fasting in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.fast1 <faster fastest> [Am fæst, Brit fɑːst] ADJ

II.fast1 [Am fæst, Brit fɑːst] ADV

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fast- [Am fæst, Brit fɑːst] PREFIX

fast breeder, fast breeder reactor N

fast-talk [ˈfæsttɔk] VB trans inf

fast-talking [Am ˌfæstˈtɔkɪŋ, Brit ˈfɑːstˌtɔːkɪŋ] ADJ

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fasting in the PONS Dictionary

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I.fast1 [fɑ:st, Am fæst] -er, -est ADJ

II.fast1 [fɑ:st, Am fæst] -er, -est ADV

I.fast2 [fɑ:st, Am fæst] VB intr

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II.fast2 [fɑ:st, Am fæst] N

I.fast-forward [ˌfɑ:stˈfɔ:wəd, Am ˌfæstˈfɔ:rwɚd] VB trans

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II.fast-forward [ˌfɑ:stˈfɔ:wəd, Am ˌfæstˈfɔ:rwɚd] VB intr

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III.fast-forward [ˌfɑ:stˈfɔ:wəd, Am ˌfæstˈfɔ:rwɚd] N no pl

colour-fast [ˈkʌləfɑ:st, Am -ɚfæst] ADJ

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fasting Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to make a fast buck
hacer dinero fácil
to be a fast worker
trabajar rápido
to be as fast as anything inf
ser rapidísimo
to set a fast pace in the race
imponer un fuerte tren en la carrera
to pull a fast one on sb
dar el cambiazo a alguien inf
to pull a fast one on sb
meter un pufo a alguien
to pull a fast one on sb
hacer una jugarreta a alguien
you need fast reflexes for that
para ello hay que ser rápido de reflejos
to be as fast as lightning
ser (veloz como) un relámpago
she is a really fast runner
corre que se las pela

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Acetoacetate breaks down spontaneously into acetone, and the acetone is released through the urine and lungs to produce the acetone breath that accompanies prolonged fasting.
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Such suspicions annoyed the hunger artist, as did the forty-day limit imposed on his fasting by his promoter, or impresario.
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However, when the glucose level of in the cell drops in situations like fasting, white adipose tissue generates glycerol 3-phosphate.
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During water fasting, no energy is spent on digestion other than to heat any cold water to reach homeostasis of a uniform body temperature.
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Patients with nervous and mental disorder, paralysis, semi-paralysis, neurasthenia and other forms of insanity had been cured through the power of fasting and prayer.
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This mechanism predominates during catabolysis, rising as fasting and starvation increase in severity.
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In animals, fasting has also been shown to rev up autophagy, a process that cleans up and recycles damaged proteins in brain cells.
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Means employed may also include fasting, sleeplessness, sensory deprivation and hypnotic or trance inducing drugs.
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There was also no lack of grumbling about the rigors of fasting among the laity.
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The prophets and their disciples were ascetic to the extreme including many examples of fasting and hermitic living conditions.
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