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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 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∎ 32 speed CD-ROM drive lecteur m de CD-ROM 32 x∎ 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∎ to be speeding (have taken amphetamines) être sous amphets, speeder∎ (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;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;Sport speed skating patinage m de vitesse;speed trap contrôle m de vitesse∎ the work is speeding along le travail avance à bonne allure(work) faire avancer ou progresser en vitesse(on foot, in car) partir à toute allure∎ they sped him off to hospital ils l'ont transporté à l'hôpital à toute vitesse➲ speed up(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?(worker) faire travailler plus vite; (person) faire aller plus vite; (work) activer, accélérer; (pace) presser; (production) accélérer, augmenter; (reaction, film) accélérer
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