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Results for: "speed"

Translating from English to Dutch

Translations:

speed — rapidity, quickness
→ snelheid f
→ vlugheid f
→ spoed
speed — rate of motion
→ snelheid f
→ vaart f

More translations:

speed
→ snelheid
speed
→ racen
speed
→ te snel rijden

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 5

  1. distance travelled per unit time

    Synonymsvelocity

  2. a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens

    • “the project advanced with gratifying speed”
    Synonymsswiftnessfastness

  3. changing location rapidly

    Synonymsspeedinghurrying
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  1. the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system

    Synonymsfocal ratiof numberstop number

  2. a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression

    Synonymsamphetaminepep pillupper

VERB 5

  1. move fast

    • “He rushed down the hall to receive his guests”
    • “The cars raced down the street”
    Synonymsrushhotfoothastenhieracepelt alongrush alongcannonball alongbucket alongbelt alongstep on it

  2. move faster

    • “The car accelerated”
    Synonymsacceleratespeed upquicken

  3. move very fast

    • “The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed”
    Synonymstravel rapidlyhurryzip
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  1. travel at an excessive or illegal velocity

    • “I got a ticket for speeding”

  2. cause to move faster

    • “He accelerated the car”
    Synonymsacceleratespeed up