Verbos para cambiar la velocidad de movimiento

to rev up

Verbo

/ɹˈɛv ˈʌp/

(elevar las revoluciones)

acelerar

to increase the speed of an engine

to brake

Verbo

/breɪk/ or /breik/

b

b

r

r

a

eɪ

k

k

e

frenar

to slow down or stop a moving car, etc. by using the brakes

to decelerate

Verbo

/dɪ.sɛ.lɜ.reɪt/ or /di.se.lē.reit/

d

d

e

ɪ

c

s

e

ɛ

l

l

e

ɜ

r

r

a

eɪ

t

t

e

desacelerar

to slow down or reduce the speed of something

to slacken

Verbo

/slæ.kən/ or /slā.kēn/

s

s

l

l

a

æ

ck

k

e

ə

n

n

(disminuir)

aflojar

Disapproving

to reduce in speed

to slow down

Verbo

/sloʊ ˈdaʊn/

(acelerar menos)

reducir la velocidad

to make something go at a slower speed or pace

to stop

Verbo

/stɑp/ or /staap/

s

s

t

t

o

ɑ

p

p

parar

to not move anymore

to halt

Verbo

/hɔlt/ or /hawlt/

h

h

a

ɔ

l

l

t

t

(parar)

detener

to make someone or something stop

to park

Verbo

/pɑ:rk/ or /paark/

p

p

a

ɑ:

r

r

k

k

(aparcar, parquear)

estacionar

to move a car, bus, etc. into an empty place and leave it there for a short time

to pull up

Verbo

/pˈʊl ˈʌp/

detenerse

(of a vehicle) to come to a stop

to pull in

Verbo

/pˈʊl ˈɪn/

(meterse)

acercar

to direct a vehicle to move to the side of the road or to another location where it can stop

to pull over

Verbo

/pˈʊl ˈoʊvɚ/

(parar)

detener

to signal or direct a driver to move their vehicle to the side of the road

to draw up

Verbo

/dɹˈɔː ˈʌp/

(parar)

detener

to stop a vehicle, often in a particular location