fast in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for fast in the English»French Dictionary

I.fast [Brit fɑːst, Am fæst] N (abstinence)

fast

jeûne m

to break one's fast

rompre le jeûne

II.fast [Brit fɑːst, Am fæst] ADJ

1. fast (speedy):

fast

rapide

a fast train

un express

a fast time SPORTS

un bon temps

to be a fast walker/reader/writer

marcher/lire/écrire vite

he's a fast worker inf (gen)

ça ne traîne pas avec lui inf

he's a fast worker inf (in seduction)

il ne perd pas son temps

2. fast SPORTS:

fast court, pitch, track

rapide

3. fast (ahead of time):

my watch is fast

ma montre avance

you're five minutes fast

ta montre avance de cinq minutes

4. fast (immoral) pej:

fast person

léger/-ère

to lead a fast life

faire les quatre cents coups inf

5. fast PHOTO:

fast film, exposure

rapide

6. fast (firm) never attr:

fast door, lid

bien fermé

fast rope

bien attaché

to make sth fast boat

amarrer qc

to make sth fast rope

attacher

7. fast (loyal):

fast friend

fidèle

fast friendship

solide

8. fast (permanent):

is this dye fast?

est-ce que c'est du grand teint?

III.fast [Brit fɑːst, Am fæst] ADV

1. fast (rapidly):

fast move, speak, write

vite, rapidement

how fast can you knit/read?

est-ce que tu tricotes/lis vite?

I need help fast

j'ai besoin d'aide tout de suite

I ran as fast as my legs would carry me

je me suis sauvé à toutes jambes

these customs are fast disappearing

ces coutumes se perdent

education is fast becoming a luxury

l'éducation va bientôt devenir un luxe

the time is fast approaching when I will do

dans peu de temps je ferai

not so fast!

minute! inf

as fast as I make the toast, he eats it

il mange les toasts à mesure que je les fais

I couldn't get out of there fast enough inf!

je n'avais qu'une hâte, c'était de partir!

2. fast (firmly):

fast hold

ferme

fast stuck

bel et bien

fast before pp shut

bien

to stand fast

tenir ferme

to be fast asleep

dormir à poings fermés

IV.fast [Brit fɑːst, Am fæst] VB intr (abstain from food)

fast

jeûner

V.fast by ADV

fast by liter:

fast by

tout à côté de

VI.fast [Brit fɑːst, Am fæst]

to pull a fast one on sb inf

rouler qn inf

he pulled a fast one on me inf

je me suis fait rouler inf

he pulled a fast one on me inf

je me suis fait avoir

to play fast and loose

faire les quatre cents coups inf

to play fast and loose with sb

traiter qn à la légère

colour fast ADJ

colour fast

grand teint

extra-fast ADJ

extra-fast

ultrarapide

I.fast forward [Am ˌfæstˈfɔrwərd] N

1. fast forward AUDIO:

fast forward

avance f rapide

Phrases:

fast-forward attr key, button

d'avance rapide

II.fast-forward VB trans

fast-forward trans:

fast-forward

faire avancer rapidement

fast food [Brit, Am ˈˌfæs(t) ˈˌfud] N

1. fast food:

fast food

prêt-à-manger m

fast food

nourriture f de fast-food

Phrases:

fast-food attr chain

de restauration rapide or de fast-food

fast-food outlet, counter

de fast-food

fast-food industry

de la restauration rapide or du fast-food

a fast food restaurant

un fast-food

fast-growing [Brit ˈfɑːstˌɡrəʊɪŋ, Am ˌfæstˈɡroʊɪŋ] ADJ

fast-growing

en pleine expansion

fast-flowing [ˌfɑːstˈfləʊɪŋ, Amˌfæst-] ADJ

fast-flowing

au cours m rapide

fast lane [Brit, Am ˈfæs(t) ˌleɪn] N MOTOR

fast lane

voie f de dépassement

to live in the fast lane fig

vivre à cent à l'heure inf

to enjoy life in the fast lane fig

aimer la vie à cent à l'heure inf

fast living N

fast living

débauche f

fast day N REL

fast day

jour m maigre or de jeûne

fast in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fast in the English»French Dictionary

I.fast¹ <-er, -est> [fɑ:st, Am fæst] ADJ

1. fast (↔ slow):

fast

rapide

to be a fast runner

courir vite

2. fast (ahead of the time):

fast clock

en avance

to be ten minutes fast

avancer de dix minutes

3. fast (firmly fixed):

fast

ferme

to make sth fast

attacher qc

to make sth fast boat

arrimer qc

4. fast (withstanding washing):

fast colour

résistant(e)

5. fast (immoral):

fast

frivole

6. fast PHOTO:

fast film

très sensible

II.fast¹ [fɑ:st, Am fæst] ADV

1. fast (quickly):

fast

vite

how fast is that car?

quelle est la vitesse de cette voiture?

2. fast (firmly):

fast

ferme

stuck fast

bel et bien coincé

to hold fast to sth

s'accrocher à qc

to stand fast

rester ferme

3. fast (deeply):

fast asleep

profondément

I.fast² [fɑ:st, Am fæst] VB intr

fast

jeûner

II.fast² [fɑ:st, Am fæst] N

fast

jeûne m

colo(u)r fast ADJ

this shirt is color fast (when washed)

les couleurs de cette chemise résistent au lavage

fast food N no pl

fast food

fast-food m

fast lane N

fast lane

voie f de gauche

fast lane (in UK and Ireland)

voie f de droite

to live life in the fast lane (glamorous lifestyle) fig

vivre la grande vie

to live life in the fast lane (highly-pressured lifestyle) fig

vivre à 100 à l'heure

I.fast forward N no pl

fast forward

avance f rapide

II.fast forward VB trans

to fast-forward

faire avancer

III.fast forward VB intr

to fast-forward

avancer

I.fast and furious ADV

fast and furious heart:

to beat fast and furious

battre la chamade

II.fast and furious ADJ

fast and furious

effréné(e)

Translations for fast in the French»English Dictionary

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carême

fast

jeûner

to fast

train express

fast train

express

fast train

fast Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to play fast and loose with sb/sth

traiter qn/qc à la légère

to go at a slow/fast walk

aller d'un pas lent/rapide

to live life in the fast lane (glamorous lifestyle) fig

vivre la grande vie

to live life in the fast lane (highly-pressured lifestyle) fig

vivre à 100 à l'heure

this shirt is color fast (when washed)

les couleurs de cette chemise résistent au lavage

at a (fair/fast/good) clip

à toute vitesse

to be ten minutes fast

avancer de dix minutes

to be a fast/slow walker

marcher vite/lentement

his heart was beating very fast

son cœur battait très fort

questions are coming thick and fast

les questions fusent

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Translations for fast in the French»English Dictionary

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à grande vitesse

fast running

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English

The straighter sidecut allows skis to make long, fast, highly stable turns (radius around 30m for giant slalom, even more for most mogul skis).

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Capon was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium.

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It depends on your subject matter, so if you had an action-packed skiing holiday, one second clips make for a good, fast-paced film.

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The new reality sets in fast; therefore, the time to "make things better" is as soon as possible after the blow-up.

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Rapid technology change, low initial cost, and planned obsolescence have resulted in a fast-growing surplus of computers or other electronic components around the globe.

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This special-purpose device helps a router perform one of its core and repeated functions very fast: address lookup.

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The band wrote original songs that featured distorted and fast-paced melodies.

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Fast ripples activities in the hippocampus considered as pathologic patterns directly associated with epilepsy, but they appear as both physiologic and pathologic activity in neocortex.

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They live in the fast lane, keeping abreast of the latest trends.

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It is a fast-growing evergreen tree growing to 50m 0 in favourable conditions, but much smaller in poor soils.

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