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speed [spi:d](verb: preterite, past participle sped)1. noun• what speed were you doing? (in car) à quelle vitesse rouliez-vous ?• to be up to speed ( = functioning properly) être opérationnelb. [of film] sensibilité fa. ( = move fast) to speed along [person, vehicle] aller à toute vitesseb. ( = go too fast) conduire trop vite• you're speeding! tu roules trop vite !3. compounds► speed dating noun speed dating m (rencontres organisées où des célibataires font connaissance en quelques minutes)► speed up (preterite, past participle speeded up)[+ production] accélérer* * *[spiːd] 1.1) (velocity of vehicle, wind, record) vitesse f; (rapidity of response, reaction) rapidité fat speed — [go, run] à toute vitesse; [work, read] en quatrième vitesse
‘full speed ahead!’ — ‘en avant toute!’
2) ( gear) vitesse f4) (colloq) ( drug) amphétamines fpl2.transitive verb (prét, pp sped ou speeded) hâter [process, recovery]; rendre [quelque chose] plus fluide [traffic]3.to speed somebody on his/her way — souhaiter bon voyage à quelqu'un
1) (prét, pp sped) ( move swiftly)2) (prét, pp speeded) ( drive too fast) conduire trop vite•Phrasal Verbs:- speed up -
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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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noun (a device used by the police to catch drivers exceeding the speed limit.) radar de police -
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noun limitation f de vitesse -
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noun patinage m de vitesse -
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noun Automobile contrôle m de vitesse -
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noun accélération f -
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS numérotation f abrégée -
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noun (a raised part across the road to make drivers slow down.) ralentisseur -
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[spi:d] 1. noun1) (rate of moving: a slow speed; The car was travelling at high speed.) vitesse2) (quickness of moving.) vitesse2. verb1) ((past tense, past participles sped [sped] speeded) to (cause to) move or progress quickly; to hurry: The car sped/speeded along the motorway.) aller à toute vitesse2) ((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.) faire un excès de vitesse•- speeding- speedy - speedily - speediness - speed bump - speed trap - speedometer - speed up -
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20 typing speed
noun vitesse f de frappe
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speed hump — speed bump or speed hump noun A low hump across a road intended to slow down traffic • • • Main Entry: ↑speed speed hump see ↑speed bump above. • • • Main Entry: ↑speed * * * noun, pl ⋯ humps [count] Brit : ↑ … Useful english dictionary
speed dial — or speed dialling noun A facility of some telephones that enables numbers to be stored in the telephone s memory and dialled automatically by pressing a single button or a short combination of buttons • • • Main Entry: ↑speed * * * noun… … Useful english dictionary
speed — ► NOUN 1) the rate at which someone or something moves or operates. 2) rapidity of movement or action. 3) each of the possible gear ratios of a bicycle. 4) the light gathering power or f number of a camera lens. 5) the duration of a photographic… … English terms dictionary
speed — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ amazing, astonishing, breakneck, fast, good, great, high, incredible, lightning, phenomenal … Collocations dictionary
speed — /spid / (say speed) noun 1. rapidity in moving, going, travelling, or any proceeding or performance; swiftness; celerity. 2. the ratio of the distance covered by a moving body to the time taken. 3. the speed that can be generated by a particular… …
speed trap — noun a trap arranged on a roadway for catching speeders • Hypernyms: ↑trap, ↑snare * * * noun : a stretch of road watched by concealed officers or devices (as radar) to catch motorists who exceed a speed limit * * * a section of a road where… … Useful english dictionary
speed limit — noun regulation establishing the top speed permitted on a given road (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑regulation, ↑ordinance * * * noun, pl ⋯ its [count] : the highest speed at which you are allowed to drive on a particular road The speed limit here is 55 … Useful english dictionary
speed bump — noun a hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway • Hypernyms: ↑hindrance, ↑hinderance, ↑hitch, ↑preventive, ↑preventative, ↑encumbrance, ↑incumbrance, ↑interference * * * … Useful english dictionary
speed camera — noun An automatic camera installed at the side of a road to measure and record the speed of vehicles (often shortened to speed cam) • • • Main Entry: ↑speed * * * speed camera UK US noun [countable] [singular speed camera … Useful english dictionary
speed skating — noun competitive skating on speed skates (usually around an oval course) • Hypernyms: ↑skating * * * noun [noncount] : the sport of racing on ice skates speed skater noun, pl ⋯ ers [count] * * * ˈspeed skating [speed skating] … Useful english dictionary
speed-reading — noun reading at speeds significantly faster than normal • Hypernyms: ↑reading * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : a method of reading rapidly by skimming • speed read ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ transitive verb • speed reader ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ … Useful english dictionary