| Wichtigste Übersetzungen |
| faster adj | (able to move more quickly) (ugs) | flotter Adj |
| | | schneller Adj |
| | | rascher Adj |
| | Which is faster, a cougar or a tiger? |
| | Was ist schneller, ein Puma oder ein Tiger? |
| faster than [sth/sb] adj + conj | (able to move more quickly than) | schneller als [jmd] Adj + Konj |
| | Superman is faster than a speeding bullet. |
| | Superman ist schneller als eine Kugel. |
| faster adj | (less time-consuming) | schneller Adj |
| | | rascher Adj |
| | Let's have soup, it's faster to make. |
| | Lasst uns Suppe kochen, die ist schneller fertig. |
| faster than [sth/sb] adj + conj | (less time-consuming than) | schneller als [jmd] Adj + Konj |
| | Ian mostly eats ready-meals because they are faster than cooking from scratch. |
| | Ian isst häufig Fertiggerichte, denn die gehen schneller als sich frisch etwas zuzubereiten. |
| faster adv | (more quickly) (ugs) | flotter Adv |
| | | schneller Adv |
| | | rascher Adv |
| | You'll go down faster if you wax your skis. |
| | Du fährst schneller, wenn du die Skier einwachst. |
| the faster n | (quicker of two) | Schnellerer Nm |
| | Out of the leopard and the cheetah, which is the faster? |
| Wichtigste Übersetzungen |
| fast adj | (quick, rapid) | schnell Adj |
| | The fast fox caught the chicken. |
| | Der schnelle Fuchs fing das Huhn. |
| fast adv | (quickly) | schnell Adj als Adv |
| | She ran fast to catch the train. |
| | Sie lief schnell, um den Zug zu bekommen. |
| fast adv | (firmly) | strikt Adj als Adv |
| | | streng Adj als Adv |
| | You must adhere fast to the rules of the organization. |
| | Sie müssen sich strikt an die Richtlinien des Vereins halten. |
| fast n | (period without food) | Fasten Nn |
| | The fast lasts for forty days. |
| | Das Fasten dauert vierzig Tage an. |
| fast adj | (clock: ahead of time) | vor Präp |
| | That clock is five minutes fast. |
| | Die Uhr geht fünf Minuten vor. |
| fast⇒ vi | (not eat for a period) (Religion) | fasten Vi |
| | Some religions require its followers to fast during a holy season. |
| | Bei manchen Religionen müssen die Gläubigen während der heiligen Zeit fasten. |
| fast vi | (protest by not eating) (Protest) | fasten Vi |
| | To protest his treatment, the prisoner decided to fast. |
| | Um dagegen zu protestieren wie mit ihm umgegangen wird, entschloss sich der Gefangene zu fasten. |
Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
fast | faster |
| acid-fast adj | (resistant to acid) | säurefest Adj |
| | | unempfindlich gegenüber Säure Rdw |
blazing fast,
blazing-fast adj | US, figurative (rapid) | höllisch schnell Adj |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | The racehorse's pace was blazing fast. |
| fast asleep adj | (sleeping deeply) | tief schlafen Adv + Vi |
| | I love being awake when everyone else in the house is fast asleep. |
| fast food n | (junk food) (Anglizismus) | Fast Food Nn |
| | | Schnellimbiss Nm |
| | (abschätzig, Anglizismus) | Junkfood Nn |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen may be used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun |
| | We eat fast food occasionally when we don't have time to cook. |
| | Manchmal, wenn wir keine Zeit zum Kochen haben, essen wir Fast Food. |
fast food,
fast-food n as adj | (relating to fast food) | Fastfood- Präf |
| | Many fast-food items contain unhealthy amounts of sugar and fat. |
| | Viele Fastfoodprodukte enthalten ungesunde Mengen an Zucker und Fett. |
fast forward,
fast-forward vi | (advance rapidly) | vorspulen Vi, sepa |
| | Fast forward to the last five minutes of the film clip - that's the funniest bit. |
fast forward through [sth],
fast-forward through [sth] vi + prep | (advance rapidly through) | durch [etw] springen Präp + Vi |
| | | vorspulen Vi, sepa |
| | I often fast forward through the boring parts of movies. |
fast forward [sth],
fast-forward [sth] vtr | (advance rapidly) | überspringen Vt, fix |
| | I fast-forwarded the recap as I had only recently watched the previous episodes. |
| fast forward n | (button: advance) (ugs) | Vorspulen Nn |
| | (TV) | Schnellvorlauf Nm |
| | He hit fast forward, and images in the film sped by. |
| fast forward n | figurative (rapid movement) | Schnelldurchlauf Nm |
| | Everything was happening so fast that she felt as though her life were on fast forward. |
fast lane,
the fast lane n | (express lane of roadway) | Überholspur Nf |
| | Driving too slowly in the fast lane can be hazardous. |
| the fast lane n | figurative (competitive, exciting scene or activity) (übertragen) | Überholspur Nf |
| | Matt's life in the fast lane of London banking was stressing him out; he dreamed of retiring in the country. |
| fast pace n | (brisk or rapid rhythm) | schneller Schritt Adj + Nm |
| | He walked at such a fast pace that it was difficult to keep up with him. |
fast paced,
fast-paced adj | (moving rapidly) | rasant Adj |
| | | temporeich Adj |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | It was such a fast-paced movie that I felt a little dizzy afterward. |
| | Der Film war so rasant, dass mir danach ein wenig schwindelig war. |
fast paced,
fast-paced adj | (happening rapidly) (ugs) | schnelllebig Adj |
| | (liter) | rasant Adj |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Life in the city can be very fast paced. |
| | Das Leben in der Stadt kann sehr schnelllebig sein. |
| fast track n | figurative (route to rapid advancement) (übertragen) | Überholspur Nf |
| | | Schnell- Präf |
| | This course is a fast track to A-level exams that takes one year rather than the usual two. |
| fast-track n as adj | figurative (accelerated or privileged) | privilegiert Adj |
| | | bevorzugt V Part Perf |
| | | bevorrechtigt V Part Perf |
| fast-track [sb]⇒ vtr | (speed the progress of) | jmdn unterstützen Vt fix |
| | | jmdn voranbringen Vt, sepa |
| | (übertragen) | Beziehungen spielen lassen, damit [etw] schneller geht Rdw |
| fast-track [sth]⇒ vtr | (speed the progress of) | etwas schneller bearbeiten Adj + Vt |
| | (übertragen) | etwas ankurbeln Vt, sepa |
| | (übertragen) | etwas in Gang bringen Rdw |
| | | etwas beschleunigen Vt |
| | His father put pressure on them to fast-track his application. |
| | Sein Vater setzte sie unter Druck, damit sie seine Bewerbung schneller bearbeiteten. |
| fast-acting adj | (which takes effect quickly) (Medikament) | schnell wirkend Adj + V Part Präs |
| | (Person) | schnell handelnd Adj + V Part Präs |
fast-food restaurant,
fast food restaurant n | (restaurant: rapid service) | Imbiss Nm |
| | | Schnellimbiss Nm |
| | (Anglizismus) | Fast-Food-Restaurant Nn |
| | Fast-food restaurants tend to serve unhealthy food. |
fast-growing,
fast growing adj | (rapidly getting physically bigger) | schnell wachsen Adj + Vi |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
fast-growing,
fast growing adj | (rapidly increasing) | wachstumsstark Adj |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| fast-moving adj | (quick) | sich schnell bewegen Adv + Vr |
| | | schnell Adj |
| | | rasch Adj |
| | The fast-moving traffic on this street makes it dangerous to cross. |
| fast-moving adj | (action, plot, novel: fast-paced) | spannend Adj |
| | (Anglizismus) | actionreich Adj |
| | Right now I'm reading a fast-moving novel about a man's journey around the world. |
| fast-talking adj | (talks facilely to persuade) | überzeugend Adj |
| go fast vi | (move quickly) | schnell fahren Adj + Vi |
| | | schnell gehen Adj + Vi |
| | I like to go fast in my car. |
| go fast vi | figurative (pass quickly: time) | schnell vorbei gehen Rdw |
| | | schnell vorbei sein Rdw |
| | Time always goes fast when I am with you. |
| hard-and-fast adj | (rule: strictly enforced) | verpflichtend V Part Präs |
| | | verbindlich Adj |
| | | obligatorisch Adj |
| | The company has no hard-and-fast dress code, but everyone wears a business suit. |
| hard-and-fast rule n | (rule: unbreakable) | feste Regel Adj + Nf |
| | | festgeschriebene Regel V Part Perf + Nf |
| | | allgemein gültige Regel Rdw |
| | There's no hard-and-fast rule about what makes good picnic food. |
| pull a fast one v expr | informal (trick [sb] stealthily) (übertragen) | jmdn übers Ohr hauen Rdw |
| | (übertragen) | jmdn über den Tisch ziehen Rdw |
| | | austricksen Vt, sepa |
| stand fast v expr | figurative (not change one's mind) | bei [etw] bleiben Präp + Vi |
| | | an [etw] festhalten Präp + Vi,sepa |
| | | auf [etw] beharren Präp + Vi |
| | Once I make my mind up, I always stand fast in my decision. |
| stand fast v expr | (not move) | nicht bewegen Adv + Vr |
| | | stillhalten, stillstehen Vi, sepa |
| | | stehenbleiben Vi, sepa |
| | I expected the cat to run away but it stood fast. |
| | The guards at Buckingham Palace are trained to stand fast, even if tourists provoke them. |