speed dating in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for speed dating in the English»Spanish Dictionary

speed dating N U

speed dating

citas fpl rápidas

speed dating

multicitas fpl

speed dating

speed dating m

Translations for speed dating in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.date¹ [Am deɪt, Brit deɪt] N

1. date C (of appointment, battle):

date

fecha f

what date is she arriving (on)?

¿en qué fecha llega?

what's today's date?, what's the date today?

¿a qué fecha estamos?

at a later date

más tarde

at a later date

en una fecha posterior

closing date

fecha f límite

closing date

fecha f tope

what are his dates? (of birth and death)

¿en qué fechas nació y murió?

to set or fix a date for sth

fijar la fecha para algo

to date

hasta la fecha

to date

hasta el momento

2. date U (period of time) form:

a coin of Roman date

una moneda de la época romana

a friendship of recent date

una amistad reciente

3.1. date inf C (appointment):

date

cita f

Greg has a date with Ana on Sunday

Greg sale con Ana el domingo

she had a dinner date that evening esp Am

la habían invitado a cenar esa noche

3.2. date inf C (person) esp Am :

he's my regular date

estoy saliendo con él

3.3. date inf C (booking):

he's playing three dates in London this month

va a actuar tres veces en Londres este mes

II.date¹ [Am deɪt, Brit deɪt] VB trans

1.1. date (mark with date):

date letter/check

fechar

the letter was dated April 13

la carta estaba fechada el 13 de Abril or tenía fecha del 13 de abril

1.2. date (give date to):

date remains/pottery/fossil

datar

date remains/pottery/fossil

determinar la antigüedad de

2. date (betray age) inf:

remembering that song really dates you

el que recuerdes esa canción demuestra tu edad

3. date (go out with):

date esp Am inf

salir con inf

who's she dating now?

¿con quién sale ahora?

III.date¹ [Am deɪt, Brit deɪt] VB intr

1. date (originate in):

date

datar

it dates from the 14th century

data del siglo XIV

his title dates back to the 14th century

los orígines de su título se remontan al siglo XIV

2. date (become old-fashioned):

date

pasar de moda

3. date (go on dates) esp Am inf:

he/she started dating at 14

empezó a salir con chicas/chicos a los 14 años

he/she started dating at 14

empezó a noviar a los 14 años LatAm also

he/she started dating at 14

empezó a pololear a los 14 años Chil inf

See also up-to-date, out-of-date

up-to-date [ˌʌptəˈdeɪt] ADJ

up-to-date figures/information/report:

up-to-date

al día

up-to-date

actualizado

to be up to date (with sth)

estar al día or al corriente (de algo)

he brought us up to date on the situation

nos puso al día acerca de la situación

to keep sb/oneself up to date (with/on sth)

mantener a alguien/mantenerse al corriente or al tanto (de algo)

out-of-date <pred out of date> [ˌaʊtəvˈdeɪt] ADJ

out-of-date ideas/technology

desfasado

out-of-date ideas/technology

obsoleto

out-of-date ideas/technology

perimido RioPl

out-of-date ticket/check

caducado

out-of-date ticket/check

vencido LatAm

out-of-date clothes

pasado de moda

to be out of date

estar desfasado (or caducado etc.)

date² [Am deɪt, Brit deɪt] N (fruit)

date

dátil m

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

speed dating in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for speed dating in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.date¹ [deɪt] N

1. date (calendar day):

date

fecha f

expiry date, expiration date Am

fecha f de vencimiento

what date is it today?

¿cuál es la fecha de hoy?

to be out of date FASHION

estar pasado de moda

to be out of date FOOD

estar caducado

2. date (appointment):

date

cita f

to have a date

tener una cita

to make a date with sb

quedar con alguien

3. date FIN:

date

plazo f

4. date Am inf (person):

date

novio(-a) m (f)

II.date¹ [deɪt] VB trans

1. date (recognize age of):

date

fechar

to date sth at ...

fechar algo en...

2. date (give date to sth):

date

asignar una fecha a algo

3. date Am inf (have relationship with):

to date sb

salir con alguien

III.date¹ [deɪt] VB intr

1. date (go back to):

to date back to

remontarse a

2. date (go out of fashion):

date

pasar de moda

date² [deɪt] N

date (fruit)

dátil m

date (tree)

palmera f datilera

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

The second phase of the competition is the speed dating round, in which the celebrities find out more about their three potential dates.

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The advantage of online speed dating is that users can go on dates from home as it can be done from any internet enabled computer.

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People would be involved in social activities and a form of speed dating together.

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These subjective reports did not predict their actual choices in a speed dating context, or their dating behavior in a one-month follow-up.

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Think of it as a romance, not speed dating.

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She comes out wearing the fat suit from the speed dating episode, and explains she doesn't judge people by their appearance anymore.

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The original product model included online speed dating sessions which lets users create or join topical live speed video chat sessions, connecting with 3 people in 3 minutes.

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Many of their events have a matchmaking focus, such as four-minute speed dating.

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Advantages of speed dating: efficiency; avoids an embarrassing disaster date; cost-effective; way to make friends.

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Speed dating is a structured way for daters to meet a lot of people quickly.

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