speed

Geschwindigkeit, Tempo

Wie schnell sich jemand oder etwas bewegt.

In einfachem Englisch: How fast someone or something moves.

• The car increased its speed.
• What is the speed limit here?
• We measured the wind speed every hour.

So benutzt man es: at a speed of + amount (The train runs at a speed of ninety kilometres per hour.)

Synonyme: velocity, pace

Häufige Wendungen: speed limit, average speed, at full speed

Schnelligkeit, Tempo

Die Fähigkeit, sich schnell zu bewegen, oder das schnelle Bewegen selbst.

In einfachem Englisch: The ability to move fast, or the state of doing so.

• Her speed surprised everyone.
• The team needs players with speed and skill.
• He relied on his speed to win the race.

Synonyme: quickness, swiftness

Gegenteile: slowness

Häufige Wendungen: great speed, speed and strength, speed of movement

Geschmack, Stil

Die Art von Dingen, die jemand mag oder mit denen sich jemand wohlfühlt.

In einfachem Englisch: The kind of thing someone likes or feels comfortable with.

• Quiet evenings are more my speed.
• That busy restaurant is not really her speed.
• Would a smaller party be more your speed?

Synonyme: taste, style

Häufige Wendungen: more my speed, not your speed, just my speed

zu schnell fahren

Beim Fahren die gesetzlich erlaubte Geschwindigkeit überschreiten.

In einfachem Englisch: To drive faster than the law allows.

• Do not speed on this road.
• Police caught him speeding near the school.
• She was fined because she had been speeding.

Häufige Wendungen: caught speeding, speed on roads, speed through town

rasen, eilen

Sich sehr schnell bewegen oder etwas sehr schnell erledigen.

In einfachem Englisch: To move or do something very fast.

• A train sped past.
• She sped through her work before lunch.
• The boat was speeding towards the shore.

So benutzt man es: speed through something (He sped through his homework.); speed past someone/something (A motorbike sped past us.)

Synonyme: race, rush, hurry

Häufige Wendungen: speed past something, speed through something, speed along something