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♦ speed /spi:d/n. [uc]1 velocità; celerità; rapidità; destrezza; sveltezza: the speed of light, la velocità della luce; What was your speed?, che velocità tenevi ( in auto, ecc.)?; (autom.) speed limit, limite (massimo) di velocità; (autom.) low speed, marcia bassa; steady speed, velocità costante; at full speed, a tutta velocità; maximum speed, velocità massima (consentita); at top speed, a rotta di collo; di gran carriera; di volata; at a breakneck speed, a velocità folle; to reduce speed, ridurre la velocità; to gather (o to pick up) speed, prendere (o acquistare) velocità; wind speed, velocità del vento2 (mecc.) velocità; marcia: Most cars have five forward speeds, per lo più le auto hanno cinque marce avanti; a ten-speed bike, una bicicletta con il cambio a dieci marce● (autom.) speed bump, dissuasore di velocità; rallentatore □ speed camera = speed-trap device ► sotto □ (mecc.) speed-counter, contagiri □ speed dating, speed date (sistema di appuntamenti veloci organizzati tra gruppi di single allo scopo di trovare un partner) □ ( sci) speed event, gara di velocità □ ( slang) speed freak, chi fa abuso di amfetamine □ (autom., GB) speed hump = speed bump ► sopra □ speed indicator, tachimetro □ ( ciclismo) speed racer, velocista; pistard (franc.) □ ( sport) speed record, record di velocità □ ( sport) speed skating, pattinaggio di velocità □ ( sport) speed track, pista, circuito (spec. per motociclette) □ (autom.) speed trap, tratto (della strada) a velocità controllata □ (autom.) speed-trap device, Autovelox® □ a speed-up, un'accelerazione; uno sveltimento ( nella lavorazione, nella produzione, ecc.) □ (naut., aeron.) cruising speed, velocità di crociera □ (autom., USA) «End (of) speed zone» ( cartello), «fine del limite di velocità» □ (naut.) full speed, a tutta forza □ (fig.) up to speed, al livello desiderato; ( di persone) informato, aggiornato: I'm not up to speed on the new operating system, non sono aggiornato sul nuovo sistema operativo □ up to speed, alla massima velocità; (fam.) aggiornato; al corrente: I'm not up to speed on the issues involved, non sono aggiornato sui temi in questione □ with all speed, in tutta fretta; a gran velocità.(to) speed /spi:d/1 andare a tutta velocità (o a velocità eccessiva) ( in automobile, ecc.); superare il limite: Was I really speeding?, ho davvero superato il limite (di velocità)?2 ( anche to speed up) sbrigarsi; affrettarsi, affrettare il passo: (lett.) The traveller sped down the street, il viandante ha affrettato il passo lungo la strada3 ( anche to speed up) accelerare; aumentare la velocità; sveltire: to speed up the engine, accelerare la velocità del motore; to speed up traffic, sveltire il traffico● (autom.) to speed round a bend, prendere una curva in velocità.
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