| Traduceri principale |
| fast adj | (quick, rapid) | rapid adj. |
| | (invariabil) | iute adj. |
| | The fast fox caught the chicken. |
| | Vulpea cea rapidă a prins găina. |
| | Vulpea cea iute a prins găina. |
| fast adv | (quickly) | repede adv. |
| | She ran fast to catch the train. |
| | A alergat repede, ca să prindă trenul. |
| fast adv | (firmly) | ferm adv. |
| | | neclintit adv. |
| | You must adhere fast to the rules of the organization. |
| fast n | (period without food) (religios) | post s.n. |
| | The fast lasts for forty days. |
| | Postul durează patruzeci de zile. |
| fast adj | (clock: ahead of time) | înainte adv. |
| | That clock is five minutes fast. |
| | Ceasul e cu cinci minute înainte. |
| fast⇒ vi | (not eat for a period) | a posti vb.intranz. |
| | | a nu mânca de dulce loc.vb. |
| | Some religions require its followers to fast during a holy season. |
| | Anumite religii le cer credincioșilor să postească înaintea unei mari sărbători. |
| | Anumite religii le cer credincioșilor să nu mănânce de dulce înaintea unei mari sărbători. |
| fast vi | (protest by not eating) | a face greva foamei loc.vb. |
| | | a se înfometa vb.reflex. |
| | To protest his treatment, the prisoner decided to fast. |
| | Ca protest față de tratamentul aplicat, prizonierul a decis să facă greva foamei. |
| | Ca protest față de tratamentul aplicat, prizonierul a decis să se înfometeze. |
| Traduceri suplimentare |
| fast adj | (ahead of time) | repede adv. |
| | You arrived here fast. |
| | Ai ajuns aici repede. |
| fast adj | (film: sensitive) | sensibil adj. |
| | This is a fast film, so don't expose it too long. |
| | E un rolfilm sensibil la lumină, nu folosi timpi mari de expunere. |
| fast adj | (fixed) | reparat adj. |
| | Don't worry about that handle - it's fast now. |
| | Nu-ți face griji pentru mânerul acela, e reparat. |
| fast adj | (immoral) | ușuratic adj. |
| | | de moravuri ușoare loc.adj. |
| | Stay away from her - everyone says she is fast. |
| | Ține-te departe de ea, toți spun că e ușuratică. |
| | Ține-te departe de ea, se spune că e o femeie de moravuri ușoare. |
| fast adj | (color: does not fade) | rapid adj. |
| | Yes, these colours are fast and should not bleed. |
| | Așa e, culorile astea se usucă rapid și nu ar trebui să întineze. |
| fast adj | (friend: close, loyal) | apropiat adj. |
| | | loial, credincios adj. |
| | Through the years, they remained fast friends. |
Locuțiuni verbale
fast | fasting |
| hold fast to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (firmly, tightly) | a se ține bine de loc.vb. |
| | | a fi bine prins de vb.intranz. |
| | The rope held fast to the boat. |
| hold fast to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (uphold: principle, idea) | a fi neclintit în vb.intranz. |
| | | a nu renunța la, a nu ceda la vb.intranz. |
| | | a rămâne fidel expr. |
| | | a crede cu tărie expr. |
| | He holds fast to his socialist principles. |
Forme compuse:
fast | fasting |
blazing fast,
blazing-fast adj | US, figurative (rapid) | rapid, iute adj. |
| | | fulgerător adj. |
| Notă: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | The racehorse's pace was blazing fast. |
| fast asleep adj | (sleeping deeply) | adormit profund adj. |
| | I love being awake when everyone else in the house is fast asleep. |
| fast food n | (junk food) (nesănătoasă) | mâncare procesată s.f. |
| | | mâncare pregătită rapid s.f. |
| Notă: 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. |
fast food,
fast-food n as adj | (relating to fast food) (anglicism) | fast-food adj. |
| Notă: termen referitor la preparate alimentare precum hamburgeri, pizza, cartofi prăjiți etc. |
| | Many fast-food items contain unhealthy amounts of sugar and fat. |
fast forward,
fast-forward vi | (advance rapidly) | a derula repede înainte loc.vb. |
| | Fast forward to the last five minutes of the film clip - that's the funniest bit. |
fast forward [sth],
fast-forward [sth] vtr | (advance rapidly) | a derula repede înainte loc.vb. |
| fast forward n | (button: advance) (tastă pe telecomandă) | derulare rapidă s.f. |
| | He hit fast forward, and images in the film sped by. |
| fast forward n | figurative (rapid movement) (figurat) | pe repede înainte expr. |
| | Everything was happening so fast that she felt as though her life were on fast forward. |
| fast lane n | (express lane of roadway) (autostradă) | bandă pentru viteză s.f. |
| fast lane n | figurative (competitive, exciting scene or activity) | activitate interesantă, activitate captivantă s.f. |
| fast pace n | (brisk or rapid rhythm) | ritm rapid s.n. |
| | He walked at such a fast pace that it was difficult to keep up with him. |
fast paced,
fast-paced adj | (moving rapidly) (ritm) | rapid, intens adj. |
| Notă: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | It was such a fast-paced movie that I felt a little dizzy afterward. |
fast paced,
fast-paced adj | (happening rapidly) | rapid, intens adj. |
| | | accelerat adj. |
| | Life in the city can be very fast paced. |
| fast track n | figurative (route to rapid advancement) | avansare prioritară / accelerată s.f. |
| | 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) (figurativ) | fulminant adj. |
| | | rapid adj. |
| fast-track [sb]⇒ vtr | (speed the progress of) | a grăbi vb.tranz. |
| fast-track [sth]⇒ vtr | (speed the progress of) | a urgenta, a accelera vb.tranz. |
| | | a grăbi vb.tranz. |
| | His father put pressure on them to fast-track his application. |
fast-food restaurant,
fast-food restaurant n | (restaurant: rapid service) | fast-food |
| | Fast-food restaurants tend to serve unhealthy food. |
| fast-moving adj | (quick) | rapid adj. |
| | (dezvoltare) | accelerat adj. |
| | The fast-moving traffic on this street makes it dangerous to cross. |
| go fast vi | (move quickly) | a se mișca repede vb.intranz. |
| | | a merge cu viteză expr.vb. |
| | I like to go fast in my car. |
| go fast vi | figurative (pass quickly: time) (timp) | a trece repede loc.vb. |
| | Time always goes fast when I am with you. |
| hard-and-fast adj | (rule: strictly enforced) | strict, rigid adj. |
| | | riguros adj. |
| | The company has no hard-and-fast dress code, but everyone wears a business suit. |
| hard-and-fast rule n | (rule: unbreakable) | regulă strictă, regulă fixă s.f. |
| | There's no hard-and-fast rule about what makes good picnic food. |
| live fast v expr | informal, figurative (behave recklessly) | a duce o viață de desfrâu expr. |
| | | a trăi viața la maxim, a trăi viața într-un ritm nebun expr. |
| stand fast v expr | figurative (not change one's mind) | a se ține tare loc.vb. |
| | | a nu se răzgândi vb.reflex. |
| | Once I make my mind up, I always stand fast in my decision. |
| stand fast v expr | (not move) | a nu se mișca vb.reflex. |
| | 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. |