speed freak in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for speed freak in the English»French Dictionary

speed freak N inf

speed freak

accro mf au speed inf

Translations for speed freak in the French»English Dictionary

c'est un dingue de la vitesse

he's a real speed-merchant ou speed-freak inf

Translations for speed freak in the English»French Dictionary

I.freak [Brit friːk, Am frik] N

1. freak (deformed person):

freak lit, fig, pej

monstre m

2. freak (strange person):

freak

original/-e m/f

3. freak (unusual occurrence):

freak

aberration f

a freak of nature

une bizarrerie de la nature

4. freak (enthusiast):

freak inf

mordu/-e m/f inf

freak inf

fana mf inf

he's a jazz/fitness freak

c'est un mordu du jazz/de la forme inf

he's a religious freak

c'est un fanatique religieux

5. freak (hippy):

freak inf, dated

hippie mf

II.freak [Brit friːk, Am frik] ADJ attr

freak accident, occurrence, weather, storm

exceptionnel/-elle

freak variable

aléatoire

III.freak [Brit friːk, Am frik] VB intr inf a. freak out (get upset)

freak

piquer une crise inf

I.speed [Brit spiːd, Am spid] N

1. speed:

speed (velocity of vehicle, wind, record)

vitesse f

speed (rapidity of response, reaction)

rapidité f

at (a) great speed

à toute vitesse

at a speed of 100 km per hour

à une vitesse de 100 km à l'heure

winds reaching speeds of

des vents atteignant une vitesse de

car with a maximum speed of

voiture avec une vitesse maximale de

at speed go, run

à toute vitesse

at speed work, read

en quatrième vitesse

to pick up/lose speed

prendre/perdre de la vitesse

at the speed of light

à la vitesse de la lumière

‘full speed ahead!’ NAUT

‘en avant toute!’

what speed were you doing?

à quelle vitesse est-ce que tu roulais or étais-tu?

reading/typing speed

vitesse de lecture/frappe

to make all speed liter

faire diligence liter

2. speed (gear):

speed

vitesse f

three-speed bicycle

vélo m à trois vitesses

3. speed PHOTO:

speed (of film)

sensibilité f

speed (of shutter)

vitesse f d'obturation

4. speed (drug):

speed inf

speed m inf

speed inf

amphétamines fpl

II.speed <pret, pp sped or speeded> [Brit spiːd, Am spid] VB trans

speed process, recovery

hâter

speed traffic

rendre [qc] plus fluide

to speed sb on his/her way

souhaiter bon voyage à qn

III.speed [Brit spiːd, Am spid] VB intr

1. speed < pret, pp sped> (move swiftly):

to speed along

aller à toute allure or à toute vitesse, foncer inf

to speed away

partir à toute vitesse

the train sped past

le train est passé à toute vitesse

2. speed < pret, pp speeded> (drive too fast):

speed

conduire trop vite

he was caught speeding

il a eu une contravention (pour excès) de vitesse

3. speed (on drugs) inf:

to be speeding

être speedé inf

IV.speed [Brit spiːd, Am spid]

that's about my speed Am

c'est à peu près de mon niveau

to be up to speed

être au niveau

speed freak in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for speed freak in the English»French Dictionary

I.freak [fri:k] N

1. freak (abnormal thing):

freak

phénomène m

2. freak (abnormal person, animal):

freak

monstre m

freak fig

phénomène m de foire

3. freak (fanatical enthusiast):

freak

fana mf

II.freak [fri:k] ADJ

freak

anormal(e)

III.freak [fri:k] VB intr

to freak (out)

devenir fou(folle)

I.speed [spi:d] N

1. speed (velocity):

speed

vitesse f

at a speed of ten kilometres per hour

à une vitesse de dix kilomètres heure

at breakneck speed no pl

à une vitesse folle

cruising speed

vitesse de croisière

(at) full speed

à toute vitesse

at lightning speed

à la vitesse de l'éclair

the speed of light/sound

la vitesse de la lumière/du son

with all possible speed

le plus vite possible

2. speed fig (quickness):

speed

rapidité f

3. speed (gear on bicycle):

speed

vitesse f

4. speed inf (amphetamine):

speed

amphète f

to be on speed

être sous amphés

Phrases:

to be up to speed

aller à toute vitesse

to bring sb up to speed

tenir qn au courant de qc

II.speed <sped, sped> [spi:d] VB intr

1. speed (hasten):

speed

se dépêcher

2. speed (exceed speed restrictions):

speed

aller trop vite

3. speed inf (be under drug):

speed

être sous amphés

III.speed <-ed, -ed [or sped, sped]> [spi:d] VB trans

speed

accélérer

speed person

presser

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Baker began experimenting with drugs, and became, in his own words, an out of control, teenage speed freak.

en.wikipedia.org

Really, what's a speed freak to do?

www.theglobeandmail.com

It could be a rare win-win for both speed freaks and ecowarriors.

www.theglobeandmail.com

The new attraction will cost speed freaks $350 for just three laps.

www.nzherald.co.nz

The race will feature the entries of roughly 70 speed freaks from across the country and, indeed, across the world.

www.eveningecho.ie

The road gets steeper and twistier in places and speed freaks will have fun on this descent.

www.odt.co.nz

Speed freaks, they never change.

www.wheels.ca

I'm a speed freak (he's also a pilot).

www.cnet.com

What makes a skier into a speed freak?

www.telegraph.co.uk

He can rush and get quick hits on his opponents, which will make him popular against the speed freaks.

www.digitaljournal.com