Speed

Swift

[ aggettivo ]

/swɪft/ or /svift/

s

s

w

w

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ɪ

f

f

t

t

(rapido)

veloce

occurring or moving with great speed

Sluggish

[ aggettivo ]

/slə.gɪʃ/ or /slē.gish/

s

s

l

l

u

ə

gg

g

i

ɪ

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ʃ

lento

moving, responding, or functioning at a slow pace

Unhurried

[ aggettivo ]

/ʌn.hɜ.rid/ or /an.hē.rid/

u

ə

n

n

h

h

u

ɜ

rr

r

ie

i

d

d

(rilassato)

tranquillo

happening in a relaxed and unrushed manner

To decelerate

[ Verbo ]

/dɪ.sɛ.lɜ.reɪt/ or /di.se.lē.reit/

d

d

e

ɪ

c

s

e

ɛ

l

l

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ɜ

r

r

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eɪ

t

t

e

(ridurre la velocità)

decelerare

to slow down or reduce the speed of something

To speed up

[ Verbo ]

/spˈiːd ˈʌp/

accelerare

to become faster

To accelerate

[ Verbo ]

/æ.ksɛ.lɜ.reɪt/ or /ā.kse.lē.reit/

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æ

cc

ks

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ɛ

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l

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ɜ

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eɪ

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accelerare

to make a vehicle, machine or object move more quickly