- speeding- speedy
- speedily
- speediness
- speed bump
- speed trap
- speedometer
- speed up
speed1 n velocidadthis car's top speed is 200 kilometres an hour la velocidad máxima de este coche es de 200 kilómetros por horaspeed2 vb ir a gran velocidad
speed m inv (tipo de droga sintética) speed ' speed' also found in these entries: Spanish: agilizar - aligerar - anfetamina - apresurar - AVE - caballo - caña - embalarse - ligereza - máquina - marcha - mecha - meter - obturación - punta - rapidez - rienda - tren - velocidad - vértigo - acelerar - activar - cambio - dar - grande - impulso - límite - lomo - media - patinaje - ritmo - sobrepasar - todo - tope English: accuracy - Arabian - breakneck - cruise speed - exceed - full - high - high-speed - pick up - speed - speed along - speed restriction - speed skater - speed trap - speed up - speed-skating - top - uniform - adjust - average - compare - constant - cruise - decrease - dizzy - estimate - fall - flat out - furious - gain - gather - get - give - high- - judge - knot - lightning - log - maintain - measure - momentum - pace - pick - rate - reduce - slacken - slow - spurt - steadytr[spiːd]■ what speed were you doing? ¿a qué velocidad ibas?■ our cruising speed will be around 600 mph nuestra velocidad de crucero será de unas 600 millas por hora2 (sensitivity of film) sensibilidad nombre femenino, velocidad nombre femenino; (time of shutter) tiempo de exposición, abertura3 (gear) marcha, velocidad nombre femenino■ a five-speed gearbox una caja de cambios de cinco marchas, una caja de cambios de cinco velocidades1 (go fast) ir corriendo, ir a toda prisa, ir a toda velocidad■ the car sped away/off el coche se alejó a toda prisa2 (break limit) ir a exceso de velocidad1 (hurry - process, matter) acelerar2 (take quickly) hacer llegar rápidamente\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat speed a gran velocidadat top speed / at full speed a toda velocidadGod speed vaya con Diosto pick up speed / gather speed ganar velocidad, coger velocidadto speed somebody on their way despedir a alguien, desearle buen viaje a alguienspeed limit velocidad máxima, límite nombre masculino de velocidadspeed trap control nombre masculino de velocidad1) : ir a toda velocidad, correr a toda prisahe sped off: se fue a toda velocidad2) : conducir a exceso de velocidada ticket for speeding: una multa por exceso de velocidadspeed vtto speed up : acelerarspeed n1) swiftness: rapidez f2) velocity: velocidad fn.• galope s.m.• prisa s.f.• rapidez s.f.• velocidad s.f.v.(§ p.,p.p.: sped) = apresurar v.• darse prisa v.• despachar v.• exceder la velocidad permitida v.spiːd
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1)a) c u (rate of movement, progress) velocidad fwhat speed were you doing? — ¿a qué velocidad ibas?
what is its top speed? — ¿cuál es la velocidad máxima (que da)?
they set off at top/high speed — salieron a toda/alta velocidad, salieron a todo lo que da
to pick up o gather speed — cobrar or ganar or (esp Esp) coger* velocidad
b) ( relative quickness) rapidez f2) c ( Phot)film speed — sensibilidad f de la película
shutter speed — tiempo m de exposición
3) c ( gear) velocidad f, marcha f4) u ( amphetamine) (sl) anfetas fpl (fam)
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a) (past & past p sped) (go, pass quickly) (+ adv compl)the car sped off o away around the corner — el coche se alejó doblando la esquina a toda velocidad
he sped by o past in his new sports car — nos pasó a toda velocidad con su nuevo coche deportivo
b) (past & past p speeded) ( drive too fast) \<\<car/motorist\>\> ir* a velocidad excesiva
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helicopters are being used to speed supplies to the area — están usando helicópteros para hacer llegar los suministros rápidamente a la zona
Phrasal Verbs:- speed up[spiːd] (vb: pt, pp sped or speeded)1. N1) (=rate of movement) velocidad f, rapidez f; (=rapidity, haste) rapidez f, prisa fshorthand/typing speed — velocidad f en taquigrafía/mecanografía
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at speed — a gran velocidadat a speed of 70km/h — a una velocidad de 70km por hora
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what speed were you doing? — (Aut) ¿a qué velocidad ibas?•
at full speed — a toda velocidad, a máxima velocidadfull speed ahead! — ¡avante toda! *
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to gather speed — acelerar, cobrar velocidad•
the maximum speed is 120km/h — la velocidad máxima es de 120km por hora•
to pick up speed — acelerar, cobrar velocidad•
at top speed — a toda velocidad, a máxima velocidad- be up to speed- bring sb up to speed- bring sth up to speedfull 1., 3)2) (Aut, Tech) (=gear) velocidad f3) (Phot) velocidad f4) (Drugs) ** speed m, anfetamina f2. VI1) (pt, pp sped) (=go fast) correr a toda prisa; (=hurry) darse prisa, apresurarse•
the years sped by — pasaron los años volando2) (pt, pp speeded) (Aut) (=exceed speed limit) conducir or (LAm) manejar por encima del límite de velocidad permitido3.VT(pt, pp speeded)to speed sb on his way — despedir a algn, desear un feliz viaje a algn
4.CPDspeed bump N — banda f sonora
speed camera N — cámara f de control de velocidad, radar m
speed dating N — speed dating m, citas fpl rápidas (para buscar pareja)
speed-dialspeed dial N — (=facility) marcación f rápida
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 limiter N — (Aut) limitador m 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
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1)a) c u (rate of movement, progress) velocidad fwhat speed were you doing? — ¿a qué velocidad ibas?
what is its top speed? — ¿cuál es la velocidad máxima (que da)?
they set off at top/high speed — salieron a toda/alta velocidad, salieron a todo lo que da
to pick up o gather speed — cobrar or ganar or (esp Esp) coger* velocidad
b) ( relative quickness) rapidez f2) c ( Phot)film speed — sensibilidad f de la película
shutter speed — tiempo m de exposición
3) c ( gear) velocidad f, marcha f4) u ( amphetamine) (sl) anfetas fpl (fam)
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a) (past & past p sped) (go, pass quickly) (+ adv compl)the car sped off o away around the corner — el coche se alejó doblando la esquina a toda velocidad
he sped by o past in his new sports car — nos pasó a toda velocidad con su nuevo coche deportivo
b) (past & past p speeded) ( drive too fast) \<\<car/motorist\>\> ir* a velocidad excesiva
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helicopters are being used to speed supplies to the area — están usando helicópteros para hacer llegar los suministros rápidamente a la zona
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[spiːd] 1. сущ.1)а) скорость; темпto build up / pick up speed — набирать скорость
to reach a speed — достигать скорости, развивать скорость
breakneck speed — бешеная, головокружительная скорость
deliberate speed — максимальная, предельная скорость
full speed; top speed — максимальная, предельная скорость
lightning speed — бешеная скорость, скорость с быстротой молнии
Syn:б) быстрота; быстродействие; скорость работыSyn:Ant:в) поспешность; спешкаSyn:2)а) тех. число оборотовб) амер.; авто передача3) разг. амфетамин или метамфетамин••- at speed- up to speed 2. гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. sped1)а) двигаться поспешно; мчатьсяHe jumped into his car and sped off. — Он прыгнул в машину и умчался.
б) авто превышать максимально допустимую скоростьHe has been speeding. — Он превысил скорость.
в) книжн. быстро проходить, проноситьсяTime sped by. — Время быстро пронеслось.
2)а) спешить, торопитьсяб) торопить, подгонять, поторапливатьSyn:3) = speed upа) ускорятьYou'll have to speed up your rate of work if you want to finish by the agreed date. — Вы должны ускорить темп работы, если хотите закончить к условленному сроку.
б) ускоряться; повышаться ( о темпе)The tempo of music speeds up. — Музыка становится быстрее.
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• At breakneck pace [speed] Сломя голову. С головокружительной быстротой. С огромной скоростьюDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > At breakneck speed
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