Engels Woord van de dag

fast

snel

Definities

Engels > Nederlands

fast

1. (ik) vast

2. snel, vlug

3. vasten

Engels > Engels

fast

1. adj. (dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.

That rope is dangerously loose. Make it fast!

2. adj. Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.

3. adj. (of people) Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now mostly in set phrases like fast friend.)

4. adj. Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid.

I am going to buy a fast car.

5. adj. Causing unusual rapidity of play or action.

a fast racket, or tennis court; a fast track; a fast billiard table; a fast dance floor

6. adj. (computing, of a piece of hardware) Able to transfer data in a short period of time.

7. adj. Deep or sound (of sleep); fast asleep (of people).

8. adj. (of dyes or colours) Not running or fading when subjected to detrimental conditions such as wetness or intense light; permanent.

All the washing has come out pink. That red tee-shirt was not fast.

9. adj. (obsolete) Tenacious; retentive.

10. adj. (dated) Having an extravagant lifestyle or immoral habits.

a fast woman

11. adj. Ahead of the correct time or schedule.

There must be something wrong with the hall clock. It is always fast.

12. adj. (of photographic film) More sensitive to light than average.

13. adv. In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved; safe, sound.

Hold this rope as fast as you can.

14. adv. (of sleeping) Deeply or soundly.

He is fast asleep.

15. adv. Immediately following in place or time; close, very near.

The horsemen came fast on our heels.

16. adv. Quickly, with great speed; within a short time.

Do it as fast as you can.

17. adv. Ahead of the correct time or schedule.

I think my watch is running fast.

18. n. (UK, rail transport) A train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination, typically just the principal stations

19. interj. (archery) Short for "stand fast", a warning not to pass between the arrow and the target

20. v. (intransitive) To restrict one’s personal consumption, generally of food, but sometimes other things, in various manners (totally, temporally, by avoiding particular items), often for religious or med

Muslims fast during Ramadan and Catholics during Lent.

21. n. The act or practice of abstaining from food or of eating very little food.

22. n. The period of time during which one abstains from or eats very little food.

Lent and Ramadan are fasts of two religions.

Nederlands > Engels

snel

1. adj. fast, quick, rapid

2. v. imperative of snellen

Uitspraak

Voorbeeldzinnen

Can you swim as fast as he?
    Kan je even vlug zwemmen als hij?
Please get there as fast as you can.
    Wees daar zo snel als je kan.
I found a solution, but I found it so fast that it can't be the right solution.
    Ik heb een oplossing gevonden, maar ik had ze zo snel, dat ze niet kan kloppen.
I ran as fast as I could, but I missed the bus.
    Ik rende zo hard als ik kon, maar ik miste de bus.
She's very fast.
    Zij is erg snel.

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