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I . speed [spi:d] N

2. speed no pl (high velocity):

speed
brzina f
speed
hitrost f
at speed esp Brit
hitro
at lightning speed
s svetlobno hitrostjo

3. speed (operating mode):

speed TECH
hitrost f
full speed ahead/astern! NAUT
s polno paro naprej!

4. speed (gear):

speed
prestava f

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

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1. speed (rush):

speed
drveti
speed
divjati
to speed along
pohiteti

2. speed (drive too fast):

speed
prehitro voziti

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

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1. speed (quicken):

speed
pospeševati [perf pospešiti]

2. speed (transport):

to speed sb somewhere
hitro koga kam spraviti
speed
naglica
good speed
veliko sreče f
good speed
veliko uspeha m

I . speed up VB trans

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speed
podvizati se
to speed up ⇄ sb
priganjati koga

II . speed up VB intr

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1. speed (accelerate):

speed
pospeševati [perf pospešiti]
speed person
pohiteti

2. speed (improve):

speed
izboljševati se [perf izboljšati se]

ˈspeed bump N

speed bump
hitrostna ovira f

ˈspeed cop N inf

ˈspeed dat·ing N no pl, no art

ˈspeed lim·it N

ˈspeed skat·er N

ˈspeed skat·ing N no pl

ˈspeed trap N

speed trap
radarska kontrola f
speed trap
[hitrosti]

top ˈspeed N

trans·ˈmis·sion speed N COMPUT

high-speed ˈtrain N

Usage examples with speed

speed skating
hitrostno drsanje
speed skater
hitrostni drsalec/drsalka
speed bump
hitrostna ovira
maximum speed
najvišja hitrost
at speed esp Brit
hitro
top speed
največja hitrost
to pick up speed
pospeševati
to lower one's speed
zmanjšati hitrost
at breakneck speed
pri vratolomni hitrosti
burst of speed
naglo povečana hitrost
[at] full speed
s polno hitrostjo
to gather speed
pridobivati hitrost
full speed ahead
s polno paro naprej
to gain speed
pospešiti
speed of light/sound
svetlobna/zvočna hitrost

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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A brakeman still rides onboard each train to control its speed.
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The common eland is the slowest antelope, with a peak speed of per hour that tires them quickly.
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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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On the surface the petrol engine gave a top speed of while the maximum speed submerged was.
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The tender allowed bidders to suggest alternative types of high speed train.
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The only team who matches up to us right now in terms of size and speed would be AOB.
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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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Several eyewitnesses to the wreck, however, stated that the speed was probably around 50 mph (80 km/h).
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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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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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