speed2
sped, sped (tb speeded, speeded) /spiːd/Translation
v [t, i]
→ to speed (sth) up [m]›
⇨ ir a gran velocidad
The motorbike sped down the hill La motocicleta iba a gran velocidad por la colina
■ constr. Se usa generalmente seguido de una preposición o un adverbio›
⇨ exceder el límite de velocidad
He was fined for speeding on the motorway Le multaron por exceder el límite de velocidad en la autopista
⇨ sobrepasar la velocidad
■ Solamente se puede utilizar en tiempos continuos(Definition of speed v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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