high-speed car

1) Техника: высокоскоростной вагон

2) Автомобильный термин: быстроходный автомобиль, скоростной автомобиль

• быстроходный автомобиль

• скоростной автомобиль

high-speed adj [train, rail link, line, car chase, crash] à grande vitesse ; [coach, jet, boat] rapide ; [fax, printer, sorting machine] rapide ; [film] ultrarapide ; [camera, lens] à obturation ultrarapide.

- high alloy

- high-alloy steel

- high-compression engine

- high-copper

- high-efficiency engine

- high finish

- high gear

- high-geared operations

- high-grade fuel

- high-grade lubricant

- high-gravity fuel

- high ground

- high-level frame

- high-level ventilation

- high-octane fuel

- high-octane gasoline

- high-power engine

- high-power test

- high-priced car

- high-production

- high-speed bearing

- high-speed car

- high-speed clutch

- high-speed engine

- high-speed governor

- high-speed operation

- high-traction differential

- high-turbulence combustion chamber

- high velocity

- break in a car

- car body

- car caravan

- second

- third gear

- accumulator car

- advertising car

- all-wheel drive car

- amphibian car

- armored motor car

- armoured car

- armoured motor car

- assembled car

- austerity car

- auto-delivery car

- automobile winch car

- autonomous car

- baby car

- base car

- bantam car

- D-front car

- damaged car

- watering car

- wreck-resistant car

1) (легковой) автомобиль

2) вагон

3) повозка; тележка

4) вагонетка

5) электрокар

6) горн. клеть

7) кабина ( лифта)

8) передвижная платформа

9) гондола (ЛА)

10) сокр. от
cargo груз

11) сокр. от
carrier несущая( частота)

high [haɪ]

1. adjective

   a. haut

• a 40-metre high building un bâtiment de 40 mètres de haut

• the wall is 2 metres high le mur fait 2 mètres de haut

• how high is that tower? quelle est la hauteur de cette tour ?

• how high is the mountain? quelle est l'altitude de la montagne ?

• when he was only so high (inf) alors qu'il était haut comme trois pommes

• high cheekbones pommettes fpl saillantes

• on high ground ( = on hill) en hauteur ; ( = on mountain) en altitude

• to have the moral high ground ( = moral superiority) avoir l'avantage moral

• to take the moral high ground prendre l'avantage moral

   b. (in degree, number, strength) [frequency, latitude, tension] haut before n ; [speed, number] grand before n ; [rent, price] élevé ; [sound, voice] aigu (- guë f)

• to have high blood pressure avoir de la tension

• official reports say casualties have been high selon les rapports officiels, il y a beaucoup de morts et de blessés

• to have high expectations of sb/sth beaucoup attendre de qn/qch

• high official haut fonctionnaire m

• to have a high opinion of sb/sth avoir une haute opinion de qn/qch

• in high places en haut lieu

• to pay a high price for sth payer qch cher

• he has a high temperature il a beaucoup de fièvre

• the temperature was in the high 30s la température approchait les quarante degrés

• it's high time you went home il est grand temps que tu rentres

• in high gear en quatrième (or cinquième) vitesse

► high in... [+ fat, nitrogen] à forte teneur en

   c. ( = drunk) (inf) parti (inf)

• he was high ( = on drugs) il planait (inf)

• to get high on alcohol s'enivrer

• he was high on speed il planait (inf) après avoir pris du speed

• she was high on her latest success elle était enivrée par son dernier succès

2. adverb

   a. [climb, jump, throw] haut ; [fly] à haute altitude

• high above our heads bien au-dessus de nos têtes

• how high can you jump? à quelle hauteur peux-tu sauter ?

• the house was built high on the hillside la maison était construite en haut de la colline

• a house high up in the hills une maison perchée dans les collines

• she was quite high up in the organization elle était assez haut placée dans l'organisation

• economic reform is high on the agenda la réforme économique est l'une des priorités

• to set one's sights high viser haut

   b. (in degree, number, strength) the numbers go as high as 200 les nombres montent jusqu'à 200

• I had to go as high as $200 for it j'ai dû aller jusqu'à 200 dollars pour l'avoir

• to hunt high and low for sb chercher qn partout

• to look high and low for sth chercher qch partout

• to hold one's head up high avoir la tête haute

• to play high [gambler] jouer gros (jeu)

• feelings ran high les esprits étaient échauffés

3. noun

   a. ( = high point) the cost of living reached a new high le coût de la vie a atteint un nouveau record

• the euro closed at a new high l'euro a atteint un nouveau record en clôture

• highs and lows les hauts mpl et les bas mpl

   b. on high en haut

• from on high d'en haut

• orders from on high des ordres venus d'en haut

   c. ( = weather system) zone f de haute pression

4. compounds

► high and dry adjective [boat] échoué

• to leave sb high and dry laisser qn en plan (inf) ► high and mighty (inf) adjective

• to be high and mighty se donner de grands airs ► high-angle shot noun (Cinema) plongée f

► high beam noun (US) pleins phares mpl

► high-class adjective [hotel, food, service] sélect ; [neighbourhood, flat] (de) grand standing ; [person] du grand monde ; [prostitute] de luxe

► High Court noun Haute cour f

► high definition adjective noun

► high-density adjective haute densité inv

► high-end adjective ( = top-of-the-range) haut de gamme inv

► high explosive noun explosif m puissant

► high fibre diet noun ( = régime) régime m riche en fibres ; ( = food eaten) alimentation f riche en fibres

► high flier noun jeune loup m

► high-flown adjective [style, discourse] ampoulé

► high flyer noun jeune loup m

► high-flying adjective [aim, ambition] extravagant ; [person] plein d'avenir

► high-frequency adjective à haute fréquence

► high-grade adjective de qualité supérieure

► high-handed adjective despotique

► high heels plural noun hauts talons mpl

► high horse noun

• to be on one's high horse être sur ses grands chevaux ► high-impact adjective [aerobics, exercise] high-impact inv

► high-income adjective à hauts revenus

► high-interest adjective à intérêt élevé

► high jump noun saut m en hauteur

► high jumper noun sauteur m, - euse f en hauteur

► high-level adjective [meeting, discussions] à un très haut niveau ; [computer language, programming] de haut niveau

• high-level nuclear waste déchets mpl hautement radioactifs ► high life noun

• to live the high life mener la grande vie ► high living noun grande vie f

► high-minded adjective [person] d'une grande élévation morale ; [ambition, wish] noble

► high-necked adjective à col haut

► high-performance adjective très performant

► high-octane adjective [petrol] à indice d'octane élevé ; (figurative = powerful, exciting) puissant

► high-pitched adjective [voice, sound, note] aigu (- guë f)

► high point noun [of visit, holiday] grand moment m

• the high point of the show/evening le clou du spectacle/de la soirée ► high-powered adjective [car] très puissant ; [person] de haut vol

• high-powered businessman homme m d'affaires de haut vol ► high-pressure adjective à haute pression

• high-pressure area zone f de haute pression ► high-profile adjective [position, politician] très en vue ; [role] très influent ; [issue] très discuté

► high-ranking adjective haut placé

• high-ranking official haut fonctionnaire m ► high resolution noun haute résolution f

► high-resolution adjective haute résolution inv

► high-rise noun tour f (d'habitation)

► high-risk adjective à haut risque

► high school noun (US) ≈ lycée m ; (British) établissement m d'enseignement secondaire

• high school diploma (US) diplôme m de fin d'études secondaires ≈ baccalauréat m → HIGH SCHOOL ► high seas plural noun

• on the high seas en haute mer ► high season noun (British) haute saison f

► high-sided vehicle noun véhicule m haut (donnant prise au vent)

► high sign (inf) noun

(US) signe m d'intelligence

• to give sb a high sign faire un signe d'intelligence à qn ► high society noun haute société f

► high-speed adjective ultrarapide

• a high-speed chase une course poursuite

• high-speed train train m à grande vitesse ► high-spirited adjective [person] plein d'entrain ; [horse] fougueux

► high spirits plural noun entrain m

• in high spirits ( = lively) plein d'entrain ; ( = happy) tout joyeux ► high spot noun [of visit, holiday] grand moment m

• the high spot of the show/evening le clou du spectacle/de la soirée ► high stakes plural noun

• to play for high stakes jouer gros jeu ► high street noun (British) [of village] grand-rue f ; [of town] rue f principale

► high-street adjective (British) [shop, store] qui appartient à une grande chaîne

• the high-street banks les grandes banques fpl ► high-strung adjective (US) très nerveux

► high summer noun cœur m de l'été

• in high summer en plein été ► high tech noun high-tech m inv

► high-tech adjective de haute technologie ; [computer] sophistiqué ; [industry, medicine, technique] de pointe

► high tide noun marée f haute

• at high tide à marée haute ► high wire noun ( = tightrope) corde f raide

• to be walking the high wire être sur la corde raide ► high-up noun (inf) grosse légume (inf) f

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Dans le système juridique anglais et gallois, la High Court est une cour de droit civil chargée des affaires plus importantes et complexes que celles traitées par les « County Courts ». En Écosse en revanche, la High Court (of Justiciary) est la plus haute cour de justice, à laquelle les affaires les plus graves, telles que meurtre et viol, sont soumises et où elles sont jugées devant un jury.

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Aux États-Unis, les high schools réunissent les quatre années du deuxième cycle du secondaire (15 à 18 ans). Les élèves reçus à leur examen final se voient remettre leur diplôme au cours d'une importante cérémonie appelée « Graduation ».

La vie des high schools a inspiré de nombreux films et téléfilms américains ; on y voit le rôle qu'y jouent les sports (en particulier le football et le basket-ball) et certaines manifestations mondaines comme le bal de fin d'année des élèves de terminale, le « Senior Prom ». → GRADE  GRADUATION  PROM

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2) (colloq)

3) (colloq) US School = high school

1) [building, wall, cliff] haut; [table, forehead, collar] haut (after n)

2) [number, ratio, price, frequency, volume] élevé; [wind] violent; [hope, expectation] grand (before n)

3) ( important) [quality, standard, rank] supérieur

4) ( noble) [ideal, principle] noble

5) ( acute) [pitch, sound, voice] aigu/-guë; [note] haut

6) Culinary [game] faisandé

7) (colloq) ( euphoric) ( on drug) défoncé (colloq); ( happy) ivre de joie

1) ( to a great height) haut

2) (at a high level, pitch) [set, turn on] fort; [sing, play] haut

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A a.

1 alto; elevato; (fig.) grande sommo, eminente, nobile, sublime: The house is nine metres high, la casa è alta nove metri; (fis., radio) high frequency, alta frequenza; (geogr.) high latitudes, alte latitudini; (elettr.) high tension, alta tensione; high finance, alta finanza; at a high speed, a una velocità elevata; a high wall, un muro alto; un'alta parete; a high mind, un animo nobile; a high caste, una casta alta (per es., in India)

2 ( di suono) alto, acuto: a high tone, un tono alto (o acuto)

3 ( di colore) intenso, cupo; ( di luce) forte

4 avanzato; inoltrato; pieno: high autumn, autunno inoltrato; It was high summer, era piena estate

5 ( di carne, selvaggina) frollo, stagionato; ( anche) andato a male; passato; troppo frollo

6 (fam.) alticcio; brillo

7 (fam.) euforico; gasato; su di giri (spec. per effetto della droga); fatto, impasticcato (fam.): to be high on drugs, essersi fatto

8 ( di un luogo, di un locale, e sim.) ben frequentato; che ha una buona clientela

9 ( di un fiume) in piena; gonfio

B n.

1 altura; posizione elevata; livello alto

2 ( nei giochi di carte) carta alta

3 (meteor.) area d'alta pressione; anticiclone

4 ( Borsa, fin.) prezzo massimo; livello massimo; quotazione più alta; punta; picco: highs and lows, alti e bassi, massimi e minimi ( delle quotazioni)

5 (autom., mecc.) (la) marcia più alta: to move into high, mettere (o ingranare) la quinta ( un tempo: la quarta; o comunque la marcia più alta)

6 (fam.) euforia; alto: highs and lows, alti e bassi

7 ( slang) sballo; eccitazione dovuta alla droga

8 = the high table ► sotto

C avv.

1 in alto ( anche fig.); in posizione elevata; in un grado alto; nella posizione più alta: to aim high, avere grandi mire (o aspirazioni); puntare in alto

2 forte: to play high, giocare forte; fare forti puntate

3 lussuosamente; nel lusso: to live high ( on the hog), vivere nel lusso; fare la bella vita (fig.)

● (fam.) the High = High Street (spec. a Oxford) ► sotto □ high achiever, ( a scuola, ecc.) chi ottiene grandi risultati; campione; fuoriclasse □ high altar, altar maggiore □ high and dry, (naut.) arenato; incagliato, a secco; (fig.: di persona) nei guai, in difficoltà, in braghe di tela; abbandonato □ high and low, (gente) di ogni condizione, ricchi e poveri; (avv.) dappertutto, per mari e per monti □ high-and-mighty, arrogante; prepotente □ (fam.) to be (as) high as a kite, essere ubriaco fradicio; essere completamente fatto ( di droga); ( anche) essere su di giri (o eccitatissimo) □ high-backed chair, sedia dallo schienale alto □ ( sport) high ball, palla alta □ ( ginnastica) high bar, sbarra □ (autom. USA) high beam, fascio (di luce) di profondità □ (autom.) high-beams (o high-beam headlights), (fari) abbaglianti; luci di profondità □ (fam. USA) high-binder, politico corrotto, faccendiere; ( anche) sicario □ high born (o high-born) ► highborn □ high bred (o high-bred) ► highbred □ high chair, seggiolone ( per bambini) □ High Church, «Chiesa Alta» ( la corrente più conservatrice e filocattolica della Chiesa anglicana) □ High Churchman, membro della «Chiesa Alta» □ high-class, di prim'ordine, di prima qualità; d'alta classe: high-class goods, merce di prim'ordine □ a high colour, un colorito acceso □ high-coloured, dai colori vivaci; dal colore acceso; ( di persona) colorito, florido □ (mil.) high command, comando supremo □ a high complexion, una carnagione colorita □ ( arte, pitt.) high contrast, contrasto forte □ (econ.) high cost of living, carovita □ High Court ( of Justice), Alta Corte di giustizia (in Inghilterra e Galles: giudica spec. le cause civili più complesse) □ (in GB, form.) the High Court of Parliament, il Parlamento □ (GB) high day, festività religiosa □ (fam. GB) high days and holidays, occasioni speciali □ high-density, ad alta densità: (biol.) high-density lipoprotein, (abbr. HDL) lipoproteina ad alta densità □ (econ., fin.) high earners, i percettori di redditi alti □ (market.) high-end, di fascia (o di gamma) alta: high-end computers, computer di fascia alta □ (mil.) high explosive, esplosivo ad alto potenziale; alto esplosivo □ high five, il cinque ( segno di vittoria o di saluto) □ high farming, agricoltura intensiva □ ( radio, mus.) high fidelity, alta fedeltà □ ( di registratore, ecc.) high-fidelity, ad alta fedeltà; hi-fi □ (fig.) high-flier (o high-flyer), persona (dal grande potenziale) di successo; persona capace e ambiziosa; giovane in carriera; ( anche) azienda di successo; ( Borsa) titolo che va forte □ high flying, (aeron.) che vola in alto (o ad alta quota); (fig.) capace e ambizioso, di successo □ high-flown, ( di linguaggio, ecc.) enfatico; ampolloso; altisonante □ (elettron., radio) high-frequency, ad alta frequenza □ (autom.) high gear, marcia alta; quinta ( un tempo: quarta) velocità; presa diretta; (fig.) grande velocità □ (ling.) High German, alto tedesco □ high-grade, di qualità superiore; ( di esplosivo) di elevata potenza □ high ground, altura; (fig., in una discussione, ecc.) posizione di vantaggio □ high-handed, prepotente, autoritario; tirannico □ high hat, cappello a cilindro □ high-hat, (fam. USA) persona altezzosa, snob; (agg.) altezzoso, snobistico □ high heels, tacchi alti; scarpe con tacco alto □ high hopes, forti speranze □ (econ.) high-income, ad alto reddito: high-income households, nuclei familiari ad alto reddito □ to be high in office, occupare una posizione di rilievo □ (fam. antiq.) high jinks, allegria sfrenata; baldoria □ ( sport) high jump, salto in alto □ ( sport) high jumper, saltatore in alto □ ( sport) high jumping, salto in alto □ high-keyed, (mus.) acuto; (fig.) eccitabile, nervoso □ high-level, ad alto livello; ( di personale) di grado elevato; ( di rifiuti radioattivi) ad alta attività: (comput.) high-level language, linguaggio ad alto livello; linguaggio avanzato □ high life, bella vita (fig.), vita lussuosa; ( anche) gran mondo; alta società □ high light ► highlight □ high living, bella vita (fig.); vita lussuosa □ high-maintenance (agg.), che richiede molta manutenzione; delicato; (fig. fam.: di persona) difficile, capriccioso □ (relig.) High Mass, messa grande (o solenne) □ high-mettled, ( di cavallo) focoso; ( d'uomo) coraggioso, intrepido □ high-minded, magnanimo; di nobili sentimenti □ high-mindedness, magnanimità; nobiltà d'animo □ ( di indumento) high-necked, accollato □ high noon, mezzogiorno; (fig.) apice, culmine, vertice □ (ind., chim.) high-octane, ad alto numero di ottani □ (fam.) to have a high old time, divertirsi un mondo; spassarsela □ to be high on st., andare pazzo per qc.; essere entusiasta (di fare qc.) □ to be high on drugs, essere sotto l'effetto della droga; essere completamente fatto □ to be high on whisky, essere sbronzo di whisky □ (fin.: di un investimento, ecc.) high-paying, altamente remunerativo □ high-pitched, ( di suono) acuto; ( di tetto) aguzzo, con una forte pendenza □ high point, punto alto; (fig.) momento culminante ( di uno spettacolo, ecc.); clou (franc.) □ (chim.) high polymer, polimero ad alto peso molecolare □ high-powered, ( anche elettr.) ad alta potenza; (fig.) potente, influente, dinamico, efficace; (di mansione, ecc.) di grande responsabilità □ (autom., mecc.) a high-powered engine, un motore di grande potenza; a high-powered job, un posto di grande responsabilità □ high pressure, (tecn., meteor.) alta pressione; (fig.) forte pressione □ high-pressure, (tecn.) ad alta pressione; (mecc.: di un cilindro, ecc.) che resiste alle alte pressioni; (fig.) che esercita una forte pressione, insistente, pressante; ( anche) intenso, stressante □ (comm.) high-priced, dal prezzo elevato; costoso: ( Borsa) high-priced shares, titoli pesanti □ high priest, gran sacerdote ( anche fig.) □ high priestess, gran sacerdotessa ( anche fig.) □ high-principled, di nobili (o di alti) princìpi □ high profile, (geogr.) profilo alto ( di una costa, ecc.); (fig.) alto profilo (angl.); alto livello; tono maggiore; grande rilievo (o rilevanza) □ (fig.) high-profile, di alto profilo (angl.); di primo piano, di alto livello, in tono maggiore, di tutto rilievo; (fatto) alla grande (fam.): a high-profile campaign, una campagna ( elettorale o pubblicitaria) in tono maggiore; a high-profile position, una posizione di tutto rilievo □ high-ranking, di grado elevato: the highest-ranking state officials, le massime cariche istituzionali □ high-reaching, che mira in alto; ambizioso □ ( arte) high relief, altorilievo □ (comput.) high-resolution display, schermo ad alta risoluzione □ (edil.) high-rise, (agg.) ( di un edificio) alto, a molti piani; (sost.) edificio a molti piani; piccolo grattacielo □ high-rise handlebars, manubrio alto ( di bici, ecc.) □ high-risk, ad alto rischio: high-risk patients, pazienti ad alto rischio □ high road, (antiq.) strada principale, strada maestra; (fig.) strada maestra, via (più diretta); the high road to success, la strada maestra (o la via) per il successo □ the ( moral) high road, la strada (moralmente) più corretta: The party took the moral high road and disclosed the scandal, il partito scelse la strada più corretta (o scelse la trasparenza) e rivelò lo scandalo □ (fam. USA) high roller, forte giocatore (o scommettitore); ( anche) spendaccione, chi sperpera soldi nei vizi □ high school, (in GB) scuola secondaria ( inferiore o superiore); (in USA) scuola secondaria superiore; ( balletto, equit., ecc.) alta scuola □ (naut.) the high seas, il mare aperto; gli oceani; le acque extraterritoriali □ (tur.) high season, alta stagione □ high sheriff ► sheriff □ high society, l'alta società; il gran mondo □ high-sounding, sonoro; altisonante □ high speed, alta velocità; (mecc., autom.) quarta (o quinta) velocità; presa diretta □ high-speed, ad alta velocità; ad azione rapida: (elettron.) high-speed oscilloscope, oscilloscopio ad alta velocità; high-speed relay, relè ad azione rapida □ High Speed Train (abbr. HST) power car, motrice di treno ad alta velocità □ high-spirited, allegro, brioso, vivace; ( di cavallo) focoso, ombroso □ high spirits, buonumore; euforia: to be in high spirits, essere di buonumore; essere euforico (o su di giri) □ high spot = high point ► sopra □ ( nei giochi e fig.) high stakes, posta forte; posta in gioco alta □ (ingl.) high street, corso, via principale; (fig.) il centro ( della città); (fig.) il commercio □ (ingl.) high-street (agg.), del centro, centrale; (fig.) commerciale; ( anche) per la massa: high-street shops, i negozi del centro; high-street products, prodotti per la massa □ (ingl.) high-street bank, banca di credito ordinario □ ( USA) high-strung = highly-strung ► highly □ the high table, la tavola dei professori ( nei refettori dei college); il tavolo d'onore ( in un banchetto ufficiale) □ (in GB) high tea, pasto leggero nel tardo pomeriggio, che sostituisce la cena □ (fam.) high-tech (abbr. di high-technology), high-tech; ad alto contenuto tecnologico; a tecnologia avanzata: high-tech furniture, mobili high-tech; (fin.) high-tech securities, titoli tecnologici; titoli di imprese ad alto contenuto tecnologico; high-tech industries, industrie a tecnologia avanzata □ (ind.) high-technology, ad alto contenuto tecnologico; a tecnologia avanzata □ high-temperature material, materiale resistente ad alte temperature □ (elettr.) high-tension line, linea ad alta tensione □ high tide, alta marea; (fig.) apice, culmine □ high time, (l') ora (di fare qc.); il momento giusto: It's high time ( that) we left, è ora che ce ne andiamo! □ (fig.) high-toned, elevato; nobile; (fam. USA) altolocato, snob □ ( di scarpe sportive) high-top, che coprono la caviglia □ high-tops, scarpe sportive che coprono la caviglia; (spec.) scarpe da basket □ (leg.) high treason, alto tradimento □ (fam.) high-ups ► high-up □ (elettr.) high voltage, alta tensione □ high water, alta marea □ high-water mark, livello di piena; livello dell'alta marea; (fig.) punto più alto, livello massimo, apice, culmine □ a high wind, un forte vento □ high words, parole grosse; accenti d'ira □ ( Borsa, fin.) high yielders (o high-yield securities), titoli ad alto rendimento □ (antiq. o spreg. USA) high yellow, persona mulatta di carnagione quasi bianca □ to fly high, volare in alto (o ad alta quota); (fig.) avere successo □ from on high, dall'alto; dal cielo □ (fam.) to get off [get on] one's high horse ► horse □ (di prezzi ecc.) to go high, andare su; salire □ to be in high favour ( with sb.), essere molto stimato (da q.) □ in high places, negli (o in) ambienti elevati, nelle alte sfere; ( di persona) altolocato: people in high places, (le) persone altolocate □ (relig.) the Most High, l'Altissimo; Dio □ on high, in alto; in cielo □ ( di sentimenti e sim.) to run high, essere al massimo (o alle stelle); divampare: Discontent ran high, divampava lo scontento.

speed [spi:d] (pt & pp vi sense (a) sped [sped], intransitive verb sense (b) speeded, transitive verb sped [sped] or speeded)

1 noun

(a) (rate, pace → of car, progress, reaction, work) vitesse f;

∎ I was driving or going at a speed of 65 mph je roulais à 100 km/h;

∎ to do a speed of 100 km/h faire du 100 km/h;

∎ at (a) great or high speed à toute vitesse, à grande vitesse;

∎ at top or full speed (drive) à toute vitesse ou allure; (work) très vite, en quatrième vitesse;

∎ at the speed of light/sound à la vitesse de la lumière/du son;

∎ reading speed vitesse f de lecture;

∎ typing/shorthand speed nombre m de mots-minute en dactylo/en sténo;

∎ literary to make all speed faire diligence, se hâter;

∎ familiar to be up to speed on sth être au courant de qch^□ ;

∎ familiar to bring sb up to speed on sth mettre qn au courant de qch^□

(b) (rapid rate) vitesse f, rapidité f;

∎ the speed with which she learnt/the building was completed la vitesse à laquelle elle a appris/le bâtiment a été terminé;

∎ he replied with speed (quickly) il a répondu rapidement; (promptly) il a répondu avec promptitude;

∎ British I hate having to work at speed j'ai horreur de devoir travailler vite;

∎ British the actress delivered her lines at speed l'actrice a débité son texte à toute allure;

∎ to pick up/to lose speed prendre/perdre de la vitesse

(c) (gear → of car, bicycle) vitesse f;

∎ a 10-speed racer un vélo de course à 10 vitesses

(d) Photography (of film) rapidité f, sensibilité f; (of shutter) vitesse f; (of lens) luminosité f

(e) familiar drugs slang (amphetamines) amphets fpl, speed m

(f) Computing vitesse f;

∎ 32 speed CD-ROM drive lecteur m de CD-ROM 32 x

2 intransitive verb

(a) (go fast) aller à toute allure;

∎ we sped across the field nous avons traversé le champ à toute allure;

∎ I saw her speeding down the street je l'ai vue descendre la rue à toute allure;

∎ he sped away il est parti à toute vitesse, il a pris ses jambes à son cou;

∎ time seems to speed by le temps passe comme un éclair;

∎ the jet sped through the sky le jet traversa le ciel comme un éclair;

∎ the torpedo sped through the water la torpille se déplaçait dans l'eau à toute vitesse

(b) Cars (exceed speed limit) faire des excès de vitesse, rouler trop vite

(c) familiar drugs slang

∎ to be speeding (have taken amphetamines) être sous amphets, speeder

3 transitive verb

∎ (person) to speed sb on his way souhaiter bon voyage à qn;

∎ I gave him a drink to speed him on his way je lui ai offert quelque chose pour la route;

∎ archaic God speed (you)! (que) Dieu vous garde!

►► speed bump casse-vitesse m, ralentisseur m;

speed camera radar m;

speed chess échecs mpl rapides;

American familiar speed cop motard m (de la police);

American familiar speed demon mordu(e) m,f de vitesse;

Telecommunications speed dial numérotation f abrégée;

American familiar speed freak (drug addict) drogué(e) m,f aux amphétamines^□ ;

speed gun radar m à main;

speed limit limitation f de vitesse;

∎ the speed limit is 60 la vitesse est limitée à 60;

British , Australian & New Zealand familiar speed merchant mordu(e) m,f de vitesse;

Sport speed skating patinage m de vitesse;

speed trap contrôle m de vitesse

➲ speed along

1 intransitive verb

(in car, on bike) rouler vite, familiar foncer; (walk) marcher vite; (run) courir vite;

∎ the work is speeding along le travail avance à bonne allure

2 separable transitive verb

(work) faire avancer ou progresser en vitesse

➲ speed off

1 intransitive verb

(on foot, in car) partir à toute allure

2 separable transitive verb

∎ they sped him off to hospital ils l'ont transporté à l'hôpital à toute vitesse

➲ speed up

1 intransitive verb

(gen) aller plus vite; (driver) rouler plus vite; (worker) travailler plus vite; (machine, film) accélérer;

∎ can't you get him to speed up? (work harder) vous ne pouvez pas le faire travailler plus vite?; (hurry) vous ne pouvez pas le faire se dépêcher?

2 separable transitive verb

(worker) faire travailler plus vite; (person) faire aller plus vite; (work) activer, accélérer; (pace) presser; (production) accélérer, augmenter; (reaction, film) accélérer

1) (rate of moving: a slow speed; The car was travelling at high speed.) velocidad

2) (quickness of moving.) rapidez

1) ((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 velocidad

2) ((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

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speed¹ n velocidad

speed² vb ir a gran velocidad

El pasado y participio pasado de speed es sped

tr[spiːd]

noun

1 (rate of movement) velocidad nombre femenino; (quickness) rapidez nombre femenino; (haste) prisa

■ the speed of light la velocidad de la luz

■ 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 hora

■ everything was prepared with amazing speed se preparó todo con una rapidez alucinante

■ the forward's speed is his forte la rapidez del delantero es su fuerte

2 (sensitivity of film) sensibilidad nombre femenino, velocidad nombre femenino; (time of shutter) tiempo de exposición, abertura

3 (gear) marcha, velocidad nombre femenino

■ a five-speed gearbox una caja de cambios de cinco marchas, una caja de cambios de cinco velocidades

4 slang (drug) speed nombre masculino, anfetas nombre femenino plural

intransitive verb (pt & pp speeded o sped tr[sped])

1 (go fast) ir corriendo, ir a toda prisa, ir a toda velocidad

■ the car sped away/off el coche se alejó a toda prisa

■ they were speeding along iban a toda velocidad

■ the days sped by los días pasaron volando

2 (break limit) ir a exceso de velocidad

transitive verb

1 (hurry - process, matter) acelerar

2 (take quickly) hacer llegar rápidamente

\

at speed a gran velocidad

at top speed / at full speed a toda velocidad

God speed vaya con Dios

to pick up speed / gather speed ganar velocidad, coger velocidad

to speed somebody on their way despedir a alguien, desearle buen viaje a alguien

speed bump SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL badén nombre masculino

speed limit velocidad máxima, límite nombre masculino de velocidad

speed trap control nombre masculino de velocidad

speed ['spi:d] v, sped ['spɛd] or speeded ; speeding vi

1) : ir a toda velocidad, correr a toda prisa

he sped off: se fue a toda velocidad

2) : conducir a exceso de velocidad

a ticket for speeding: una multa por exceso de velocidad

speed vt

to speed up : acelerar

speed n

1) swiftness: rapidez f

2) velocity: velocidad f

• galope s.m.

• prisa s.f.

• rapidez s.f.

• velocidad s.f.

(§ p.,p.p.: sped) = apresurar v.

• darse prisa v.

• despachar v.

• exceder la velocidad permitida v.

1)

a) c u (rate of movement, progress) velocidad f

b) ( relative quickness) rapidez f

2) c ( Phot)

3) c ( gear) velocidad f, marcha f

4) u ( amphetamine) (sl) anfetas fpl (fam)

a) (past & past p sped) (go, pass quickly) (+ adv compl)

b) (past & past p speeded) ( drive too fast) \<\<car/motorist\>\> ir* a velocidad excesiva

vt (past & past p speeded) ( hasten) acelerar

- speed up

1. N

1) (=rate of movement) velocidad f, rapidez f; (=rapidity, haste) rapidez f, prisa f

- be up to speed

- bring sb up to speed

- bring sth up to speed

2) (Aut, Tech) (=gear) velocidad f

3) (Phot) velocidad f

4) (Drugs) ** speed m, anfetamina f

2. VI

1) (pt, pp sped) (=go fast) correr a toda prisa; (=hurry) darse prisa, apresurarse

2) (pt, pp speeded) (Aut) (=exceed speed limit) conducir or (LAm) manejar por encima del límite de velocidad permitido

- speed up

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1)

a) c u (rate of movement, progress) velocidad f

b) ( relative quickness) rapidez f

2) c ( Phot)

3) c ( gear) velocidad f, marcha f

4) u ( amphetamine) (sl) anfetas fpl (fam)

a) (past & past p sped) (go, pass quickly) (+ adv compl)

b) (past & past p speeded) ( drive too fast) \<\<car/motorist\>\> ir* a velocidad excesiva

vt (past & past p speeded) ( hasten) acelerar

- speed up

1) Geschwindigkeit, die

2) (gear) Gang, der

3) (Photog.) (of film etc.) Lichtempfindlichkeit, die; (of lens)

1) intransitive verb, sped [sped] or speeded (go fast) schnell fahren; rasen (ugs.)

2) p.t. & p.p. speeded (go too fast) zu schnell fahren; rasen (ugs.)

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- speed up

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1) (rate of moving: a slow speed; The car was travelling at high speed.) die Geschwindigkeit

2) (quickness of moving.) die Schnelligkeit

1) ((past tense, past participles sped [sped] speeded) to (cause to) move or progress quickly; to hurry: The car sped/speeded along the motorway.) rasen

2) ((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.) (zu)schnell fahren

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I. n

1. (velocity) Geschwindigkeit f, Tempo nt

at a \speed of seventy kilometres per hour mit einer Geschwindigkeit von 70 km/h

cruising \speed Reisegeschwindigkeit f

\speed of light/sound Licht-/Schallgeschwindigkeit f

average traffic \speed durchschnittliche Verkehrsgeschwindigkeit

high \speed hohe Geschwindigkeit

maximum [or top] \speed Höchstgeschwindigkeit f

steady \speed gleich bleibende Geschwindigkeit

to gain [or gather] [or pick up] \speed an Geschwindigkeit gewinnen; vehicle beschleunigen; person schneller werden

to lower [or reduce] one's \speed seine Geschwindigkeit verringern; vehicle langsamer fahren; person langsamer werden

2. no pl (high velocity) hohe Geschwindigkeit

at \speed esp BRIT bei voller Geschwindigkeit

at breakneck \speed ( fam) mit einem Mordstempo fam

at lightning \speed schnell wie der Blitz

at full \speed mit Höchstgeschwindigkeit

at supersonic \speed mit Überschallgeschwindigkeit

up to \speed bis Höchstgeschwindigkeit

3. no pl (quickness) Schnelligkeit f

with \speed schnell

with all possible \speed so schnell wie möglich

4. TECH (operating mode) Drehzahl f

full \speed ahead/astern! NAUT volle Kraft voraus/achteraus!

5. (gear) Gang m

I have a ten-\speed bicycle ich habe ein Fahrrad mit Zehngangschaltung

6. PHOT [Licht]empfindlichkeit f

shutter \speed Belichtungszeit f

7. no pl (sl: drug) Speed nt sl

to be on \speed auf Speed sein

▶ to bring [or get] sb/sth up to \speed esp BRIT (update) jdn/etw auf den neuesten Stand bringen; (repair) etw wieder zum Laufen bringen

▶ to be heading [at] full \speed for sth mit vollen Schritten auf etw akk zusteuern

▶ to pick up \speed Ergebnisse verbessern

▶ to travel at the \speed of light sich akk mit Lichtgeschwindigkeit verbreiten

▶ to be up to \speed [with sth] [mit etw dat] auf dem Laufenden sein

II. vi

1. (rush) sausen, flitzen

we sped down the ski slopes wir sausten die Piste herunter

▪ to \speed along vorbeisausen

▪ to \speed off davonbrausen

2. (drive too fast) die Geschwindigkeit überschreiten, rasen

III. vt

<-ed or sped, -ed or sped>

1. (quicken)

▪ to \speed sth etw beschleunigen

2. (transport)

▪ to \speed sb somewhere jdn schnell irgendwo hinbringen

▶ God \speed you ( old) Gott sei mit dir liter o veraltet

▶ to \speed sb on his/her way jdn verabschieden

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1. n

1) Geschwindigkeit f; (= esp fast speed) Schnelligkeit f; (of moving object or person) Tempo nt, Geschwindigkeit f

2) (AUT, TECH: gear) Gang m

3) (PHOT: film speed) Lichtempfindlichkeit f; (= shutter speed) Belichtungszeit f

4) (inf: drug) Speed nt (sl)

2. vt

3. vi

1) pret, ptp sped (= move quickly) jagen, flitzen; (arrow) sausen, flitzen

2) pret, ptp speeded (AUT: exceed speed limit) zu schnell fahren, die Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung überschreiten

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speed [spiːd]

A s

1. Geschwindigkeit f, Tempo n, Schnelligkeit f:

at speed mit hoher Geschwindigkeit;

at a speed of mit einer Geschwindigkeit von;

at full speed mit Höchstgeschwindigkeit;

my car does 100 mph at full speed mein Wagen fährt 160, wenn ich ihn voll ausfahre;

full speed ahead (astern)! SCHIFF volle Kraft voraus (zurück)!;

he was running at full speed er lief so schnell er konnte;

at the speed of light mit Lichtgeschwindigkeit;

at twice the speed of sound mit zweifacher Schallgeschwindigkeit;

speed of action schnelles Handeln;

that’s not my speed US sl das ist nicht mein Fall

2. TECH

a) Drehzahl f

b) AUTO etc Gang m:

three-speed bicycle Fahrrad n mit Dreigangschaltung;

five-speed gear(box) Fünfganggetriebe n

3. FOTO

a) Lichtempfindlichkeit f (des Objektivs)

b) Verschlussgeschwindigkeit f, Öffnung f

4. obs Glück n:

good speed! viel Glück!

5. sl Speed m (Aufputschmittel, z. B. Amphetamine)

B v/t prät und pperf speeded, sped [sped]

1. (an)treiben

2. rasch befördern

3. seinen Lauf etc beschleunigen, seinen Weg schnell gehen oder zurücklegen

4. meist speed up

a) eine Sache beschleunigen, vorantreiben, die Produktion erhöhen,

b) eine Maschine beschleunigen

5. einen Pfeil abschießen

6. jemanden verabschieden

7. obs jemandem beistehen:

God speed you! Gott sei mit dir!

C v/i

1. (dahin)eilen, rasen:

the time sped by die Zeit verging wie im Flug

2. AUTO zu schnell fahren, die Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung oder das Tempolimit überschreiten: → speeding

3. speed up die Geschwindigkeit erhöhen

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1) Geschwindigkeit, die

2) (gear) Gang, der

3) (Photog.) (of film etc.) Lichtempfindlichkeit, die; (of lens)

1) intransitive verb, sped [sped] or speeded (go fast) schnell fahren; rasen (ugs.)

2) p.t. & p.p. speeded (go too fast) zu schnell fahren; rasen (ugs.)

- speed off

- speed up

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Gang ¨-e m. n.

Eile -n f.

Geschwindigkeit f.

Tempo -s n. v.

= rasch fahren ausdr.

rasen v.

1) (rate of moving: a slow speed; The car was travelling at high speed.) fart; hastighed

2) (quickness of moving.) fart

1) ((past tense, past participles sped [sped] speeded) to (cause to) move or progress quickly; to hurry: The car sped/speeded along the motorway.) køre hurtigt

2) ((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.) køre for hurtigt

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1) (rate of moving: a slow speed; The car was travelling at high speed.) fart; hastighed

2) (quickness of moving.) fart

1) ((past tense, past participles sped [sped] speeded) to (cause to) move or progress quickly; to hurry: The car sped/speeded along the motorway.) køre hurtigt

2) ((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.) køre for hurtigt

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