speed

velocidad

La medida de lo rápido que se mueve alguien o algo.

En inglés sencillo: How fast someone or something moves.

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

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

Sinónimos: velocity, pace

Expresiones frecuentes: speed limit, average speed, at full speed

rapidez, velocidad

La capacidad de moverse rápido, o el hecho de hacerlo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: quickness, swiftness

Antónimos: slowness

Expresiones frecuentes: great speed, speed and strength, speed of movement

estilo, gusto

El tipo de cosas que le gustan a alguien o con las que se siente a gusto.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Sinónimos: taste, style

Expresiones frecuentes: more my speed, not your speed, just my speed

exceder el límite de velocidad

Conducir a una velocidad superior a la permitida por la ley.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: caught speeding, speed on roads, speed through town

ir rápido, correr

Moverse o hacer algo a gran velocidad.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

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

Sinónimos: race, rush, hurry

Expresiones frecuentes: speed past something, speed through something, speed along something