clock speed in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for clock speed in the English»Spanish Dictionary

clock speed N U

clock speed

velocidad f operativa

Translations for clock speed in the English»Spanish Dictionary

clock speed/time

hacer

clock speed/time

registrar

Translations for clock speed in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.clock [Am klɑk, Brit klɒk] N

1. clock (timepiece):

clock

reloj m

to work/run against the clock

trabajar/correr contra reloj

they were rushing to beat the clock

se apresuraban para terminar a tiempo

to work around or round the clock

trabajar las veinticuatro horas del día

to work around or round the clock

trabajar día y noche

around-the-clock or round-the-clock surveillance

vigilancia f las veinticuatro horas del día

to put the clocks back/forward

atrasar/adelantar los relojes

to turn or put the clock back

volver atrás

you can't turn the clock back!

no se puede volver atrás or al pasado

that would be putting the clock back 50 years

eso implicaría un retroceso de 50 años

2. clock:

time clock

reloj m registrador

time clock

reloj m checador Mex

to punch the clock

fichar

to punch the clock

marcar tarjeta

to punch the clock

checar tarjeta Mex

3. clock MOTOR inf:

clock (odometer)

cuentakilómetros m

clock (speedometer)

velocímetro m

clock (speedometer)

espidómetro m Col

it's only got 10, 000 on the clock Brit

solo ha hecho 10.000 millas

4. clock (in taxi):

clock inf

taxímetro m

II.clock [Am klɑk, Brit klɒk] VB trans

1.1. clock inf (achieve, reach):

clock speed/time

registrar

clock speed/time

hacer

she clocked the fastest time

registró or hizo el mejor tiempo

we clocked 130 downhill

registramos or alcanzamos 130 en bajada

I clock 500 miles a week

hago 500 millas por semana

1.2. clock inf (time):

clock athlete/race

cronometrar

2. clock (hit) Brit inf:

I nearly clocked him one

casi le doy una inf

I.speed [Am spid, Brit spiːd] N

1.1. speed C or U (rate of movement, progress):

speed

velocidad f

what speed were you doing?

¿a qué velocidad ibas?

what is its top speed?

¿cuál es la velocidad máxima (que da)?

they set off at top/high speed

salieron a toda/alta velocidad

they set off at top/high speed

salieron a todo lo que da

at a speed of …

a una velocidad de …

if you carry on at this speed we'll never finish

si sigues a este paso, no vamos a terminar nunca

the car performs well at high speed

el coche responde muy bien a altas velocidades

to pick up or gather speed

cobrar or ganar velocidad

to pick up or gather speed

coger velocidad esp Spain

to lose speed

perder velocidad

the speed of light/sound

la velocidad de la luz/del sonido

to be up to speed (performing as expected)

estar funcionando como se esperaba

to be up to speed (be fully informed)

estar al tanto

to bring sb up to speed

poner a alguien al tanto

1.2. speed (relative quickness):

speed

rapidez f

the speed with which the matter was resolved

la rapidez con la que se resolvió el asunto

the speed of the players

la rapidez de los jugadores

1.3. speed C (in shorthand, typing):

speed

velocidad f

2. speed C PHOTO:

film speed

sensibilidad f de la película

3. speed C (gear):

speed

velocidad f

speed

marcha f

a five-speed gearbox

una caja de cambios de cinco marchas or velocidades f

a ten-speed bicycle

una bicicleta con diez marchas or velocidades

4. speed U (amphetamine):

speed sl

anfetas fpl inf

II.speed <pt & pp sped> [Am spid, Brit spiːd] VB intr

1. speed (go, pass quickly) + adv compl:

the car sped off or away around the corner

el coche se alejó doblando la esquina a toda velocidad

he sped by or past in his new sports car

nos pasó a toda velocidad con su nuevo coche deportivo

the boats sped over the water

los botes se deslizaban sobre el agua a toda velocidad

the hours sped by

las horas pasaron volando

2. speed < pt & pp speeded> (drive too fast):

speed car/motorist:

ir a exceso de velocidad

he was fined for speeding

lo multaron por exceso de velocidad

III.speed <pt & pp speeded> [Am spid, Brit spiːd] VB trans

1. speed (hasten):

speed

acelerar

to speed work/production along

acelerar el trabajo/la producción

helicopters are being used to speed supplies to the area

están usando helicópteros para hacer llegar los suministros rápidamente a la zona

2. speed < pt & pp speeded>:

to speed sb on his/her way

despedir a alguien

to speed sb on his/her way

desearle feliz viaje a alguien

3. speed < pt & pp sped> (grant success) arch:

God speed

vaya (usted) con Dios

See also shutter speed

shutter speed N PHOTO

shutter speed

tiempo m de exposición

clock speed in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for clock speed in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.clock [klɒk, Am klɑ:k] N

1. clock (for time):

clock

reloj m

alarm clock

despertador m

round the clock

las 24 horas

to run against the clock

correr contra reloj

2. clock:

clock (speedometer)

velocímetro m

clock (mileometer)

cuentakilómetros m inv

II.clock [klɒk, Am klɑ:k] VB trans

1. clock (take amount of time):

clock

cronometrar

2. clock (measure time):

clock

registrar

this car can clock 150mph

este coche alcanza una velocidad de 150 millas por hora

3. clock inf (hit):

clock

golpear con fuerza

I.speed [spi:d] N

1. speed (velocity):

speed

velocidad f

at a speed of ...

a una velocidad de...

2. speed (quickness):

speed

rapidez f

3. speed (gear):

speed

marcha f

4. speed PHOTO:

speed

sensibilidad f

5. speed inf (drug):

speed

speed m

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

1. speed (go fast):

speed

ir deprisa

to speed by

pasar volando

2. speed (hasten):

speed

apresurarse

3. speed (exceed speed restrictions):

speed

ir a exceso de velocidad

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

speed

acelerar

to speed sb on their way

despedir a alguien

speed N

User Entry

at full speed

a toda velocidad

at top speed

a toda velocidad

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Most performance increases were created by raising the processor's clock speed rather than improving the microprocessor's core.

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Later versions increased the clock speed to 20 MHz.

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The hardware went through several steppings, which increased the clock speed of the CPU, as well as minor changes to the board architecture.

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Because of its smaller data bus, it was only about half as fast as a 68000 of the same clock speed.

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If the clock speed is excessive but without overheating the artifacts are different.

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Tweaks specifically designed to allow a processor to operate at a higher clock speed than normal are known as overclocking.

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When the user is running undemanding applications and the load on the processor is light, the processor's clock speed and voltage are reduced.

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