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fast
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., grand, petit).
1. (quick)
a. rapide
What are the fastest cars in the world?Quelles sont les voitures les plus rapides au monde ?
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
My watch is 10 minutes fast.Ma montre avance de 10 minutes.
My watch is fast. Can you tell me what time it is?Ma montre a de l’avance. Tu peux me dire quelle heure il est ?
3. (firm)
a. solide
I attached the shelf to the wall myself, so it's fast. It won't fall over.J'ai fixé l'étagère au mur moi-même, donc elle est solide. Elle ne risque pas de tomber.
4. (close)
a. fidèle
Kassie and David have been fast friends for over 20 years.Kassie et David sont des amis fidèles depuis plus de 20 ans.
a. résistant
You can wash this sweatshirt with the other clothes. The color is fast.Tu peux laver ce sweat-shirt avec d’autres vêtements. La couleur est résistante.
6. (colloquial) (pejorative) (promiscuous)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. facile (pejorative)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
After I refused to go out with him, Simon tried to start rumors that I was a fast girl.Après que j'ai refusé de sortir avec lui, Simon a essayé de me faire passer pour une fille facile.
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb (e.g., très, gentiment).
7. (quickly)
a. rapidement
Everything happened so fast that I hardly remember it.Tout s'est passé si rapidement que je m'en souviens à peine.
b. vite
The gnomes moved really fast, so we weren't able to follow them.Les gnomes bougeaient très vite, donc nous n’avons pas pu les suivre.
8. (firmly)
9. (soundly)
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
a. le jeûne (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Marta had to go on a fast before the operation.Marta a dû faire un jeûne avant l'opération.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
Conjugations
Indicative of "fast"
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