Principal Translations |
faster adj | (able to move more quickly) | más rápido loc adj |
| | más veloz loc adj |
| Which is faster, a cougar or a tiger? |
| ¿Quién es más rápido, el puma o el tigre? |
faster than [sth/sb] adj + conj | (able to move more quickly than) | más rápido que loc adj + conj |
| | más veloz que loc adj + conj |
| Superman is faster than a speeding bullet. |
| Superman es más rápido que una bala. |
faster adj | (less time-consuming) | más rápido loc adj |
| | más veloz loc adj |
| Let's have soup, it's faster to make. |
| Tomemos una sopa, es más rápida de hacer. |
faster than [sth/sb] adj + conj | (less time-consuming than) | más rápido que loc adj + conj |
| Ian mostly eats ready-meals because they are faster than cooking from scratch. |
| Generalmente Ian come comida precocinada porque es más rápida que cocinar. |
faster adv | (more quickly) | más rápidamente loc adv |
| You'll go down faster if you wax your skis. |
| Bajarás más rápidamente si enceras los esquíes. |
the faster n | (quicker of two) (persona, animal) | el más rápido, la más rápida loc nm, loc nf |
| (cosa) | lo más rápido loc nom m |
| Out of the leopard and the cheetah, which is the faster? |
| ¿Entre el leopardo y la chita, cuál es el más rápido? |
Compound Forms: fast | faster |
acid-fast adj | (resistant to acid) | acidorresistente adj |
at a fair clip, at a fast clip adv | figurative (rapidly) | a toda marcha loc adv |
blazing fast adj | US, figurative (rapid) | ultrarrápido adj |
| | acelerado/a adj |
come thick and fast v expr | (be profuse and rapid) | aparecer profusamente vi + adv |
| (coloquial) | salir como setas vi + loc adj |
| | surgir copiosamente vi + adv |
fast asleep adj | (sleeping deeply) | profundamente dormido loc adj |
| I love being awake when everyone else in the house is fast asleep. |
| Me encanta estar despierta cuando todos los demás están profundamente dormidos. |
fast break n | (sports: quick attack) | contraataque nm |
fast-break⇒ vi | (sports: execute fast break) | contraatacar⇒ vtr |
fast colors (US), fast colours (UK) npl | (dyes: do not fade) | colores inalterables loc nom mpl |
| Lo bueno de estas prendas es que tienen colores inalterables. |
fast flowing, fast-flowing adj | (water: rapid) | de curso rápido loc adj |
Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| The stream was fast flowing. |
| Este es un arroyo de curso rápido. |
fast food n | (junk food) | comida rápida loc nom f |
Note: A hyphen may be used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun |
| We eat fast food occasionally when we don't have time to cook. |
| Algunas veces comemos comida rápida cuando no tenemos tiempo para cocinar. |
fast food, fast-food n as adj | (relating to fast food) | de comida rápida loc adj |
| Many fast-food items contain unhealthy amounts of sugar and fat. |
| Muchos productos de comida rápida tienen cantidades poco saludables de azúcar y grasas. |
fast forward, fast-forward vi | (advance rapidly) (película) | adelantar⇒ vtr |
| (coloquial) | pasar⇒ vtr |
| Fast forward to the last five minutes of the film clip - that's the funniest bit. |
| Adelantá hasta los últimos cinco minutos del clip que es la parte más divertida. |
fast forward through [sth], fast-forward through [sth] vi + prep | (advance rapidly through) | adelantar⇒ vtr |
| (coloquial) | pasar⇒ vtr |
| I often fast forward through the boring parts of movies. |
fast forward [sth], fast-forward [sth] vtr | (advance rapidly) | adelantar⇒ vtr |
| | pasar rápido loc verb |
| (figurado) | saltarse⇒ v prnl |
fast forward n | (button: advance) (botón) | adelanto rápido loc nom m |
| (voz inglesa, botón) | fast forward loc nom m |
| He hit fast forward, and images in the film sped by. |
| Presionó el botón de adelanto rápido y las imágenes en la película pasaron velozmente. |
| Presionó el fast forward y las imágenes en la película pasaron velozmente. |
fast forward n | figurative (rapid movement) (modalidad) | adelanto rápido loc nom m |
| (AR, voz inglesa) | fast forward loc nom m |
| Everything was happening so fast that she felt as though her life were on fast forward. |
| Todo sucedió tan rápidamente que sintió que su vida estaba en adelanto rápido. |
fast friends npl | (loyal friends) | amigos íntimos grupo nom |
| Diana and Jessica had a strong connection and became fast friends. |
| Diana y Jessica tenían una conexión muy fuerte y se convirtieron en amigas íntimas. |
fast lane n | (express lane of roadway) | carril rápido nm + adj |
| | vía rápida nf + adj |
fast lane n | figurative (competitive, exciting scene or activity) | tipo de vida o actividad emocionante y competitivo nm + loc adj |
fast mover n | informal ([sb] who acts promptly) | persona rápida nf + adj |
| | persona de acción nf + loc adj |
| Veronica had an idea for a business and, within a couple of weeks, she had it up and running; she's a fast mover! |
| Verónica tuvo una idea para un negocio y en un par de semanas lo tenía funcionando, ¡es una persona rápida! |
fast pace n | (brisk or rapid rhythm) | paso rápido loc nom m |
| | ritmo acelerado loc nom m |
| | ritmo rápido nm + adj |
| He walked at such a fast pace that it was difficult to keep up with him. |
| Caminaba a un paso tan rápido que era muy difícil mantenerle el ritmo. |
fast paced, fast-paced adj | (moving rapidly) | acelerado/a adj |
| | de ritmo rápido loc adj |
Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| It was such a fast-paced movie that I felt a little dizzy afterward. |
| Era una película tan acelerada que me sentí un poco mareado después de verla. |
fast paced, fast-paced adj | (happening rapidly) | acelerado/a, agitado/a adj |
| | trepidante adj mf |
| | vertiginoso/a adj |
Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| Life in the city can be very fast paced. |
| La vida en la ciudad puede ser muy acelerada. |
fast track n | figurative (route to rapid advancement) (figurado) | vía rápida nf + adj |
| This course is a fast track to A-level exams that takes one year rather than the usual two. |
| Este curso es una vía rápida a los exámenes que lleva solo un año, en vez de los dos de siempre. |
fast-track n as adj | figurative (accelerated or privileged) (figurado) | vía rápida nf + adj |
fast-track [sb]⇒ vtr | (speed the progress of) | apurar a vtr + prep |
fast-track [sth]⇒ vtr | (speed the progress of) | acelerar⇒ vtr |
| | apurar⇒ vtr |
| His father put pressure on them to fast-track his application. |
| Su padre los presionó para acelerar su solicitud. |
fast worker n | ([sb] shrewd) | persona perspicaz nf + adj mf |
| | persona sagaz nf + adj mf |
fast worker n | ([sb] who charms opposite sex) | conquistador, conquistadora nm, nf |
| | seductor, seductora nm, nf |
fast-acting adj | (which takes effect quickly) | de rápida acción loc adj |
| Es un antigripal de rápida acción. |
fast-food restaurant, fast food restaurant n | (restaurant: rapid service) | restaurante de comida rápida nm + loc adj |
| Fast-food restaurants tend to serve unhealthy food. |
| Los restaurantes de comida rápida suelen servir comida poco saludable. |
fast-growing, fast growing adj | (rapidly getting physically bigger) | que crece rápido loc adj |
Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
fast-growing, fast growing adj | (rapidly increasing) | de rápido crecimiento loc adj |
Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
fast-moving adj | (quick) | rápido adj |
| | veloz adj |
| The fast-moving traffic on this street makes it dangerous to cross. |
fast-moving adj | (action, plot, novel: fast-paced) | acelerado/a adj |
| | rápido adj |
| Right now I'm reading a fast-moving novel about a man's journey around the world. |
fast-talking adj | (talks facilely to persuade) | charlatán/ana adj |
| (AR) | chamuyero adj |
| No le creas nada de lo que dice; es un charlatán. |
get nowhere fast, go nowhere fast v expr | figurative, informal (make little progress) | no llegar a ninguna parte loc verb |
| | estar estancado loc verb |
Note: Usually used in continuous tenses. |
go fast vi | (move quickly) | ir rápido loc verb |
| I like to go fast in my car. |
| Me gusta ir rápido en mi coche. |
go fast vi | figurative (pass quickly: time) | pasar volando loc verb |
| Time always goes fast when I am with you. |
| El tiempo siempre pasa volando cuando estoy con vos. |
hard-and-fast adj | (rule: strictly enforced) | rígido/a adj |
| | estricto/a adj |
| The company has no hard-and-fast dress code, but everyone wears a business suit. |
| La compañía no tiene un código de vestimenta rígido, pero todos usan traje. |
hard-and-fast rule n | (rule: unbreakable) | norma estricta nf + adj |
| | regla estricta nf + adj |
| There's no hard-and-fast rule about what makes good picnic food. |
| No hay normas estrictas sobre qué comida es buena para un picnic. |
live fast v expr | informal, figurative (behave recklessly) | vivir con desenfreno loc verb |
make a fast buck v expr | informal (make money quickly) (AR, coloquial) | hacer plata fácil loc verb |
on the fast track, on a fast track expr | figurative (on accelerated route to advancement) | avanzando rápidamente expr |
| He is on the fast track to a managerial position. |
play fast and loose with [sth] v expr | slang (do [sth] recklessly) | tomar a la ligera loc verb |
play fast and loose with [sth] v expr | slang (do [sth] deceitfully) | tomarse a alguien a la ligera loc verb |
pull a fast one v expr | informal (trick [sb] stealthily) (coloquial) | tomar el pelo a alguien loc verb |
stand fast v expr | figurative (not change one's mind) | mantenerse firme loc verb |
| (figurado) | plantarse⇒ v prnl |
| Once I make my mind up, I always stand fast in my decision. |
| Una vez que me decido, me mantengo firme en mi decisión. |
stand fast v expr | (not move) | quedarse quieto loc verb |
| (informal) | quedarse plantado loc verb |
| I expected the cat to run away but it stood fast. The guards at Buckingham Palace are trained to stand fast, even if tourists provoke them. |
| Esperaba que el gato echara a correr, pero se quedó quieto. |