fast Définition - Anglais Dictionnaire | fast Explications et Prononciations

NomPLfastsSUF-fast

(Britain, rail transport) A train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination, typically just the principal stations.

VI To abstain from food, or eat very little, especially for religious or medical reasons.
1. Muslims fast during Ramadan.

AdjectifCOMfasterSUPfastest

(dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.
1. That rope is dangerously loose. Make it fast!

(of people) Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now only in set phrases like "fast friend".).

(computing, of a piece of hardware) Able to transfer data in a short period of time.

Deep or sound (of sleep); fast asleep (of people).

COL Having an extravagant lifestyle or immoral habits.

(of photographic film) More sensitive to light than average.

In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved.
1. Hold this rope as fast as you can. ‎

(of sleeping) Deeply or soundly.

Faster than a speeding bit, the internet upended media and entertainment companies. Piracy soared, and sales of albums and films slid. Newspapers lost advertising and readers to websites. Stores selling books, CDs and DVDs went bust. Doomsayers predicted that consumers and advertisers would abandon pay-television en masse in favour of online alternatives.

Interjection

(archery) Short for "stand fast", a warning not to pass between the arrow and the target.

Plus d'exemples

Utilisé au milieu de la phrase
- As soon as I heard about the fire I legged it over here as fast as I could.
- This coreset based learning approach can be applied for both real-time learning of small, varied data and fast learning of big data..
- f anyone asks questions, they'll fold up faster than a gypsy roofing company. ‎
Utilisé dans la fin de la phrase
- We're always getting the drop on our competitors because the owner really knows the business and can act fast.
- I don't like driving that old car because it always steers a little to the left so I'm forever compensating for that when I drive it. Trust me, it gets annoying real fast.
- Navigating by trial and error may get you there eventually, but using a map is faster.

fast