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The German word for fast is
schnell





fast

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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