speed up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for speed up in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.speed up VB trans

speed up

ubrzati

to speed up ⇄ sth

ubrzati nešto

II.speed up VB intr

1. speed up (accelerate):

speed up

ubrzati // ubrzavati

speed up person

ubrzati korak

2. speed up (improve):

speed up

poboljšati se // poboljšavati se

Translations for speed up in the English»Serbian Dictionary

to pick up speed

ubrzati

to pick up speed fig

razviti brzinu

get up speed

ubrzati // ubrzavati

to log [up] a speed

dostići brzinu

to bring sb/sth up to speed esp Brit (update)

opskrbiti nekoga najnovijim informacijama

Translations for speed up in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.speed [spiːd] N

1. speed (velocity):

speed

brzina f

speed of light/sound

brzina svetlosti/zvuka

maximum speed

najveća brzina

to gain speed

dobiti na brzini

to gain speed vehicle

voziti brže

to gain speed person

ubrzati korak

to lower one's speed

smanjiti brzinu

to lower one's speed vehicle

voziti sporije

to lower one's speed person

usporiti korak

2. speed no pl (high velocity):

speed

brzina

at speed esp Brit

brzo

at lightning speed

brzinom svetlosti

3. speed no pl (quickness):

speed

hitrost f

4. speed TECH (operating mode):

speed

brzina f

full speed ahead/astern! NAUT

punom parom napred/nazad

5. speed (gear) AUTO:

speed

brzina f

6. speed no pl sl (drug):

speed

spid m

Phrases:

to bring sb/sth up to speed esp Brit (update)

opskrbiti nekoga najnovijim informacijama

to bring sb/sth up to speed (repair)

vratiti nešto u pogon

II.speed <sped, sped> [spiːd] VB intr

1. speed (rush):

speed

požuriti // žuriti

to speed along

požuriti

2. speed (drive too fast):

speed

prebrzo voziti

III.speed <-ed [or sped], -ed [or sped]> [spiːd] VB trans

1. speed (quicken):

speed

požurivati

2. speed (transport):

to speed sb somewhere

brzo nekog odvesti nekud

I.up [ʌp] ADV

1. up (to higher position):

up

gore

up

naviše

up

uvis

hands up!

ruke uvis!

the water had come up to the level of the windows

voda je došla do visine prozora

four flights up

četiri sprata iznad

halfway up

na pola puta naviše

up and up

sve više i više

up and up

sve bolje i bolje

to stand up

ustati

2. up (erect):

up

uspravno

lean it up against the wall

nasloni to na zid

3. up (out of bed):

up

budan

to be up late

biti budan do kasno

to get up

ustati iz kreveta

up and about

[opet] na nogama

4. up (northwards):

up

ka severu

up

na sever

up

gore

up north

na sever

5. up (at higher place):

up

više

farther up

još gore u visinu

up here/there

ovde/tamo gore

I live on the next floor up

ja živim sprat više

6. up (toward):

up to sb/sth

do nekoga/nečega

she went up to the counter

otišla je do kase

to walk up to sb

ići prema nekome

7. up (in high position):

up

na vrhu

he's up there with the best

on je na vrhu, sa najboljima

she's something high up in the company

ona je na nekom visokom položaju u firmi

8. up (higher in price or number):

up

naviše

[from] £50 up

od 50 funti, pa naviše

for children aged 13 and up

za decu stariju od trinaest godina

9. up (to point of):

up until [or to]

do

up to £300

do 300 funti

10. up (in opposition to):

to be up against sb/sth

boriti se protiv nekog/nečeg

11. up (depend on):

to be up to sb

zavisiti od nekoga

I'll leave it up to you

to prepuštam tebi

12. up (contrive):

to be up to sth

smerati nešto

to be up to no good

imati zle namere

13. up (be adequate):

to be up to sth

biti dostojan nečega

to be up to doing sth

biti dorastao nečemu

to not be up to much

ne biti naročito dobar

14. up Am (apiece):

the score was 3 up at half-time

rezultat na poluvremenu je bio tri prema tri

9 up

devet prema devet

Phrases:

to be up with the clock

biti usaglašen s određenim vremenom

to be up to the ears in problems

biti u problemima do guše

II.up [ʌp] PREP

1. up (to higher position):

up

uz

up the ladder/mountain/stairs

uz merdevine/planinu/stepenice

2. up (along):

[just] up the road

samo napred putem

up and down

gore-dole

3. up (against flow):

up the river

uzvodno

4. up (at top of):

he's up that ladder

na vrhu merdevina je

5. up Aus, Brit inf (at):

I'll see you up the pub later

videćemo se kasnije u pabu

Phrases:

to be up the creek [without a paddle]

biti u nevolji do guše

to be up the creek [without a paddle]

nadrljati kao žuti

up hill and down dale

uzduž i popreko

up top Brit inf

baci kosku!

up yours! vulg

nosi se!

III.up [ʌp] ADJ

1. up attr (moving upward):

up

gornji

up

veći

2. up pred (leading):

up

vodeći

3. up pred (more intense):

the wind is up

vetar se pojačao

4. up pred (functioning properly):

up

ispravan

do you know when the server will be up again?

znaš li kad će server ponovo da proradi?

5. up pred (finished):

up

gotov

your time is up!

isteklo ti je vreme!

6. up pred inf (happening):

something is up

nešto se dešava

what's up?

šta se dešava?

7. up pred (informed):

how well up are you in Spanish?

koliko dobro vladaš španskim? inf

8. up pred (scheduled):

to be up for sale

biti stavljen na prodaju

9. up pred LAW:

to be up for trial person

biti pred suđenjem

to be up for trial case

biti spreman za raspravu

10. up pred (interested in):

who's up for a walk?

ko je za šetnju?

IV.up [ʌp] N

1. up inf (good period):

up

uspon m

ups and downs

usponi i padovi

Phrases:

to be on the up and up Brit, Aus inf (be improving)

biti sve bolji i bolji

V.up <-pp-> [ʌp] VB intr inf

to up and do sth

iznenada uraditi nešto

VI.up <-pp-> [ʌp] VB trans

1. up (increase):

up

povećati // povećavati

up price, tax

povisiti

to up the stakes

povećati uloge

2. up glass:

up

dići // dizati

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These garments are thought to both reduce the risk of muscle injury and speed up muscle recovery.

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In this context, a material, usually paper, is subjected to extreme conditions in an effort to speed up the natural aging process.

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The robot grabs the tote required in the order and often replenishes at the same time to speed up throughput.

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Most implementations speed up searching by pre-indexing the hard drive, or the locations where the search has to be performed.

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In these landfills, there are many microorganisms which speed up the biodegradation of plastics.

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This design came with a 240-volt heater in the middle, to speed up the heating.

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There is also a description of where gravity itself may be explained as a result of attempts to speed up the light.

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In the commercial lines sector, more companies are developing e-trading solutions for small to medium-size clients, which should reduce costs and speed up the underwriting process.

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Foamy says that they can still speed up the process.

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Residents said some drivers speed up on the 30mph stretch because there are no traffic-calming measures.

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