beschleunigen

I v/t auch MOT., PHYS. accelerate; (auch Vorgang, Produktion etc.) speed up; (Niedergang, Ende) hasten; die Schritte beschleunigen quicken one’s pace; das Tempo beschleunigen speed up, pick up the pace

II v/refl speed up, gather speed; MOT. accelerate; Puls: go faster

III v/i MOT. accelerate; er beschleunigt von 0 auf 100 in 8 Sekunden it accelerates from 0 to 62 mph in 8 seconds

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to speed along; to gain speed; to quicken; to speed up; to hasten; to expedite; to accelerate;

sich beschleunigen

to gain momentum

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be|schleu|ni|gen [bə'ʃlɔynɪgn] ptp beschleunigt

1. vt

to accelerate, to speed up; Arbeit, Lieferung etc auch to expedite; Tempo auch to increase; Atem, Puls auch to quicken; Verfall, wirtschaftlichen Zusammenbruch etc to precipitate, to hasten, to accelerate

die Angst beschleunigte ihre Schritte — fear quickened or hastened her steps

See:

→ auch beschleunigt

2. vr

to accelerate, to speed up; (Tempo auch) to increase; (Atem, Puls auch) to quicken; (Verfall, Zusammenbruch) to be precipitated or hastened

3. vi

(Fahrzeug, Fahrer) to accelerate

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1) (to increase speed: The driver accelerated to pass the other car.) accelerate

2) (to make (something) happen sooner: Worry accelerated his death.) accelerate

3) (to hasten or speed up (a work process etc).) expedite

4) hasten

5) (to make or become quicker: He quickened his pace.) quicken

6) (to increase speed: The car speeded up as it left the town.) speed up

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be·schleu·ni·gen *

[bəʃlɔynɪgn̩]

I. vt

▪ etw \beschleunigen to accelerate [or speed up] [or form precipitate] sth, to hurry sth along

das Tempo \beschleunigen to increase [or pick up] speed, to accelerate

das Tempo einer Maschine/eines Vorganges \beschleunigen to speed up a machine/a process

seine Schritte \beschleunigen to quicken one's pace

II. vr

▪ sich akk \beschleunigen to accelerate, to speed up, to hasten form

III. vi to accelerate

stark \beschleunigen to accelerate hard, to put one's foot down fam

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1.

transitives Verb accelerate; quicken <pace, step[s], pulse>; speed up, expedite <work, delivery>; hasten <departure, collapse>; accelerate, speed up, expedite <process>

2.

reflexives Verb <speed, heart-rate> increase; <pulse> quicken

3.

intransitives Verb <driver, car, etc.> accelerate

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beschleunigen

A. v/t auch AUTO, PHYS accelerate; (auch Vorgang, Produktion etc) speed up; (Niedergang, Ende) hasten;

die Schritte beschleunigen quicken one’s pace;

das Tempo beschleunigen speed up, pick up the pace

B. v/r speed up, gather speed; AUTO accelerate; Puls: go faster

C. v/i AUTO accelerate;

er beschleunigt von 0 auf 100 in 8 Sekunden it accelerates from 0 to 62 mph in 8 seconds

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1.

transitives Verb accelerate; quicken <pace, step[s], pulse>; speed up, expedite <work, delivery>; hasten <departure, collapse>; accelerate, speed up, expedite <process>

2.

reflexives Verb <speed, heart-rate> increase; <pulse> quicken

3.

intransitives Verb <driver, car, etc.> accelerate

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v.

to accelerate v.

to expedite v.

to quicken v.

to speed up v.

to speedup v.

to step up v.