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Vocabulaire pour l'IELTS Academic (Score 6-7) - Speed

Ici, vous apprendrez quelques mots anglais liés à la vitesse qui sont nécessaires pour l'examen académique IELTS.

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Vocabulary for Academic IELTS (6-7)
hurried
hurried
[Adjectif]

done or moving at a fast pace with a sense of urgency or haste

pressé, précipité

pressé, précipité

hasty
hasty
[Adjectif]

done with excessive speed or urgency

précipité, hâtif

précipité, hâtif

Ex: They made a hasty retreat when the weather turned bad. 
rapid-fire
rapid-fire
[Adjectif]

happening one after the other

en rafale, à un rythme soutenu

en rafale, à un rythme soutenu

agile
agile
[Adjectif]

able to move quickly and easily

agile

agile

Ex: The agile cat leaped effortlessly onto the fence. 
swift
swift
[Adjectif]

occurring or moving with great speed

rapide, véloce

rapide, véloce

Ex: The swift wind carried the kite high into the sky. 
accelerated
accelerated
[Adjectif]

moving or progressing at a faster rate than usual

accéléré, rapide

accéléré, rapide

Ex: The accelerated pace of the course allowed students to complete it in half the time. 
speedful
speedful
[Adjectif]

characterized by swiftness and rapid movement

rapide, véloce

rapide, véloce

rushed
rushed
[Adjectif]

done quickly without much time

précipité, pressé

précipité, pressé

fleet
fleet
[Adjectif]

moving in a high speed

rapide, véloce

rapide, véloce

Ex: The fleet deer leaped gracefully through the forest. 
flying
flying
[Adjectif]

done quickly, rapidly, or briefly

rapide, éclair

rapide, éclair

sluggish
sluggish
[Adjectif]

moving, reacting, or functioning more slowly than usual

lent, mou

lent, mou

Ex: She dragged her feet in a sluggish pace down the hallway. 
lagging
lagging
[Adjectif]

moving too slowly, hence falling behind

en retard, à la traîne

en retard, à la traîne

unhurried
unhurried
[Adjectif]

happening in a relaxed and unrushed manner

décontracté, paisible

décontracté, paisible

Ex: She enjoyed an unhurried walk through the park. 
to decelerate

to slow down or reduce the speed of something

décélérer

décélérer

Ex: The pilot carefully decelerated the airplane, bringing it to a smooth landing on the runway. 
to stall
to stall
[verbe]

to cease to make progress or move forward

caler, stagner

caler, stagner

Ex: The project stalled when the team ran out of resources. 
to whizz
to whizz
[verbe]

to move rapidly

filer, passer comme une flèche

filer, passer comme une flèche

Ex: The cyclist whizzed by the pedestrians on the bike path, effortlessly maneuvering through the crowd. 
to quicken
to quicken
[verbe]

to speed up or accelerate

accélérer, hâter

accélérer, hâter

to speed up

to become faster

accélérer, se précipiter

accélérer, se précipiter

Ex: The river currents began to speed up after heavy rainfall in the upstream areas. 
to accelerate

to make a vehicle, machine or object move more quickly

accélérer

accélérer

Ex: The pilot smoothly pushed the throttle forward to accelerate the airplane for takeoff. 
to hasten
to hasten
[verbe]

to accelerate one's movement with a sense of speed or urgency

se dépêcher

se dépêcher

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