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/fɑːst/ /fæst/

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noun

Train rapide

A train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination, typically just the principal stations

Examples :

"The fast train to town only stops at the main station, not the smaller ones. "

Le train rapide pour la ville ne s'arrête qu'à la gare principale, pas aux plus petites.

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adjective

Fixe, stable

Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.

Examples :

"That rope is dangerously loose. Make it fast!"

Cette corde est dangereusement lâche. Fixez-la !

structure technical physics essential

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adjective

Fort, imprenable

Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.

Examples :

"The castle walls were fast, making it nearly impossible to breach. "

Les murs du château étaient forts, ce qui rendait presque impossible de les percer.

military architecture building essential

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adjective

Fidèle, dévoué

(of people) Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now mostly in set phrases like fast friend(s).)

Examples :

"My fast friend, Sarah, always supports me through thick and thin. "

Mon amie fidèle, Sarah, me soutient toujours envers et contre tout.

character person human family attitude essential

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adjective

Rapide, vite

Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid.

Examples :

"I am going to buy a fast car."

Je vais acheter une voiture rapide.

ability physics nature time essential

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adjective

Rapide

Causing unusual rapidity of play or action.

Examples :

"a fast billiard table"

Une table de billard rapide.

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adjective

Rapide

(of a piece of hardware) Able to transfer data in a short period of time.

Examples :

"The new computer's hard drive is fast; it takes only a few seconds to load large files. "

Le disque dur du nouvel ordinateur est rapide ; il ne faut que quelques secondes pour charger des fichiers volumineux.

technology computing electronics essential

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adjective

Profond, lourd

Deep or sound (of sleep); fast asleep (of people).

Examples :

"My little brother was fast asleep in his bed, so I tiptoed past his room. "

Mon petit frère dormait profondément dans son lit, alors j'ai marché sur la pointe des pieds devant sa chambre.

physiology condition essential

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adjective

Grand teint, inaltérable

(of dyes or colours) Not running or fading when subjected to detrimental conditions such as wetness or intense light; permanent.

Examples :

"All the washing has come out pink. That red tee-shirt was not fast."

Tout le lavage est devenu rose. Ce t-shirt rouge n'était pas grand teint.

color material quality essential

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adjective

Tenace, persistant

Tenacious; retentive.

Examples :

"My grandmother has a fast memory; she remembers details from her childhood vividly. "

Ma grand-mère a une mémoire tenace ; elle se souvient vivement des détails de son enfance.

mind character essential

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adjective

Fastueux, immoral

Having an extravagant lifestyle or immoral habits.

Examples :

"a fast woman"

Une femme immorale.

moral character society essential

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adjective adverb

En avance, précoce

Ahead of the correct time or schedule.

Examples :

"I think my watch is running fast."

Je pense que ma montre avance.

"There must be something wrong with the hall clock. It is always fast."

Il doit y avoir un problème avec l'horloge de la salle. Elle est toujours en avance.

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adjective

rapide, sensible à la lumière

(of photographic film) More sensitive to light than average.

Examples :

"The fast film in my camera captured the image of my dog very clearly, even though it was a cloudy day. "

Le film rapide de mon appareil photo a capturé l'image de mon chien très clairement, même si c'était une journée nuageuse.

technical technology electronics essential

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adverb

Solidement, fermement

In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved; safe, sound .

Examples :

"Hold this rope as fast as you can."

Tenez cette corde aussi solidement que vous le pouvez.

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adverb

Profondément

(of sleeping) Deeply or soundly .

Examples :

"He is fast asleep."

Il dort profondément.

physiology body essential

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adverb

Rapidement, vite

Immediately following in place or time; close, very near .

Examples :

"The bus arrived fast after the scheduled time. "

Le bus est arrivé rapidement après l'heure prévue.

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adverb

Rapidement, vite

Quickly, with great speed; within a short time .

Examples :

"Do it as fast as you can."

Fais-le aussi vite que tu peux.

time action essential

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En avance, trop tôt

Ahead of the correct time or schedule.

Examples :

"The train was fast; it arrived at the station an hour before the schedule. "

Le train était en avance ; il est arrivé à la gare une heure avant l'horaire prévu.

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interjection

Halte là

Short for "stand fast", a warning not to pass between the arrow and the target

Examples :

""Fast!" shouted the archery coach, stopping the children from moving between the arrow and the target. "

Halte là !", cria l'entraîneur de tir à l'arc, empêchant les enfants de passer entre la flèche et la cible.

military weapon sport communication exclamation essential

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noun

Jeûne

The act or practice of abstaining from food or of eating very little food.

Examples :

"Their strict religious fast meant they didn't eat anything all day. "

Leur jeûne religieux strict signifiait qu'ils ne mangeaient rien de toute la journée.

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noun

Jeûne

The period of time during which one abstains from or eats very little food.

Examples :

"Lent and Ramadan are fasts of two religions."

Le carême et le ramadan sont des jeûnes de deux religions.

religion period food ritual culture essential

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verb

Jeûner

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 medical reasons.

Examples :

"Muslims fast during Ramadan and Catholics during Lent."

Les musulmans jeûnent pendant le Ramadan et les catholiques pendant le Carême.

religion food medicine culture action essential