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I . speed [spi:d] N

1. speed (velocity, quickness):

speed
prędkość f
speed
szybkość f
at a speed of 20 miles per hour
z prędkością 20 mil na godzinę
with all possible speed
jak najszybciej

2. speed (gear):

speed
bieg m
five-speed gearbox
pięciobiegowa skrzynia f biegów

3. speed PHOTO:

speed
czułość f

4. speed inf (amphetamine):

speed
amfa f

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

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1. speed (hasten, hurry):

speed
pędzić [perf po-]
speed
gnać [perf po-]
to speed by time
przelatywać [perf przelecieć]

2. speed (drive):

speed
jechać z nadmierną prędkością

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

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film speed N no pl

sonic speed N sing

speed off VB intr

I . speed up VB trans

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II . speed up VB intr

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speed bump N AUTO

speed bump
próg m hamujący

speed limit N

speed skater N SPORTS

speed skater
panczenista(-tka) m (f)

speed skating N no pl SPORTS

speed-up N no pl (acceleration)

speed camera Brit
fotoradar

Usage examples with speed

speed limit
ograniczenie nt prędkości
speed bump
próg m hamujący
to gather speed [or momentum]
nabierać [perf nabrać] szybkości
with all possible speed
jak najszybciej
[at] full speed [or tilt]
z pełną [lub maksymalną] prędkością
more haste less speed proverbial
co nagle, to po diable
burst of speed
zryw m
to speed by time
przelatywać [perf przelecieć]
five-speed gearbox
pięciobiegowa skrzynia f biegów
to drive at breakneck speed
pędzić na złamanie karku
light travels at enormous speed
światło porusza się z ogromną prędkością
speed [or time] is of the essence
czas m nagli
to speed sb on their way
wyprawiać [perf wyprawić] kogoś w podróż
at a speed of 20 miles per hour
z prędkością 20 mil na godzinę

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
And speed glum heroes up the line to death.
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Since the system eliminates a high speed camera and the corresponding high-speed image stream, it requires significantly lower data bandwidth.
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But remember that the speed and traffic on your local network may be limiting factors, so don't overbuy when it comes to hardware.
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Known as the athlete of her family, she was a tennis star, speed skater and bike racer as a young girl.
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The anemometer (wind speed instrument) failed at around 3:10 a.m, with the wind vane (wind direction) destroyed after the cyclone's eye.
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The transistor uses gold nano-particles of about 520 nm set with pentacene to emulate the change in voltages and speed within the signal.
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The radio has an automatic volume control that raises and lowers the radio volume based on the speed of the motorcycle.
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In this case the vehicle was being driven at high speed through a roundabout and crashed through a wall and into a tree.
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On the surface the petrol engine gave a top speed of while the maximum speed submerged was.
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Later, the police officers get a call to a fatality in a road accident in which speed was the major factor.
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