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fast1 English-Spanish

rápido

fast2 English-Spanish

rápidamente, rápido

fast food English-Spanish

comida f rápida

to be fast asleep in fast2 English-Spanish

estar* profundamente dormido

he's a fast/slow learner in learner English-Spanish

aprende con mucha rapidez/tiene dificultades de aprendizaje

my watch is five minutes fast in fast1 English-Spanish

mi reloj (se) adelanta cinco minutos

the car was stuck fast in the mud in fast2 English-Spanish

el coche estaba atascado en el barro completamente

fast1 British & World English

moving or capable of moving at high speed

fast2 British & World English

abstain from all or some kinds of food or drink, especially as a religious observance

fast English-French

jeûne m

fast1 English-German

fasten

fast German-English

almost

fast2 English-Italian

digiuno m

Fast, Howard Melvin British & World English

(1914–2003), US writer. He is best known for his historical novels and as a member of the Communist party 1943–56 who was imprisoned in 1950 for refusing to cooperate with the House Committee on Un-American Activities

acid-fast British & World English

denoting bacteria that cannot be decolorized by an acid after staining, which is characteristic of the mycobacteria that cause tuberculosis and leprosy

fast food British & World English

easily prepared processed food served in snack bars and restaurants as a quick meal or to be taken away

fast ice British & World English

ice that covers seawater but is attached to land

fast lane British & World English

a lane of a motorway or dual carriageway for use by traffic that is overtaking or moving more quickly than the rest

fast-talk British & World English

pressurize (someone) into doing something using rapid or misleading speech

hold fast in hold1 British & World English

remain tightly secured

fast food English-French

restauration f rapide

fast food English-German

im Schnellrestaurant angebotenes Essen

fast lane English-German

Überholspur

fast food English-Italian

fast food m inv

fast lane English-Italian

corsia f di sorpasso

colour fast British & World English

dyed in colours that will not fade or be washed out

fast worker in fast1 British & World English

a person who makes rapid progress or achieves results quickly, especially in love affairs

fast break British & World English

a swift attack from a defensive position in basketball, soccer, and other ball games

fast track British & World English

a route or method which provides for more rapid results than usual

fast-twitch British & World English

(of a muscle fibre) contracting rapidly, thus providing strength rather than endurance

fast track English-German

Überholspur

fast-track English-German

beschleunigen

colour fast English-Italian

dai colori resistenti

extra-fast English-Italian

ultrarapido

fast track English-Italian

corsia f preferenziale

fast-track English-Italian

accelerare la carriera di

fast breeder (also fast breeder reactor) British & World English

a breeder reactor in which the neutrons causing fission are not slowed by any moderator