Englisch > Deutsch | |
fast | |
1. [1] schnell | |
[1a] The car is fast as lightning. | |
Das Auto ist schnell wie der Blitz. | |
[1b] He moved fast. | |
Er bewegte sich schnell. | |
2. Verb: | |
3. [1] fasten | |
[1] „During Lent, many of the faithful commit to fasting or giving up certain types of luxuries as a form of penitence.“ | |
Während der Fastenzeit verpflichten sich viele Gläubige dazu, zu fasten oder gewisse Arten von Luxus aufzugeben als eine Form von Buße. | |
Englisch > Englisch | |
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. subst. (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. subst. The act or practice of abstaining from food or of eating very little food. |  |
22. subst. The period of time during which one abstains from or eats very little food. |  |
Lent and Ramadan are fasts of two religions. |  |
Deutsch > Englisch | |
schnell | |
1. adj. quick, fast |  |
Er fährt ein schnelles Auto. - He is driving a fast car. |  |
Ich brauche eine schnelle Antwort. - I need a quick answer. |  |
2. adv. quickly |  |
3. adv. again; quick; used after a question to imply that one ought to know the answer |  |
Wie heißt er schnell? - What’s his name again? |  |