Fast in spanish
pronunciation: rɑpidoʊ part of speech: adverb, adjective, noun
fast [faster -comp., fastest -sup.]1 = rápido. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: This arrangement is faster than waiting until documents are ordered.more:
» bedfast = encamado, postrado en cama.
Example: This module discusses the importance of periodically changing the position of bedfast or wheelchair patients.» be fast asleep = estar profundamente dormido.
Example: So fast asleep they were, they were not able to wake up for one hundred years.» be fast becoming = estar convirtiéndose rápidamente.
Example: Image processing is fast becoming a major success in the hardware field, and in its footsteps could come the first significant attempt at image archiving and subsequent on-line retrieval.» be off to a fast start = comenzar muy rápido.
Example: Ithaca was off to a fast start, scoring twice in the game's first two minutes.» ever faster = cada vez más rápido.
Example: Today's world turns ever faster on the axis of change.» fall + fast asleep = quedarse frito, quedarse como un tronco, quedarse como un lirón.
Example: Have you ever been lying in bed, about to fall fast asleep when your leg jerks suddenly, snapping you awake?.» far faster = mucho más rápido.
Example: The treated film needs to be far faster in action than present examples.» fast-access = de acceso rápido.
Example: Data which are to be permanently stored in directly addressable, fast-access storage can be placed in ROM.» fast and furious = vertiginoso, dinámico, desenfrenado, impetuoso, trepidante.
Example: The pace was fast and furious and the noise was non-stop.» fast-approaching = inminente, que se acerca rápidamente, que avanza rápidamente.
Example: The manufacturing industry readies itself for a fast-approaching future.» fast-breaking = actual.
Example: Monitors tuned to television news may have to be located in areas that are less than accommodating to the large numbers of users who want to know the fast-breaking events which affect us all.» fast changing [fast-changing] = en constante cambio, en continuo cambio.
Example: The author identifies fundamental attitudes necessary for information professionals to navigate 'nimbly' in a fast changing environment.» fast + Color = inalterable, estable.
Example: A covering material of fast, even colour, was eventually produced that was impervious to the adhesive with which it was stuck to the boards.» fast cooking = cocción rápida.
Example: Fast cooking and easy operation make this pressure cooker a really practical family accessory.» fast-developing = cada vez más desarrollado, que avanza rápidamente.
Example: To meet the challenge and to anticipate problems associated with blacks adapting to a fast-developing world and entering the job market, attempts should be made to gain a thorough knowledge of their needs.» fastest-growing = de crecimiento más rápido.
Example: We cannot figure out why you haven't realized that soccer is the fastest-growing preferred sport of most children.» fast-evolving = de crecimiento rápido, de desarrollo rápido.
Example: To deal with these fast-evolving mobile markets, unique skill sets are needed.» fast expanding = en rápida expansión.
Example: A fast expanding nightlife and a red-hot design district are making it one of the world's most glamorous destinations.» fast-fact = de respuesta rápida.
Example: Two kinds of service were provided -- the fast-fact and the in-depth reference service -- for two kinds of users.» fast food = comida rápida.
Example: The article 'Cold storage and fast food: the feeding of discovery' discusses some of the economic and social forces that tend to shape the library and information field.» fast-forward = avanzar.
Example: Modern machines have an automatic facility for fast-forward and rewind as well as a manual control for slower, more precise location of the required information on the microfilm.» fast-growing = de crecimiento rápido.
Example: Fixed location is difficult to maintain with a fast-growing collection.» fast-increasing = cada vez mucho mayor.
Example: The impermanence of magnetic media has led to a concern in the library and information community with the fate of the fast-increasing amount of information which is electronically published.» fast lane = carril de adelantamiento, a toda pastilla, a toda máquina, a tope.
Example: The article is entitled 'The news librarians: fast lane information professionals' = El artículo se titula "Los documentalistas de los medios de comunicación: profesionales de la información a toda pastilla".» fast living = vida fácil, libertinaje.
Example: Las Vegas was once notorious for loose morals, fast living and financial transactions murky enough to blot out the desert sun.» fast motion = avance rápido de imágenes.
Example: For example, the most recent range of video recorders includes features like freeze frame, slow motion, fast motion and rapid search for individual frames.» fast-moving = que progresa rápidamente, que avanza rápidamente, cada vez más avanzado, vertiginoso, cambiante, rápido, veloz.
Example: I have also taken the opportunity to up-date every chapter of the book so as to help the reader keep track of this fast-moving technology.» fastness = estabilidad, inalterabilidad.
Example: This paper discusses the influence of fixing treatments on the fastness of ink dyes on paper in aqueous deacidification.» fast on the heels of = inmediatamente después de, seguir inmediatamente.
Example: Fast on the heels of its bicentennial census, the US Census Bureau is at a crossroads with regard to conducting the next census.» fast-paced [fast paced] = apresurado, presuroso, célere, vertiginoso, rápido, acelerado.
Example: Access to current, reliable quality news is an important need in the fast-paced environment of all large corporations and service organisations.» fast-talk = hablar nuy rápidamente, decir rápidamente sin parar.
Example: She fast-talked deals like an auctioneer -- you could tell the lady knew how to hustle.» fast-talk = labia, palabrería, charlatanería, engatusamiento, embaucamiento.
Example: It was obvious to some that his fast talk and clever references conspicuously failed to hide his insecurity.» fast-talk = camelar, embaucar, engatusar.
Example: And is it fair for someone who barely knows the subjetc to pass because he fast talked his teachers?.» fast-talker = persona con/de mucha labia, persona con/de mucha palabrería.
Example: Beware the fast-talker, the person with the gift of the gab -- the friendly salesman, the oily politician -- running through the 'facts' faster than you can keep up.» fast-talker = persona que habla muy rápido.
Example: Fast talkers that talk fast in their native language is quite a natural behavior.» fast-talking = labia, palabrería, charlatanería, engatusamiento, embaucamiento.
Example: They had to do some fast-talking to gain access to the facilities.» fast-talking = que habla muy rápido.
Example: Apparently Mike couldn't understand his fast-talking southern accent.» fast-talking = con mucha labia, embaucador, engatusador, elocuente, persuasivo.
Example: After inheriting her father's run-down circus, a woman and her fast-talking manager struggle to keep it afloat.» fast-talking = habla rápida.
Example: She is known today for her fast-talking but when she recalls her early years, she speaks slowly, thoughtfully.» fast track = acelerar, agilizar, tratar de un modo urgente.
Example: The author describes a novel approach which uses the power of household brands as a springboard to fast track adults into reading and writing everyday functional English = El autor describe un método novedoso que utiliza el poder de las marcas muy conocidas como trampolín para acelerar el aprendizaje de la lectura y la escritura del inglés básico en los adultos.» fast track = vía de acceso rápido, tratamiento urgente, procedimiento rápido.
Example: The recently announced plan calls for creating a fast track for approving drugs for life threatening diseases = El plan anunciado recientemente demanda la creación de un procedimiento rápido para aprobar el uso de fármacos para enfermedades mortales.» fast track = carril de adelantamiento.
Example: The article 'A fast track over rocky roads: continuing education for reference librarians' argues that for reference librarianship to be successful, it has to be seen as a valuable and convenient commodity to the user.» go + faster = ir más rápido, acelerar la marcha, acelerar el ritmo.
Example: Many, I would venture to say most, people would like to make their car go faster.» grow + faster = aumentar la velocidad.
Example: Newsprint machines, on the other hand, have grown ever larger and faster, and there are newsprint Fourdriniers working today which can eject a web 1,000 cm. wide at speeds of up to 1,000 metres per minute (which is 60 k.p.h.).» hard and fast = invariable, inflexible, rígido, absoluto, que se puede aplicar a rajatabla.
Example: There is no hard and fast answer to this question.» hold fast = resistir.
Example: He tried to hold fast defending the cause of the Church and avoiding debates on particular cases of intolerance or persecution.» hold fast to = aferrarse a, agarrarse a.
Example: In holding fast to a belief in health promotion, they resisted being coopted by a now discredited market system.» hold fast to + an idea = aferrarse a una idea.
Example: Finlay held fast to his ideas despite incredulity and ridicule.» in the fast lane = a la vanguardia, a toda pastilla, a toda máquina, a tope.
Example: The article 'A charmed brew: document delivery and collection in the fast lane' examines the implications of the proliferation of document delivery services and types of access available for librarians.» life in the fast lane = vida a toda pastilla, vida desenfrenada, vida disoluta.
Example: The article 'Life in the fast lane: reference in a business archives' is devoted to archival reference services = El artículo "La vida desenfrenada: la referencia en un archivo de empresa" trata de los servicios de referencia de archivo.» make + a fast buck = hacer dinero fácil, ganar dinero fácil.
Example: They are in a race to make a fast buck and make it big.» on the fast track = a toda pastilla, a la vanguardia, a la última.
Example: The article 'On the fast track or the road to nowhere' points to the growing practice of subsuming public libraries into larger departments headed by non-librarians = El artículo "A la vanguardia o en un camino sin rumbo" pone de manifiesto la costumbre cada vez más frecuente de incluir las bibliotecas públicas dentro de órganismos más grandes dirigidos por personal no bibliotecario.» play + fast and loose with = jugar con, manipular, actuar con poca consideración hacia, actuar con irresponsabilidad hacia.
Example: Journalists are still playing fast and loose with the truth.» pull + a fast one (on + Nombre) = engañar, timar, estafar, tomar el pelo, dar gato por liebre, llevar al huerto, metérsela doblada, meter un gol a.
Example: This is the problem -- she has a history of appearing to 'pull a fast one on' the American people.» sell + fast = venderse rápido.
Example: Homes are selling fast in Amarillo according to local realtors showing that now is the perfect time to buy a house.» stick fast to = aferrarse a.
Example: Until the appearance of the online catalogue, entire libraries had actually been 'frozen' for generations, stuck fast to their major commodity - books.» superfast = superrápido.
Example: From mainframe and mini-computers in the 60s and 70s the trend of the 80s is towards micro-based, self-contained personal computers on the one hand, and superfast, high-performance computers on the other.» the clock + be fast = el reloj ir adelantado, el reloj estar adelantado.
Example: I once came in late and my excuse was that the clock was fast.fast2 = ayuno.
Example: At the beginning of the fast, you burn glycogen, fat, and protein for energy but after approximately two weeks you burn mainly fat.fast3 = ayunar.
Example: Since the dawn of recorded time, in fact since before the word 'doctor' came into existence, priests provided sanctuaries where people could go to fast.