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[spi:d] 1. noun1) (rate of moving: a slow speed; The car was travelling at high speed.) velocidade2) (quickness of moving.) velocidade2. verb1) ((past tense, past participles sped [sped] speeded) to (cause to) move or progress quickly; to hurry: The car sped/speeded along the motorway.) deslocar(-se) com velocidade2) ((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.) conduzir com excesso de velocidade•- speeding- speedy
- speedily
- speediness
- speed bump
- speed trap
- speedometer
- speed up* * *[spi:d] n 1 velocidade, rapidez. 2 marcha, engrenagem. 3 arch sorte, prosperidade. • vt+vi (ps+pp sped) 1 apressar-se, correr, andar depressa. he sped his way / ele saiu correndo. 2 fazer andar depressa. 3 acelerar. 4 ajudar, promover. 5 transportar rapidamente, despachar às pressas. 6 arch dar sorte. 7 coll anfetamina. at full speed em velocidade máxima. God speed thee! arch Deus o ajude! vá com Deus! high speed alta velocidade. how have you sped? como tem passado? more haste, less speed devagar se vai ao longe. second speed Auto segunda marcha. to speed up acelerar, apressar. -
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[spi:d] 1. noun1) (rate of moving: a slow speed; The car was travelling at high speed.) velocidade2) (quickness of moving.) rapidez2. 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 em alta velocidade2) ((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.) exceder-se na velocidade•- speeding- speedy - speedily - speediness - speed bump - speed trap - speedometer - speed up -
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[peis] 1. noun1) (a step: He took a pace forward.) passo2) (speed of movement: a fast pace.) passo2. verb(to walk backwards and forwards (across): He paced up and down.) andar- keep pace with
- pace out
- put someone through his paces
- set the pace
- show one's paces* * *[peis] n 1 passo. 2 medida de comprimento (0,762 m). 3 andadura. 4 compasso, movimento regulado, ritmo. 5 furta-passo. • vt+vi 1 andar a passo. 2 andar a furta-passo (cavalo). 3 medir por número de passos. 4 regular, compassar. 5 elevar ambas as pernas, do mesmo lado e ao mesmo tempo, quando em movimento (cavalo). at a great pace a passos largos, apressadamente. at a slow pace a passo lento. at one’s own pace no seu próprio ritmo. double pace passo acelerado. she took two paces up to him ela deu dois passos em sua direção. to find one’s own pace achar o jeito. to force the pace forçar o curso natural das coisas, Brit coll forçar a barra. to go/ hit the pace a) ir de batida, ir às pressas. b) viver intensamente. c) fig dissipar, esbanjar. to keep pace with a) acompanhar os passos de. b) manter-se em dia com. to pace out/ off medir distância com passos. to put one through his paces pôr à prova as qualidades de alguém. to set the pace a) regular a marcha. b) dar o exemplo. to show one’s paces mostrar as suas qualidades. to stand the pace agüentar o ritmo (de vida, de trabalho). -
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[spi:'domitə]noun (an instrument on a car etc showing how fast one is travelling.) velocímetro* * *speed.om.e.ter[spid'ɔmitə] n velocímetro. -
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[peis] 1. noun1) (a step: He took a pace forward.) passo2) (speed of movement: a fast pace.) ritmo2. verb(to walk backwards and forwards (across): He paced up and down.) andar de um lado para outro- keep pace with - pace out - put someone through his paces - set the pace - show one's paces
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