speed

velocità

Quanto rapidamente si muove una persona o una cosa.

In inglese semplice: How fast someone or something moves.

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

Come si usa: at a speed of + amount (The train runs at a speed of ninety kilometres per hour.)

Sinonimi: velocity, pace

Espressioni comuni: speed limit, average speed, at full speed

rapidità, velocità

La capacità di muoversi velocemente, o il fatto di farlo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: quickness, swiftness

Contrari: slowness

Espressioni comuni: great speed, speed and strength, speed of movement

genere, stile

Il genere di cose che piacciono a una persona o con cui si sente a proprio agio.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: taste, style

Espressioni comuni: more my speed, not your speed, just my speed

superare il limite di velocità

Guidare a una velocità superiore a quella consentita dalla legge.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: caught speeding, speed on roads, speed through town

sfrecciare, correre

Muoversi o fare qualcosa molto rapidamente.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: speed through something (He sped through his homework.); speed past someone/something (A motorbike sped past us.)

Sinonimi: race, rush, hurry

Espressioni comuni: speed past something, speed through something, speed along something