accelerate

accelerare

Muoversi più velocemente o far aumentare la velocità di un veicolo.

In inglese semplice: To move faster, or make a vehicle move faster.

• The car began to accelerate.
• She accelerated smoothly onto the main road.
• Do not accelerate too hard on wet roads.

Come si usa: accelerate from A to B (The car accelerated from thirty to sixty miles per hour.)

Sinonimi: speed up

Contrari: decelerate

Espressioni comuni: accelerate quickly, accelerate the car, accelerate smoothly

accelerare

Far procedere più rapidamente un processo o un cambiamento.

In inglese semplice: To make a process or change happen more quickly.

• Warm weather can accelerate plant growth.
• The new machines accelerated production.
• How can we accelerate the recovery process?

Sinonimi: speed up, hasten

Contrari: slow, delay

Espressioni comuni: accelerate growth, accelerate development, accelerate the process

anticipare, affrettare

Far accadere qualcosa prima di quando sarebbe accaduto normalmente.

In inglese semplice: To make an event happen sooner than it otherwise would.

• The storm accelerated our departure.
• They accelerated the launch by two weeks.
• These events may accelerate a final decision.

Sinonimi: hasten, bring forward

Contrari: postpone, delay

Espressioni comuni: accelerate our departure, accelerate the launch, accelerate a decision