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1 speed bump
noun (a raised part across the road to make drivers slow down.) -
2 pick up speed
• lisätä nopeutta* * *(to go faster; to accelerate: The car picked up speed as it ran down the hill.) kiihdyttää vauhtia -
3 (at) full tilt
(at full speed: He rushed down the street at full tilt.) täyttä vauhtia -
4 dash
• paiskata• roiskauttaa• roiskahdus• romuttaa• rynnistää• ryntäys• rynnätä• tilkka• iskeä• iskeytyä• jälki• heittää• hujahtaa• hurahtaa• vauhti• viivoittaa• viiva• ajatusviiva• aavistus• ampaista• törmätä• ulkonainen loisto• yhdysmerkki• puhti• pyyhältää• pyrähdys• riehaantua• reipas ote• katkoviiva• kirmaista• kiitää• murskata• sekoittaa• melu• syöksyä• syöksähtää• syöksy• sännätä• syöksähdys• pinkaisu• pirskottaa• pinkaista• pinkoa* * *dæʃ 1. verb1) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) syöksyä2) (to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break: He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.) paiskata3) (to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed: Our hopes were dashed.) murskata2. noun1) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) ryntäys2) (a small amount of something, especially liquid: whisky with a dash of soda.) tilkka3) ((in writing) a short line (-) to show a break in a sentence etc.) ajatusviiva4) (energy and enthusiasm: All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.) puhti•- dashing- dash off -
5 (at) full tilt
(at full speed: He rushed down the street at full tilt.) täyttä vauhtia -
6 hurtle
• tulla vinkuen• sinkauttaa• singota rysähtäen• singota• singahtaa• singahdella• riehaantua• lentää suhisten* * *'hə:tl(to move very quickly and violently: The car hurtled down the hill at top speed.) syöksyä -
7 pace
• nopeus• työtahti• vauhti• astua• astella• astunta• askel• askellaji• mittailla• mitata askelin• määrätä tahti• peesata• tahti• käydä tasakäyntiä• käynti• kävelytapa* * *peis 1. noun1) (a step: He took a pace forward.) askel2) (speed of movement: a fast pace.) vauhti2. verb(to walk backwards and forwards (across): He paced up and down.) astella edestakaisin- keep pace with
- pace out
- put someone through his paces
- set the pace
- show one's paces
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