fast forward

avancer rapidement

Faire défiler rapidement un enregistrement pour atteindre un passage situé plus loin.

En anglais simple : To move through a recording quickly to reach a later part.

• Fast forward the video.
• I fast forwarded through the adverts.
• Can we fast forward to the next song?

Comment l'utiliser : fast forward something (You can fast forward the video.); fast forward to something (I fast forwarded to the final scene.)

Synonymes : skip ahead

Contraires : rewind

Expressions courantes : fast forward something, fast forward to something

faire un saut dans le temps

Passer à un moment plus tardif dans un récit ou une réflexion, sans évoquer les événements intermédiaires.

En anglais simple : To turn your attention to a later time, skipping what happened in between.

• Fast forward to next year.
• Let us fast forward ten years and imagine our lives.
• The story fast forwards to the day of their wedding.

Comment l'utiliser : fast forward to something (Fast forward to next summer, when the house will be ready.); fast forward + time period (Fast forward five years, and she owns the company.)

Synonymes : jump ahead, skip ahead

Expressions courantes : fast forward to something, fast forward ten years

accélérer

Faire avancer un processus plus vite ou le faire finir plus tôt.

En anglais simple : To make a process happen faster or finish sooner.

• This tool can fast forward development.
• They fast forwarded the approval process to meet the deadline.
• Can extra staff fast forward our plans?

Comment l'utiliser : fast forward something (The extra funding will fast forward the project.)

Synonymes : speed up, accelerate

Contraires : slow down

Expressions courantes : fast forward something, fast forward the process

progresser rapidement

Avancer ou se développer beaucoup plus vite que d’habitude.

En anglais simple : To move ahead or develop much faster than usual.

• Her career suddenly fast forwarded.
• The project fast forwarded after we hired more staff.
• Technology is fast forwarding toward a different future.

Comment l'utiliser : fast forward toward something (The industry is fast forwarding toward a cleaner future.)

Synonymes : advance rapidly, progress rapidly

Expressions courantes : fast forward rapidly, fast forward toward something

passer très vite

Donner l’impression que le temps passe très vite.

En anglais simple : To seem to move through time very quickly.

• Time seemed to fast forward.
• The summer fast forwarded, and suddenly it was September.
• Life fast forwards when every day is busy.

Synonymes : fly by

Expressions courantes : time fast forward, life fast forward

avance rapide

Fonction permettant de passer rapidement à un passage plus loin dans un enregistrement.

En anglais simple : A recording feature that lets you move quickly to a later part.

• Use fast forward to skip this part.
• The recording looks funny in fast forward.
• This old player has no fast forward.

Synonymes : fast playback

Contraires : rewind

Expressions courantes : use fast forward, in fast forward, fast forward mode

bouton d'avance rapide

Bouton qui fait avancer rapidement un enregistrement vers un passage situé plus loin.

En anglais simple : A button you press to move quickly to a later part of a recording.

• Press fast forward now.
• The fast forward on my remote is broken.
• I pressed fast forward instead of pause.

Synonymes : fast forward button

Expressions courantes : press fast forward, the fast forward, fast forward button

progression accélérée

Situation où les événements ou les changements se produisent beaucoup plus vite que d’habitude.

En anglais simple : A state in which things happen or develop much faster than usual.

• My life is in fast forward.
• Her career went into fast forward after the award.
• The whole industry seems to be on fast forward.

Synonymes : rapid progress

Expressions courantes : in fast forward, on fast forward