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

2. fast clock:

to be fast
спеши́ть

II . fast1 [fɑ:st, Am fæst] ADV

1. fast (quickly):

fast
бы́стро
not so fast!
поме́дленнее!
not so fast!
не спеши́(те)!

3. fast (deeply):

fast
кре́пко
to be fast asleep
кре́пко спать

I . fast2 VB intr

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II . fast2 N

fast
пост m

colo(u)r-fast ADJ

fast food N no pl

I . fast-forward VB trans

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II . fast-forward VB intr

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III . fast-forward N no pl

Usage examples with fast

fast train
ско́рый по́езд m
fast woman
легкомы́сленная же́нщина f
to be sinking (fast) (in health)
ослабева́ть
hard and fast information
неопровержи́мая информа́ция
to be fast asleep
кре́пко спать
the fast lane
скоростна́я тра́сса f
to be fast
спеши́ть
not so fast
не так бы́стро
to make fast naut
закрепля́ть
not so fast!
поме́дленнее!
to stand fast
сто́йко держа́ться
fast-food joint
заку́сочная f
to be a fast worker
бы́стро рабо́тать
to hold fast to sth
кре́пко ухвати́ться за что-ли́бо
to make a fast buck
подхалту́рить
at a slow/fast walk
ме́дленным/бы́стрым ша́гом
as fast as sth/sb
бы́стрый как что-ли́бо/кто-ли́бо

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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A security guard found a suspicious black bag left unattended in a fast food outlet and placed it in a back room.
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The song concludes with the piano accompaniment, despite the histrionic singer's pleas, becoming uncontrollably fast, and the singer having to escape the studio.
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They can be kept in aquaria, but mostly grow too fast to be popular aquarium fish.
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The straighter sidecut allows skis to make long, fast, highly stable turns (radius around 30m for giant slalom, even more for most mogul skis).
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The new reality sets in fast; therefore, the time to "make things better" is as soon as possible after the blow-up.
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This act is deemed to be a sort of fast and penance necessary for the journey.
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Other processes, such as fast-track legislation, have taken the place of the legislative veto and achieved the same effects.
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They live in the fast lane, keeping abreast of the latest trends.
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I miss life in the fast lane.
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This special-purpose device helps a router perform one of its core and repeated functions very fast: address lookup.
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