speeds in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for speeds in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Show summary of all matches

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

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

View verb table

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

View verb table

See also shutter speed

speeds in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for speeds in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Show summary of all matches

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

View verb table

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

View verb table

speeds Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to gather speed
ganar velocidad
the exhilaration of liberty/speed
la sensación estimulante de la libertad/velocidad
at breakneck speed
a una velocidad vertiginosa
to speed sb on their way
despedir a alguien
more haste less speed prov
vísteme despacio, que tengo prisa prov
with all possible speed
con la máxima velocidad posible
the car was going at full speed
el coche iba a todo trapo inf
express train (Spanish intercity high-speed train)
TER
to handle sth with due speed
tratar algo con la debida urgencia
at this speed you'll never get there
a este paso no llegarás

speeds Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

American English

Would you like to add some words, phrases or translations?

Submit a new entry.

Browse the dictionary

English

Choose your language Deutsch | Ελληνικά | English | Español | Français | Italiano | Polski | Português | Русский | Slovenščina | Srpski | 中文
Browse the dictionaries
Most popular