OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 3369

speed

/spiːd/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
rapidez • velocidad
The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion.
How does Usain Bolt run at that speed?
velocidad
The rate of motion or action, specifically the magnitude of the velocity; the rate distance is traversed in a given time.
Speed limits provide information to the drivers about the safe speed to travel in average conditions.
Train positions and speeds were established by a track magnet at each milepost, which produced a suitable mark on the punched recording tape whenever a train passed.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 3370

speed

/spiːd/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
andar velozmente
To go fast.
I have speeded hither with the very extremest inch of possibility.
The Ferrari was speeding along the road.
exceder el límite de velocidad
To exceed the speed limit.
It had these very funny, crazy plays in it, and then it had this one story about a traffic cop that falls in love with this very cute girl that’s always speeding.
Why do you speed when the road is so icy?