The German word for fast is
schnell
German Definition
fast | |
[1] schnell | |
[1a] The car is fast as lightning. | |
Das Auto ist schnell wie der Blitz. | |
[1b] He moved fast. | |
Er bewegte sich schnell. | |
Verb: | |
[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. |
Translations for fast and their definitions
Fastenzeit | ||
n-f. (religion) fasting period | ||
n-f. (Christianity) Lent |
Fasten | ||
n. fasting | ||
v. to fast | ||
v. first-person plural preterite of fasen | ||
v. third-person plural preterite of fasen | ||
v. first-person plural subjunctive of fasen | ||
v. third-person plural subjunctive of fasen |
schnell | © | ||
adj. quick, fast | |||
Er fährt ein schnelles Auto. - He is driving a fast car. | |||
Ich brauche eine schnelle Antwort. - I need a quick answer. | |||
adv. quickly | |||
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? |
Tief | © | ||
n. (meteorology) low | |||
adj. (also, figuratively) deep | |||
Wie tief ist das Wasser? - How deep is the water? | |||
Sie hat ein tiefes Verständnis der russischen Kultur. - She has a deep understanding of Russian culture. | |||
adj. low (situated close to, or below, the ground) | |||
Du hast das Bild zu tief gehängt. - You hung the picture too low. | |||
adj. (figuratively, Switzerland) low (small, not high in amount or quantity, value, etc.) | |||
tiefere Abgaben - lower taxes | |||
adv. deeply, profoundly | |||
adv. thoroughly, in depth |
farbecht | ||
adj. colourfast |
Fest | ||
n. celebration, festival, party | ||
adj. firm; compact; hard | ||
adj. firm; fixed; rigid | ||
adj. firm; steadfast |
befestigt | ||
Participle. past participle of befestigen | ||
v. second-person plural present of befestigen | ||
v. third-person singular present of befestigen | ||
v. plural imperative of befestigen |
beständig | ||
adj. constant, stable, steady, abiding, enduring | ||
Nichts ist so beständig wie der Wandel. - Nothing is so constant as change. (Proverb) | ||
adj. (often with gegen) resistant |
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