| Traduções principais |
| faster adj | (able to move more quickly) | mais rápido, mais veloz loc adj |
| | Which is faster, a cougar or a tiger? |
| | O que é mais rápido um puma ou um tigre? |
| faster than [sth/sb] adj + conj | (able to move more quickly than) | mais rápido loc adj |
| | | mais veloz loc adj |
| | Superman is faster than a speeding bullet. |
| | Superman é mais rápido que uma bala. |
| faster adj | (less time-consuming) | mais rápido, mais depressa loc adj |
| | Let's have soup, it's faster to make. |
| | Vamos comer sopa, é mais rápido de fazer. |
| faster than [sth/sb] adj + conj | (less time-consuming than) | mais rápido loc adj |
| | | mais veloz loc adj |
| | Ian mostly eats ready-meals because they are faster than cooking from scratch. |
| faster adv | (more quickly) | mais rapidamente, mais depressa loc adv |
| | You'll go down faster if you wax your skis. |
| | Você vai descer mais rápido se encerar seus esquis. |
| the faster n | (quicker of two) | mais rápido loc adj |
| | | mais veloz loc adj |
| | Out of the leopard and the cheetah, which is the faster? |
| Traduções complementares |
| fast adj | (film: sensitive) | sensível adj |
| | This is a fast film, so don't expose it too long. |
| | Este é um filme sensível, portanto, não o exponha por muito tempo. |
| fast adj | (fixed) | firme, fixo adj |
| | Don't worry about that handle - it's fast now. |
| | Não se preocupe com aquela maçaneta - está firme agora. |
| fast adj | slang (promiscuous) | fácil adj |
| | Stay away from her - everyone says she is fast. |
| | Fique longe dela - todo mundo diz que ela é fácil. |
| fast adj | (color: does not fade) | durável, permanente adj |
| | Yes, these colours are fast and should not bleed. |
| | Sim, essas cores são duráveis e não devem desbotar. |
| fast adj | (friend: close, loyal) (informal) | do peito loc adj |
| | | leal adj |
| | | fiel adj |
| | Through the years, they remained fast friends. |
| | Eles permaneceram amigos do peito durante anos. |
| fast adv | (ahead of time) | rápido adj |
| | His presentation ran fast, so they had time for questions at the end. |
| | A apresentação dele foi rápida, então eles tiveram tempo de fazer perguntas no final. |
Formas compostas:
fast | faster |
| acid-fast adj | (resistant to acid) | ácido-álcool resistente loc adj |
| | | álcool-ácido resistente loc adj |
blazing fast,
blazing-fast adj | US, figurative (rapid) | muito rápido adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | The racehorse's pace was blazing fast. |
| fast asleep adj | (sleeping deeply) | adormecido adj |
| | I love being awake when everyone else in the house is fast asleep. |
fast colors (US),
fast colours (UK) npl | (dyes: do not fade) | cores permanentes loc sf,pl |
fast flowing,
fast-flowing adj | (water: rapid) (água) | de curso rápido loc adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | The stream was fast flowing. |
| fast food n | (junk food) (anglicismo) | fast-food sm |
| Nota: 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. |
| | De vez em quando, comemos fast-food quando não temos tempo para cozinhar. |
fast food,
fast-food n as adj | (relating to fast food) (estrangeirismo) | fast-food sm |
| | Many fast-food items contain unhealthy amounts of sugar and fat. |
| | Muitos componentes dos fast-foods têm quantidades de açúcar e gorduras excessivas. |
fast forward,
fast-forward vi | (advance rapidly) | avançar v int |
| | 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) | avançar v int |
| | I often fast forward through the boring parts of movies. |
fast forward [sth],
fast-forward [sth] vtr | (advance rapidly) | avançar vt |
| | I fast-forwarded the recap as I had only recently watched the previous episodes. |
| fast forward n | (button: advance) (botão) | avançar sf |
| | He hit fast forward, and images in the film sped by. |
| fast forward n | figurative (rapid movement) (figurado) | avançar sf |
| | Everything was happening so fast that she felt as though her life were on fast forward. |
| fast lane n | (express lane of roadway) | pista rápida sf |
| fast lane n | figurative (competitive, exciting scene or activity) | atividade empolgante sf + adj |
| fast mover n | informal ([sb] who acts promptly) | pessoa rápida loc sf |
| | Veronica had an idea for a business and, within a couple of weeks, she had it up and running; she's a fast mover! |
| fast pace n | (brisk or rapid rhythm) | passo rápido loc sm |
| | He walked at such a fast pace that it was difficult to keep up with him. |
fast paced,
fast-paced adj | (moving rapidly) (ritmo) | rápido adj |
| | | acelerado adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | It was such a fast-paced movie that I felt a little dizzy afterward. |
| | Foi um filme de ritmo tão acelerado que eu me senti um pouco tonto depois. A vida na cidade pode ser muito acelerada. |
fast paced,
fast-paced adj | (happening rapidly) | rápido adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Life in the city can be very fast paced. |
| fast track n | figurative (route to rapid advancement) | via rápida loc sf |
| | 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) | de via rápida loc adj |
| fast-track [sb]⇒ vtr | (speed the progress of) (figurado, progresso de algo) | acelerar vt |
| fast-track [sth]⇒ vtr | (speed the progress of) (figurado, progresso de algo) | acelerar vt |
| | His father put pressure on them to fast-track his application. |
| fast-acting adj | (which takes effect quickly) | de ação rápida loc adj |
fast-food restaurant,
fast food restaurant n | (restaurant: rapid service) | restaurante fast-food sm |
| | Fast-food restaurants tend to serve unhealthy food. |
fast-growing,
fast growing adj | (rapidly getting physically bigger) | de crescimento rápido loc adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
fast-growing,
fast growing adj | (rapidly increasing) | de crescimento rápido loc adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| fast-moving adj | (quick) | rápido, veloz adj |
| | The fast-moving traffic on this street makes it dangerous to cross. |
| fast-moving adj | (action, plot, novel: fast-paced) | interessante, frenético adj |
| | Right now I'm reading a fast-moving novel about a man's journey around the world. |
| | No momento, estou lendo um romance interessante sobre a jornada de um homem ao redor do mundo. |
| fast-talking adj | (talks facilely to persuade) | charlatão, trapaceiro adj |
| go fast vi | (move quickly) | andar rápido loc v |
| | I like to go fast in my car. |
| go fast vi | figurative (pass quickly: time) (tempo, hora) | passar rápido loc v |
| | Time always goes fast when I am with you. |
| hard-and-fast adj | (rule: strictly enforced) (regras: estritas, rígidas) | rigoroso, imutável, inflexível adj |
| | The company has no hard-and-fast dress code, but everyone wears a business suit. |
| live fast v expr | informal, figurative (behave recklessly) (ter comportamento desregrado) | viver uma vida louca expres v |
| pull a fast one v expr | informal (trick [sb] stealthily) | pegar alguém desprevenido expres v |
| stand fast v expr | figurative (not change one's mind) | ficar firme loc v |
| | | insistir vt |
| | Once I make my mind up, I always stand fast in my decision. |
| stand fast v expr | (not move) | ficar imóvel loc v |
| | 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. |