English-Thai Dictionary
fast
ADJ เร็ว ว่องไว รวดเร็ว เร่งรีบ swift quick slow sluggish reol
fast
ADJ แน่น ติด ติด แน่น ยึด แน่น attached immovable nean
fast
ADV อย่างมั่นคง อย่างแน่นอน อย่าง ติด แน่น firmly fixedly unsecurely yang-man-kong
fast
ADV อย่างรวดเร็ว อย่างเร่งรีบ อย่าง ไม่ ชักช้า yang-ruad-reo
fast
N ช่วงเวลา อดอาหาร การ อดอาหาร chuang-we-la-aod-ar-han
fast
VI จำกัด อาหาร งด อาหาร อดอาหาร ถือศีล อด abstain diet starve jam-kad-ar-han
fast food
N อาหาร ที่ เตรียม สะดวก รวดเร็ว อาหาร ฟาสต์ฟู้ด food junk food ar-han-ti-triam-sa-duak-ruad-reo
fast-food
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ อาหาร ที่ เตรียม สะดวก รวดเร็ว kiao-kab-ar-han-ti-triam-sa-duak-ruad-reo
fastback
N ส่วน ท้าย ของ รถ ที่ ลาด ลงมา รถยนต์ ที่ มีส่วน ท้าย suan-tai-kong-rod-ti-lad-long-ma
fasten
VI ติด ยึด ผูก fix freeze peg pin unfasten tid
fasten
VT ผูก มัด รัด พัน fix freeze peg pin unfasten puk
fasten down
PHRV ทำให้ ตัดสินใจ ทำให้ ตกลง แน่นอน tie down to tam-hai-tad-sin-jai
fasten down
PHRV ทำให้ ติดกับ ตอก ติดกับ ผูก ติดกับ tie down tam-hai-tid-kab
fasten off
PHRV ผูก ไว้ กับ .แล้ว ติด เสร็จ แล้ว puk-wai-kab laeo
fasten on
PHRV จ้อง จ้องมอง ไป ที่ lay on pin on place on put on throw on jong
fasten on
PHRV ติด แน่น ยึด แน่น tid-nae
fasten on
PHRV ปิด ไว้ ด้านบน ของ fasten onto pid-wai-dan-bon-kong
fasten on
PHRV ยึดติด กับ ยึดมั่น ใน fasten onto hook onto latch onto seize on yued-tid-kab
fasten on
PHRV เลือก drop on pick on pitch on leak
fasten on
PHRV เลือก ตำหนิ เจาะจง ว่ากล่าว drop on land on pick on pitch on lueak-tam-ni
fasten on
PHRV ใกล้ชิด กับ fasten onto kai-chid-kab
fasten onto
PHRV กระตือรือร้น กับ fasten on hook onto latch on seize on kra-tue-rue-ron-kab
fasten onto
PHRV ปิด ไว้ ด้านบน ของ ติด ไว้ บน แปะ บน fasten on pid-wai-dan-bon-kong
fasten onto
PHRV ใกล้ชิด กับ สนใจ fasten on kai-chid-kab
fasten to
PHRV ทำให้ ติด แน่น อยู่ กับ ทำให้ ยึด แน่น อยู่ กับ tam-hai-tid-naen-yu-kab
fasten up
PHRV ทำให้ ติด ยึดติด กับ tam-hai-tid
fastener
N ที่ ยึด เครื่อง ยึด ตัว เกี่ยว กระดุม hook lock clamp grip ti-yued
fastening
N สิ่ง ที่ ใช้ ยึดติด ตัว เกี่ยว เครื่อง ยึด fastener sing-ti-chai-yued-tid
fastidious
ADJ พิถีพิถัน เอาใจ ยาก จุกจิกจู้จี้ meticulous squeamish unfastidious unmeticulous pi-te-pi-tan
fastigiate
ADJ ยาว เรียว เรียว แหลม fastigiated yao-riao
fastigiated
A ที่ เป็น รูป แหลม ยาว เรียว ที่ตั้ง ตรง และ ยาว ขนาน fastigiate
fastness
N สถานที่ มั่นคง ความแข็งแรง ความเร็ว
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
FAST
a. 1. Literally, set, stopped, fixed, or pressed close. Hence, close; tight; as, make fast the door; take fast hold.
2. Firm; immovable.
Who by his strength, setteth fast the mountains. Psalm 65:6.
3. Close; strong.
Robbers and outlaws - lurking in woods and fast places.
4. Firmly fixed; closely adhering; as, to stick fast in more; to make fast a rope.
5. Close, as sleep; deep; sound; as a fast sleep.
6. Firm in adherence; as a fast friend.
Fast and loose, variable; inconstant; as, to play fast and loose.
FAST
adv. Firmly; immovably. We will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand. Judges 15:13.
FAST
a.[L. festino. The sense is to press, drive, urge, and it may be from the same root as the preceding word, with a different application. ] Swift; moving rapidly; quick in motion; as a fast horse.
FAST
adv. Swiftly; rapidly; with quick steps or progression; as, to run fast; to move fast through the water, as a ship; the work goes on fast.
FAST
v.i. 1. To abstain from food, beyond the usual time; to omit to take the usual meals, for a time; as, to fast a day or a week.
2. To abstain from food voluntarily, for the mortification of the body or appetites, or as a token of grief, sorrow and affliction.
Thou didst fast and weep for the child. 2 Samuel 12:21.
When ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance. Matthew 6:16.
3. To abstain from food partially, or from particular kinds of food; as, the Catholics fast in Lent.
FAST
n. 1. Abstinence from food; properly a total abstinence, but it is used also for an abstinence from particular kinds of food, for a certain time.
Happy were our forefathers, who broke their fasts with herbs.
2. Voluntary abstinence from food, as a religious mortification or humiliation; either total or partial abstinence from customary food, with a view to mortify the appetites, or to express grief and affliction on account of some calamity, or to deprecate an expected evil.
3. The time of fasting, whether a day, week or longer time. An annual fast is kept in New England, usually one day in the spring.
The fast was now already past. Acts 27:9.
FAST
n.That which fastens or holds.
FAST-DAY
n.The day on which fasting is observed.
FASTEN
v.t.f'asn. 1. To fix firmly; to make fast or close; as, to fasten a chain to the feet, or to fasten the feet with fetters.
2. To lock, bolt or bar; to secure; as, to fasten a door or window.
3. To hold together; to cement or to link; to unite closely in any manner and by any means, as by cement, hooks, pins, nails, cords, etc.
4. To affix or conjoin.
The words Whig and Tory have been pressed to the service of many successions of parties, with different ideas fastened to them. [Not common. ]
5. To fix; to impress.
Thinking, by this face,
To fasten in our thoughts that they have courage.
6. To lay on with strength.
Could he fasten a blow, or make a thrust, when not suffered to approach?
FASTEN
v.i.To fasten on, is to fix one's self; to seize and hold on; to clinch. The leech will hardly fasten on a fish.
FASTENED
pp. Made firm or fast; fixed firmly; impressed.
FASTENER
n.One that makes fast or firm.
FASTENING
ppr. Making fast.
FASTENING
n.Any thing that binds and makes fast; or that which is intended for that purpose.
FASTER
n.One who abstains from food.
FAST-HANDED
a.Closehanded; covetous; closefisted; avaricious.
FASTIDIOSITY
n.Fastidiousness. [Not used. ]
FASTIDIOUS
a.[L. fastidiousus, from fastidio, to disdain from fastus, haughtiness. See Heb. ] 1. Disdainful; squeamish; delicate to a fault; over nice; difficult to please; as a fastidious mind or taste.
2. Squeamish; rejecting what is common or not very nice; suited with difficulty; as a fastidious appetite.
FASTIDIOUSLY
adv. Disdainfully; squeamishly; contemptuously. they look fastidiously and speak disdainfully.
FASTIDIOUSNESS
n.Disdainfulness; contemptuousness; squeamishness of mind, taste or appetite.
FASTIGIATE, FASTIGIATED
a.[L. fastigiatus, pointed, from fastigio, to point, fastigium, a top or peak. ] 1. In botany, a fastigiate stem is one whose branches are of an equal height. Peduncles are fastigiate, when they elevate the fructifications in a bunch, so as to be equally high, or when they form an even surface at the top.
2. Roofed; narrowed to the top.
FASTING
ppr. Abstaining from food.
FASTING
n.The act of abstaining from food.
FASTING-DAY
n.A day of fasting; a fast-day; a day of religious mortification and humiliation.
FASTNESS
n. 1. The state of being fast and firm; firm adherence.
2. Strength; security.
The places of fastness are laid open.
3. A strong hold; a fortress or fort; a place fortified; a castle. The enemy retired to their fastnesses.
4. Closeness; conciseness of style. [Not used. ]
FASTUOUS
a.[L. fastuosus, from fastus, haughtiness. ] Proud; haughty; disdainful.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
FAST
Fast, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Fasting. ] Etym: [AS. fæstan; akin to D. vasten, OHG. fasten, G. fasten, Icel. & Sw. fasta, Dan. faste, Goth. fastan to keep, observe, fast, and prob. to E. fast firm. ]
1. To abstain from food; to omit to take nourishment in whole or in part; to go hungry. Fasting he went to sleep, and fasting waked. Milton.
2. To practice abstinence as a religious exercise or duty; to abstain from food voluntarily for a time, for the mortification of the body or appetites, or as a token of grief, or humiliation and penitence. Thou didst fast and weep for the child. 2 Sam. xii. 21.Fasting day, a fast day; a day of fasting.
FAST
Fast, n. Etym: [OE. faste, fast; cf. AS. f, OHG. fasta, G. faste. See Fast, v. i.]
1. Abstinence from food; omission to take nounrishment. Surfeit is the father of much fast. Shak.
2. Voluntary abstinence from food, for a space of time, as a spiritual discipline, or as a token of religious humiliation.
3. A time of fasting, whether a day, week, or longer time; a period of abstinence from food or certain kinds of food; as, an annual fast. Fast day, a day appointed for fasting, humiliation, and religious offices as a means of invoking the favor of God. -- To break one's fast, to put an end to a period of abstinence by taking food; especially, to take one's morning meal; to breakfast. Shak.
FAST
Fast, a. [Compar. Faster; superl. Fastest.] Etym: [OE. , firm, strong, not loose, AS. f; akin to OS. fast, D. vast, OHG. fasti, festi, G. fest, Isel. fastr, Sw. & Dan. fast, and perh. to E. fetter. The sense swift comes from the idea of keeping close to what is pursued; a Scandinavian use. Cf. Fast, adv. , Fast, v., Avast. ]
1. Firmly fixed; closely adhering; made firm; not loose, unstable, or easily moved; immovable; as, to make fast the door. There is an order that keeps things fast. Burke.
2. Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong. Outlaws... lurking in woods and fast places. Spenser.
3. Firm in adherence; steadfast; not easily separated or alienated; faithful; as, a fast friend.
4. Permanent; not liable to fade by exposure to air or by washing; durable; lasting; as, fast colors.
5. Tenacious; retentive. [Obs. ] Roses, damask and red, are fast flowers of their smells. Bacon.
6. Not easily disturbed or broken; deep; sound. All this while in a most fast sleep. Shak.
7. Moving rapidly; quick in mition; rapid; swift; as, a fast horse.
8. Given to pleasure seeking; disregardful of restraint; reckless; wild; dissipated; dissolute; as, a fast man; a fast liver. Thackeray. Fast and loose, now cohering, now disjoined; inconstant, esp. in the phrases to play at fast and loose, to play fast and loose, to act with giddy or reckless inconstancy or in a tricky manner; to say one thing and do another "Play fast and loose with faith. " Shak. Fast and loose pulleys (Mach. ), two pulleys placed side by side on a revolving shaft, which is driven from another shaft by a band, and arranged to disengage and reëngage the machinery driven thereby. When the machinery is to be stopped, the band is transferred from the pulley fixed to the shaft to the pulley which revolves freely upon it, and vice versa. -- Hard and fast (Naut. ), so completely aground as to be immovable. -- To make fast (Naut. ), to make secure; to fasten firmly, as a vessel, a rope, or a door.
FAST
Fast, adv. Etym: [OE. Faste firmly, strongly, quickly, AS. f. See Fast, a.]
1. In a fast, fixed, or firmly established manner; fixedly; firmly; immovably. We will bind thee fast. Judg. xv. 13.
2. In a fast or rapid manner; quickly; swiftly; extravagantly; wildly; as, to run fast; to live fast. Fast by, or Fast beside, close or near to; near at hand. He, after Eve seduced, unminded slunk Into the wood fast by. Milton. Fast by the throne obsequious Fame resides. Pope.
FAST
FAST Fast, n.
Defn: That which fastens or holds; especially, (Naut. ) a mooring rope, hawser, or chain; -- called, according to its position, a bow, head, quarter, breast, or stern fast; also, a post on a pier around which hawsers are passed in mooring.
FASTEN
Fas "ten, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fastened; p. pr. & vb. n. Fastening. ]Etym: [AS. fæstnian; akin to OHG. festinon. See Fast, a.]
1. To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc. ; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or window.
2. To cause to hold together or to something else; to attach or unite firmly; to cause to cleave to something, or to cleave together, by any means; as, to fasten boards together with nails or cords; to fasten anything in our thoughts.The words Whig and Tory have been pressed to the service of many successions of parties, with very different ideas fastened to them. Swift.
3. To cause to take close effect; to make to tell; to lay on; as, to fasten a blow. [Obs. ] Dryden. If I can fasten but one cup upon him. Shak. To fasten a charge, or a crime, upon, to make his guilt certain, or so probable as to be generally believed. -- To fasten one's eyes upon, to look upon steadily without cessation. Acts iii. 4.
Syn. -- To fix; cement; stick; link; affix; annex.
FASTEN
FASTEN Fas "ten, v. i.
Defn: To fix one's self; to take firm hold; to clinch; to cling. A horse leech will hardly fasten on a fish. Sir T. Browne.
FASTENER
FASTENER Fas "ten *er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, makes fast or firm.
FASTENING
FASTENING Fas "ten *ing, n.
Defn: Anything that binds and makes fast, as a lock, catch, bolt, bar, buckle, etc.
FASTER
FASTER Fast "er, n.
Defn: One who abstains from food.
FAST-HANDED
FAST-HANDED Fast "-hand `ed, a.
Defn: Close-handed; close-fisted; covetous; avaricious. [Obs. ] Bacon.
FASTI
Fas "ti, n.pl. Etym: [L.]
1. The Roman calendar, which gave the days for festivals, courts, etc. , corresponding to a modern almanac.
2. Records or registers of important events.
FASTIDIOSITY
FASTIDIOSITY Fas *tid `i *os "i *ty, n.
Defn: Fastidiousness; squeamishness. [Obs. ] Swift.
FASTIDIOUS
Fas *tid "i *ous, a. Etym: [L. fastidiosus disdainful, fr. fastidium loathing, aversion, perh. fr. fastus arrogance (of uncertain origin ) + taedium loathing. Cf. Tedious, Fash. ]
Defn: Difficult to please; delicate to fault; suited with difficulty; squeamish; as, a fastidious mind or ear; a fastidious appetite. Proud youth! fastidious of the lower world. Young.
Syn. -- Squeamish; critical; overnice; difficult; punctilious. -- Fastidious, Squeamish. We call a person fastidious when his taste or feelings are offended by trifling defects or errors; we call him squeamish when he is excessively nice or critical on minor points, and also when he is overscrupulous as to questions of duty. "Whoever examines his own imperfections will cease to be fastidious; whoever restrains his caprice and scrupulosity will cease to be squeamish. "Crabb. -- Fas *tid "i *ous *ly, adv. -- Fas *tid "i *ous *ness, n.
FASTIGIATE; FASTIGIATED
Fas *tig "i *ate, Fas *tig "i *a `ted, a. Etym: [L. fastigium gable end, top, height, summit. ]
1. Narrowing towards the top.
2. (Bot. )
Defn: Clustered, parallel, and upright, as the branches of the Lombardy poplar; pointed.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: United into a conical bundle, or into a bundle with an enlarged head, like a sheaf of wheat.
FASTISH
FASTISH Fast "ish, a.
Defn: Rather fast; also, somewhat dissipated. [Colloq. ] Thackeray.
FASTLY
FASTLY Fast "ly, adv.
Defn: Firmly; surely.
FASTNESS
Fast "ness, n. Etym: [AS. fæstnes, fr. fæst fast. See Fast, a.]
1. The state of being fast and firm; firmness; fixedness; security; faithfulness. All. .. places of fastness [are ] laid open. Sir J. Davies.
2. A fast place; a stronghold; a fortress or fort; a secure retreat; a castle; as, the enemy retired to their fastnesses in the mountains.
3. Conciseness of style. [Obs. ] Ascham.
4. The state of being fast or swift.
FASTUOUS
Fas "tu *ous, a. Etym: [L. fastuosus, from fastus haughtiness, pride: cf. F. fastueux. ]
Defn: Proud; haughty; disdainful. [Obs. ] Barrow. Fas "tu *ous *ness, n. [Obs. ] Jer. Taylor.
New American Oxford Dictionary
fast
fast 1 |fast fæst | ▶adjective 1 moving or capable of moving at high speed: a fast and powerful car. • performed or taking place at high speed; taking only a short time: the journey was fast and enjoyable. • performing or able to perform a particular type of action quickly: a fast reader. • allowing people or things to move at high speed: a wide, fast road. • (of a playing field ) likely to make the ball bounce or run quickly or to allow competitors to reach a high speed. 2 [ predic. or as complement ] (of a clock or watch ) showing a time ahead of the correct time: I keep my watch fifteen minutes fast. 3 firmly fixed or attached: he made a rope fast to each corner. • (of friends ) close and loyal. • (of a dye ) not fading in light or when washed. 4 Photography (of a film ) needing only a short exposure. • (of a lens ) having a large aperture and therefore allowing short exposure times. 5 (of a person or lifestyle ) engaging in or involving exciting or shocking activities: the fast life she led in London. ▶adverb 1 at high speed: he was driving too fast. • within a short time: they think they're going to get rich fast. 2 so as to be hard to move; firmly or securely: the ship was held fast by the anchor chain. • (of someone or something sleeping ) so as to be hard to wake: they were too fast asleep to reply. PHRASES pull a fast one informal try to gain an unfair advantage: Joey pulled a fast one on us. ORIGIN Old English fæst ‘firmly fixed, steadfast ’ and fæste ‘firmly, securely ’ In Middle English the adverb developed the senses ‘strongly, vigorously ’ (compare with run hard ), and ‘close, immediate ’ (just surviving in the archaic and poetic fast by; compare with hard by ), hence ‘closely, immediately ’ and ‘quickly ’; the idea of rapid movement was then reflected in adjectival use.
fast
fast 2 |fæst fast | ▶verb [ no obj. ] abstain from all or some kinds of food or drink, esp. as a religious observance. ▶noun an act or period of fasting: a five-day fast. ORIGIN Old English fæstan (verb ); related to Old Norse fasta, the source of the noun.
Fast, Howard Melvin
Fast, Howard Melvin |fast fæst | (1914 –2003 ), US writer. He is best known for his historical novels and as a member of the Communist party 1943 –56 who was imprisoned in 1950 for refusing to cooperate with the House Committee on Un-American Activities.
fast and furious
fast and fu ri ous ▶adverb 1 very rapidly: my heart was beating fast and furious. 2 eagerly; uproariously. ▶adjective full of rapid action; lively and exciting: the game was fast and furious.
fastback
fast back |ˈfas (t )ˌbak ˈfæstbæk | ▶noun a car with a roofline that slopes continuously down at the back.
fastball
fast ball |ˈfas (t )ˌbôl ˈfæs (t )ˌbɔl | ▶noun a baseball pitch thrown at or near a pitcher's maximum speed. • another term for fast-pitch softball.
fast break
fast break ▶noun a swift attack from a defensive position in basketball, soccer, and other ball games: a defense that shut off our fast break altogether | [ as modifier ] : there are no fast-break baskets. ▶verb ( fast-break ) [ no obj. ] make such an attack: fast-breaking relentlessly is harder than playing a control game.
fast breeder
fast breed er |ˈfæs (t ) ˈˌbridər |(also fast breeder reactor ) ▶noun a breeder reactor in which the neutrons causing fission are not slowed by any moderator.
fast buck
fast buck ▶noun see buck 2.
fasten
fas ten |ˈfasən ˈfæsn | ▶verb [ with obj. ] close or join securely: fasten your seat belts. • [ no obj. ] be closed or done up in a particular place or part or in a particular way: a blue nightie that fastens down the back. • fix or hold in place: she fastened her locket around her neck. • (fasten something on /upon ) direct one's eyes, thoughts, feelings, etc. , intently at: Maggie fastened her eyes on him | [ no obj. ] : speculation fastened on three candidates. • (fasten something on /upon ) ascribe responsibility to: blame hadn't been fastened on anyone. • [ no obj. ] (fasten on /upon ) single out (someone or something ) and concentrate on them or it obsessively: the critics fastened on two sections of the report. DERIVATIVES fas ten er noun ORIGIN Old English fæstnian ‘make sure, confirm, ’ also ‘immobilize ’; related to fast 1 .
fastening
fast en ing |ˈfasəniNG ˈfæsnɪŋ | ▶noun a device that closes or secures something: a front-zip fastening.
Fastext
Fastext |ˈfɑːstɛkst | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a facility in certain televisions to store some teletext pages in advance, displaying them instantly when requested by the user. ORIGIN late 20th cent.: contraction of fast teletext .
fast food
fast food |ˈˌfæs (t ) ˈˌfud | ▶noun food that can be prepared quickly and easily and is sold in restaurants and snack bars as a quick meal or to be taken out: [ as modifier ] : a fast-food restaurant.
fast forward
fast for ward |fæst ˈfɔrwərd | ▶noun a control on a tape or video player for advancing the tape rapidly: [ as modifier ] : the fast-forward button. • a facility for cueing audio equipment by allowing the tape to be played at high speed and stopped when the desired place is reached. ▶verb ( fast-forward ) [ with obj. ] advance (a tape ) rapidly, sometimes while simultaneously playing it at high speed. • [ no obj. ] move speedily forward in time when considering or dealing with something over a period: the text fast-forwards to 1990.
fast ice
fast ice ▶noun ice that extends out from the shore and is attached to it.
fastidious
fas tid i ous |fasˈtidēəs fæˈstɪdiəs | ▶adjective very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail: he chooses his words with fastidious care. • very concerned about matters of cleanliness: the child seemed fastidious about getting her fingers sticky or dirty. DERIVATIVES fas tid i ous ly adverb, fas tid i ous ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin fastidiosus, from fastidium ‘loathing. ’ The word originally meant ‘disagreeable, distasteful, ’ later ‘disgusted ’ Current senses date from the 17th cent.
fastigiate
fas tig i ate |fəˈstijēət fəˈstɪʤiət | ▶adjective Botany (of a tree or shrub ) having the branches sloping upward more or less parallel to the main stem. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin fastigium ‘tapering point, gable ’ + -ate 2 .
fast lane
fast lane |ˈfæs (t ) ˌleɪn | ▶noun [ usu. in sing. ] a lane of a highway for use by traffic that is moving faster than the rest. • a hectic or highly pressured lifestyle: his face showed the strain of a life lived in the fast lane .
fastness
fast ness |ˈfas (t )nəs ˈfæs (t )nəs | ▶noun 1 a secure refuge, esp. a place well protected by natural features: a remote Himalayan mountain fastness. 2 the ability of a material or dye to maintain its color without fading or washing away: the dyes differ in their fastness to light. ORIGIN Old English fæstnes (see fast 1, -ness ).
Fastnet
Fastnet |ˈfɑːs (t )nɛt | a rocky islet off the SW coast of Ireland. • a shipping forecast area covering the Celtic Sea off the south coast of Ireland as far as the latitude of the Scilly Isles.
fast neutron
fast neu tron ▶noun a neutron with high kinetic energy, esp. one released by nuclear fission and not slowed by any moderator.
fast-pitch softball
fast-pitch soft ball (also fast-pitch ) ▶noun a variety of the game of softball featuring fast underhand pitching.
fast reactor
fast re ac tor ▶noun a nuclear reactor in which fission is caused mainly by fast neutrons.
fast-talk
fast-talk ▶verb [ with obj. ] informal pressure (someone ) into doing something using rapid or misleading speech: heroin dealers tried to fast-talk him into a quick sale | (as adj. fast-talking ) : a fast-talking confidence trickster.
fast track
fast track ▶noun [ in sing. ] a route, course, or method that provides for more rapid results than usual: a career in the fast track of the civil service. ▶verb ( fast-track ) [ with obj. ] accelerate the development or progress of (a person or project ); compare with slow track : the old boys' network fast-tracks men to the top of the corporate ladder.
fast-twitch
fast-twitch ▶adjective [ attrib. ] Physiology (of a muscle fiber ) contracting rapidly, thus providing power rather than endurance.
Oxford Dictionary
fast
fast 1 |fɑːst | ▶adjective 1 moving or capable of moving at high speed: a fast and powerful car. • taking place at high speed; taking a short time: the journey was fast and enjoyable. • performing or able to perform a particular action quickly: a fast reader. • (of a surface ) allowing or producing high-speed movement: a wide, fast road. • Sports (of a playing field ) likely to make the ball bounce or run quickly or to allow competitors to reach a high speed. 2 [ predic. or as complement ] (of a clock or watch ) showing a time ahead of the correct time: I keep my watch fifteen minutes fast. 3 firmly fixed or attached: he made a rope fast to each corner. • (of friends ) close and loyal. 4 Photography (of a film ) needing only a short exposure. • (of a lens ) having a large aperture and therefore suitable for use with short exposure times. 5 (of a dye ) not fading in light or when washed. 6 (of a person or their lifestyle ) engaging in or involving exciting or shocking activities: the fast life she led in London. 7 (also farse ) W. Indian (of a person ) prone to act in an unacceptably familiar way: Mammy said, ‘Stop asking questions, you too damn farse. ’. ▶adverb 1 at high speed: he was driving too fast. • within a short time: we're going to have to get to the bottom of this fast. 2 so as to be hard to move; securely: the ship was held fast by the anchor chain. 3 so as to be hard to wake: they were too fast asleep to reply. PHRASES fast and furious lively and exciting. fast worker informal a person who makes rapid progress or achieves results quickly, especially in love affairs. pull a fast one informal trick someone: he had been trying to pull a fast one on his producer. ORIGIN Old English fæst ‘firmly fixed, steadfast ’ and fæste ‘firmly ’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vast and German fest ‘firm, solid ’ and fast ‘almost ’. In Middle English the adverb developed the senses ‘strongly, vigorously ’ (compare with run hard ), and ‘close, immediate ’ (just surviving in the archaic fast by; compare with hard by ), hence ‘closely, immediately ’ and ‘quickly ’; the idea of rapid movement was then reflected in adjectival use.
fast
fast 2 |fɑːst | ▶verb [ no obj. ] abstain from all or some kinds of food or drink, especially as a religious observance. • (be fasted ) technical be deprived of all or some kinds of food, especially for medical or experimental reasons. ▶noun an act or period of fasting: a five-day fast. ORIGIN Old English fæstan (verb ), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vasten and German fasten, also to Old Norse fasta, the source of the noun.
Fast, Howard Melvin
Fast, Howard Melvin |fast fæst | (1914 –2003 ), US writer. He is best known for his historical novels and as a member of the Communist party 1943 –56 who was imprisoned in 1950 for refusing to cooperate with the House Committee on Un-American Activities.
fastback
fast |back |ˈfɑːs (t )bak | ▶noun a car with a rear that slopes continuously down to the bumper.
fastball
fast |ball |ˈfɑːstbɔːl | ▶noun a baseball pitch thrown at or near a pitcher's maximum speed. • another term for fast-pitch softball.
fast break
fast break ▶noun a swift attack from a defensive position in basketball, soccer, and other ball games.
fast breeder
fast breeder (also fast breeder reactor ) ▶noun a breeder reactor in which the neutrons causing fission are not slowed by any moderator.
fast buck
fast buck ▶noun see buck 2.
fasten
fas ¦ten |ˈfɑːs (ə )n | ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] close or do up securely: the tunic was fastened with a row of gilt buttons. • [ no obj., with adverbial ] be closed or done up in a particular manner: a blue nightie that fastens down the back. • [ with obj. and adverbial ] fix or hold in place: she fastened her locket round her neck. • (fasten something off ) secure the end of a thread with stitches or a knot. 2 [ no obj. ] (fasten on /upon ) single out (someone or something ) and concentrate on them or it obsessively: the critics fastened upon two sections of the report. • [ with obj. ] (fasten something on /upon ) direct one's eyes, thoughts, etc. intently at: his gaze was fastened on his daughter | [ no obj. ] : his eyes seemed to fasten on her. DERIVATIVES fastener noun ORIGIN Old English fæstnian ‘make sure ’, also ‘immobilize ’, of West Germanic origin; related to fast 1 .
fastening
fas ¦ten |ing |ˈfɑːs (ə )nɪŋ | ▶noun a device that closes or secures something: a fly-front fastening.
Fastext
Fastext |ˈfɑːstɛkst | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a facility in certain televisions to store some teletext pages in advance, displaying them instantly when requested by the user. ORIGIN late 20th cent.: contraction of fast teletext .
fast food
fast food ▶noun [ mass noun ] easily prepared processed food served in snack bars and restaurants as a quick meal or to be taken away: [ as modifier ] : a fast-food restaurant.
fast forward
fast forward ▶noun a control on a tape or video recorder for winding the tape forward rapidly. • a facility for cueing audio equipment by allowing the tape to be played at high speed during fast-forward wind and stopped at the desired place. ▶verb ( fast-forward ) [ with obj. ] wind (a tape ) forward rapidly. • [ no obj. ] move speedily forward in time: the text fast-forwards to 1990.
fast ice
fast ice ▶noun [ mass noun ] ice that covers seawater but is attached to land.
fastidious
fastidious |faˈstɪdɪəs | ▶adjective very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail: she dressed with fastidious care. • very concerned about matters of cleanliness: the child seemed fastidious about getting her fingers dirty. DERIVATIVES fastidiously adverb, fastidiousness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin fastidiosus, from fastidium ‘loathing ’. The word originally meant ‘disagreeable ’, later ‘disgusted ’. Current senses date from the 17th cent.
fastigiate
fastigiate |faˈstɪdʒɪət, -ɪeɪt | ▶adjective Botany (of a tree or shrub ) having the branches more or less parallel to the main stem. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin fastigium ‘tapering point, gable ’ + -ate 2 .
fast lane
fast lane ▶noun a lane of a motorway or dual carriageway for use by traffic that is overtaking or moving more quickly than the rest. PHRASES in the fast lane where life is exciting or highly pressured: his face showed the strain of a life lived in the fast lane.
fastness
fast |ness |ˈfɑːs (t )nɪs | ▶noun 1 a secure place well protected by natural features: a remote Himalayan mountain fastness. 2 [ mass noun ] the ability of a material or dye to maintain its colour without fading or washing away: the dyes differ in their fastness to light. ORIGIN Old English fæstnes (see fast 1, -ness ).
Fastnet
Fastnet |ˈfɑːs (t )nɛt | a rocky islet off the SW coast of Ireland. • a shipping forecast area covering the Celtic Sea off the south coast of Ireland as far as the latitude of the Scilly Isles.
fast neutron
fast neu |tron ▶noun a neutron with high kinetic energy, especially one released by nuclear fission and not slowed by any moderator.
fast-pitch softball
fast-pitch softball (also fast-pitch ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] a variety of the game of softball, featuring fast underhand pitching.
fast reactor
fast re |act ¦or ▶noun a nuclear reactor in which fission is caused mainly by fast neutrons.
fast-talk
fast-talk ▶verb [ with obj. ] informal, chiefly N. Amer. pressurize (someone ) into doing something using rapid or misleading speech: heroin dealers tried to fast-talk him into a quick sale | (as adj. fast-talking ) : a fast-talking confidence trickster.
fast track
fast track ▶noun [ in sing. ] a route or method which provides for more rapid results than usual: a career in the fast track of the Civil Service. ▶verb ( fast-track ) [ with obj. ] accelerate the progress of (a person or project ): the board voted to fast-track the stadium plan.
fast-twitch
fast-twitch ▶adjective [ attrib. ] Physiology (of a muscle fibre ) contracting rapidly, thus providing strength rather than endurance.
American Oxford Thesaurus
fast
fast 1 adjective 1 a fast pace: speedy, quick, swift, rapid; fast-moving, fast-paced, high-speed, turbo, sporty; accelerated, express, blistering, breakneck, pell-mell; hasty, hurried; informal nippy, zippy, blinding, supersonic; literary fleet. ANTONYMS slow. 2 he held the door fast: secure, fastened, tight, firm, closed, shut; immovable, unbudgeable. ANTONYMS loose. 3 a fast color: indelible, lasting, permanent, stable. ANTONYMS temporary. 4 fast friends: loyal, devoted, faithful, firm, steadfast, staunch, true, bosom, inseparable; constant, enduring, unswerving. 5 a fast woman: promiscuous, licentious, dissolute, debauched, impure, unchaste, wanton, abandoned, of easy virtue; sluttish, whorish; intemperate, immoderate, shameless, sinful, immoral; informal easy; dated loose. ANTONYMS chaste. ▶adverb 1 she drove fast: quickly, rapidly, swiftly, speedily, briskly, at speed, at full tilt; hastily, hurriedly, in a hurry, posthaste, pell-mell; like a shot, like a flash, on the double, at the speed of light; informal lickety-split, pretty damn quick, PDQ, nippily, like (greased ) lightning, hell-bent for leather, like mad, like the wind, like a bat out of hell; literary apace. ANTONYMS slowly. 2 his wheels were stuck fast: securely, firmly, immovably, fixedly. 3 he's fast asleep: deeply, sound, completely. 4 she lived fast and dangerously: wildly, dissolutely, intemperately, immoderately, recklessly, self-indulgently, extravagantly.
fast
fast 2 verb we must fast and pray: eat nothing, abstain from food, refrain from eating, go without food, go hungry, starve oneself; go on a hunger strike. ANTONYMS eat. ▶noun a five-day fast: period of fasting, period of abstinence; hunger strike; diet. ANTONYMS feast.
fasten
fasten verb 1 he fastened the door: bolt, lock, secure, make fast, chain, seal. ANTONYMS unlock. 2 they fastened splints to his leg: attach, fix, affix, clip, pin, tack; stick, bond, join. ANTONYMS remove. 3 he fastened his horse to a tree: tie, tie up, bind, tether, truss, fetter, lash, hitch, anchor, strap, rope. ANTONYMS untie. 4 the dress fastens at the front: button (up ), zip (up ), do up, close. ANTONYMS undo. 5 his gaze fastened on me: focus, fix, be riveted, concentrate, zero in, zoom in, direct at. 6 blame had been fastened on the underling: ascribe to, attribute to, assign to, chalk up to; pin on, lay at the door of. 7 critics fastened on the end of the report: single out, concentrate on, focus on, pick out, fix on, seize on.
fastener
fastener noun we'll replace any missing or broken fastener: button, clasp, strap, tie, buckle, zipper, catch, snap, hook and eye; trademark Velcro.
fastidious
fastidious adjective he was fastidious about personal hygiene: scrupulous, punctilious, painstaking, meticulous; perfectionist, fussy, finicky, overparticular; critical, overcritical, hypercritical, hard to please, exacting, demanding; informal persnickety, nitpicking, choosy, picky, anal. ANTONYMS lax. WORD TOOLKIT See finicky . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Oxford Thesaurus
fast
fast 1 adjective 1 a fast sports car | the game is played at a fast pace: speedy, quick, swift, rapid; brisk, nimble, sprightly, lively; fast-moving, high-speed, turbo, sporty, accelerated, express, flying; whirlwind, blistering, breakneck, pell-mell, meteoric, smart; hasty, hurried; unhesitating, expeditious; fleet-footed; informal nippy, zippy, spanking, scorching, blinding, supersonic; Brit. informal cracking; literary fleet; rare tantivy, alacritous, volant. ANTONYMS slow. 2 his hand slammed against the door, holding it fast: secure, secured, fastened, tight, firmly fixed; stuck, jammed, immovable, unbudgeable, stiff; closed, shut, to. ANTONYMS loose. 3 the dyes are boiled with yarn to produce a fast colour: indelible, lasting, permanent, stable. ANTONYMS temporary. 4 they remained fast friends: loyal, devoted, faithful, firm, steadfast, staunch, true, boon, bosom, inseparable; constant, lasting, unchanging, unwavering, enduring, unswerving; informal as thick as thieves. 5 a fast woman: promiscuous, licentious, dissolute, impure, unchaste, wanton, abandoned, of easy virtue; informal easy; N. Amer. informal roundheeled; W. Indian informal slack; derogatory sluttish, whorish, tarty, slaggy; dated loose; archaic light. ANTONYMS chaste. 6 the fast life she led in London: wild, dissipated, dissolute, debauched, intemperate, immoderate, louche, rakish, decadent, unrestrained, reckless, profligate, self-indulgent, shameless, sinful, immoral, extravagant; informal swinging. ANTONYMS sedate. PHRASES fast and furious the fun was fast and furious: frantic, wild, frenetic, hectic, fraught, feverish, fevered, mad, crazed, manic, hyperactive, energetic, intense, turbulent, tumultuous. make fast the craft is made fast to the shore: attach, fasten, secure, fix, affix, join, connect, couple, link, tie, tie up, bind, fetter, strap, rope, tether, truss, lash, hitch, moor, anchor, yoke, chain. ▶adverb 1 she drove fast towards the gates: quickly, rapidly, swiftly, speedily, briskly, at speed, at full speed, at full tilt; energetically; hastily, with all haste, in haste, hurriedly, in a hurry, post-haste, pell-mell; without delay, expeditiously, with dispatch, like a shot, like a flash, in a flash, in the blink of an eye, in a wink, in a trice, in no time (at all ), on the double, at the speed of light, like an arrow from a bow; informal double quick, in double quick time, p.d.q. (pretty damn quick ), nippily, like (greased ) lightning, at warp speed, hell for leather, like mad, like crazy, like the wind, like a bomb, like nobody's business, like a scalded cat, like the deuce, a mile a minute, like a bat out of hell, at warp speed; Brit. informal like the clappers, at a rate of knots, like billy-o; N. Amer. informal lickety-split; literary apace. ANTONYMS slowly. 2 his wheels were stuck fast: securely, tightly, immovably, fixedly, firmly. 3 Richard's fast asleep: deeply, sound, completely. 4 she lived fast and dangerously: wildly, dissolutely, intemperately, immoderately, rakishly, recklessly, self-indulgently, extravagantly. WORD LINKS fast tachy- related prefix, as in tachycardia, tachygraphy Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
fast
fast 2 verb the ministry instructed people to fast, pray, and read scripture: abstain from food, refrain from eating, deny oneself food, go without food, go hungry, eat nothing, starve oneself; go on hunger strike. ANTONYMS eat; indulge oneself. ▶noun a five-day fast: period of fasting, period of abstinence; hunger strike; diet. ANTONYMS feast.
fasten
fasten verb 1 he fastened the door behind him: bolt, lock, secure, make secure, make fast, chain, seal. ANTONYMS unfasten, unlock. 2 they fastened splints to his leg: attach, fix, affix, clip, pin, tack; stick, bond. ANTONYMS unfasten, remove. 3 the belt was fastened with an enormous silver buckle: buckle, join, do up, connect, couple, close, unite, link; lace (up ), knot; button (up ); zip (up ). ANTONYMS unfasten, open. 4 he fastened his horse to a sapling on the bank of the river: tie, tie up, bind, tether, truss, fetter, lash, hitch, anchor, strap, rope. ANTONYMS unfasten, untie. 5 the dress fastens at the front with ten small buttons: become closed, close, do up; button (up ), zip (up ). ANTONYMS unfasten, undo. 6 his gaze fastened on me: focus, fix, be riveted, concentrate, zero in, zoom in, be brought to bear; direct at, aim at, point at. 7 the critics fastened upon two sections of the report: single out, concentrate on, focus on, select, pick out, fix on, seize on.
fastidious
fastidious adjective he was fastidious about personal hygiene: scrupulous, punctilious, painstaking, meticulous, assiduous, sedulous, perfectionist, fussy, finicky, dainty, over-particular; critical, overcritical, hypercritical, hard /difficult /impossible to please; pedantic, precise, exact, hair-splitting, exacting, demanding; informal pernickety, nitpicking, choosy, picky; N. Amer. informal persnickety; archaic nice, overnice. ANTONYMS easy-going; sloppy. WORD TOOLKIT fastidious See finicky . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Duden Dictionary
fast
fast Adverb |f a st |mittelhochdeutsch vaste = fest, nahe an; stark, schnell, sehr, althochdeutsch fasto, Adverb von fest beinahe fast tausend Leute | fast jeder kennt dieses Wort | fast in allen Fällen /in fast allen Fällen | der Bau ist fast fertig | fast wie ein Kind | wir hätten uns fast verlaufen
Fastback
Fast back Substantiv, Neutrum , das |F a stback ˈfaːstbɛk |englisch ; »schnelles Heck «Autodach, das in ein schräg abfallendes Heck übergeht; Fließheck
Fastback
Fast back , Fast-back Substantiv, Neutrum , das Fast-back |ˈfaːstbɛk ˈfaːstbɛk |das Fastback; Genitiv: des Fastbacks, Plural: die Fastbacks das Fast-back; Genitiv: des Fast-backs, Plural: die Fast-backs englisch ; »schnell rückwärts, schnell zurück «Filmtrick, mit dem ein eben gezeigter Vorgang in umgekehrter Reihenfolge vorgeführt werden kann
Fastbreak
Fast break , Fast Break Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum , der oder das Fast Break |ˈfaːstbreɪk ˈfaːstbreɪk |der Fastbreak oder das Fastbreak; Genitiv: des Fastbreaks, Plural: die Fastbreaks der Fast Break oder das Fast Break; Genitiv: des Fast Breaks, Fast Breaks englisch äußerst schnell ausgeführter Durchbruch aus der Verteidigung, Steilangriff (beim Basketball )
Fastebene
Fast ebe ne Substantiv, feminin Geografie , die |F a stebene |nicht ganz ebene Fläche, Rumpffläche
Fastelabend
Fas tel abend Substantiv, maskulin , der |F a stelabend |rheinisch für Fastnacht
fasten
fas ten schwaches Verb |f a sten |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « mittelhochdeutsch vasten, althochdeutsch fastēn, zu fest , wahrscheinlich ursprünglich = an den (Fasten )geboten festhalten (für eine bestimmte Zeit ) wenig oder nichts essen der Kranke musste zwei Tage fasten | substantiviert durch langes Fasten war sein Körper geschwächt
Fasten
Fas ten Pluralwort katholische Kirche , die |F a sten |Pluraletantum Plural von gleichbedeutend veraltet Faste, mittelhochdeutsch vaste, althochdeutsch fasta a Fastenzeit vor Ostern b während der Fasten a auferlegte Einschränkungen und Bußübungen
Fastenkur
Fas ten kur Substantiv, feminin , die |F a stenkur |Kur, bei der durch Einschränkung der Nahrungsaufnahme eine Verminderung des Gewichts oder eine Entschlackung des Körpers erreicht wird
Fastenmonat
Fas ten mo nat Substantiv, maskulin , der |F a stenmonat | vgl. Fastenzeit a
Fastenpredigt
Fas ten pre digt Substantiv, feminin katholische Religion , die |F a stenpredigt |während der Fastenzeit gehaltene Predigt, die der Vorbereitung auf Ostern dient
Fastensonntag
Fas ten sonn tag Substantiv, maskulin , der einer der in die Fastenzeit vor Ostern fallenden Sonntage
Fastenspeise
Fas ten spei se Substantiv, feminin , die |F a stenspeise |
Fastenzeit
Fas ten zeit Substantiv, feminin , die |F a stenzeit |a Religion in verschiedenen Religionen festgesetzte Zeit des Fastens die Fastenzeit im Islam ist der Monat Ramadan b katholische Kirche von Aschermittwoch bis Ostern währende, der inneren Vorbereitung auf das Osterfest dienende Zeit; Passionszeit b
Fast Food
Fast Food , Fast food Substantiv, Neutrum , das Fastfood |ˈfaːstfuːd ˈfaːstfuːd |das Fast Food; Genitiv: des Fast Food [s ] das Fastfood; Genitiv: des Fastfood [s ] englisch fast food, aus: fast = schnell und food = Essen, Nahrung a ohne Plural (in bestimmten Schnellgaststätten angebotenes ) Schnellgericht b Schnellgaststätte
Fast-Food-Kette
Fast-Food-Ket te , Fast food ket te Substantiv, feminin , die Fastfoodkette |F a st-Food-Kette F a stfoodkette | Kette 2d von Schnellgaststätten
Fasti
Fas ti Pluralwort , die |F a sti |die Fasti (Plural ) lateinisch ; »Spruchtage «Tage des altrömischen Kalenders, an denen staatliche und gerichtliche Angelegenheiten erledigt werden durften
Fastidium
Fas ti di um Substantiv, Neutrum Medizin , das |Fast i dium |das Fastidium; Genitiv: des Fastidiums lateinisch Abneigung, Widerwille z. B. gegen Essen
Fastnacht
Fast nacht , Fas nacht Substantiv, feminin , die süddeutsch, westösterreichisch, schweizerisch Fasnacht |F a stnacht F a snacht |die Fastnacht; Genitiv: der Fastnacht, Plural: die Fastnachten mittelhochdeutsch vastnaht = Vorabend der Fastenzeit die letzten drei oder vier Tage, besonders der letzte Tag vor der beginnenden Fastenzeit, an dem der Karneval seinen Höhepunkt erreicht Fastnacht feiern (an Veranstaltungen während der Fastnacht teilnehmen ) | ein Kostüm für [die ] Fastnacht kaufen | sich zu Fastnacht vergnügen alte Fastnacht westmitteldeutsch, süddeutsch Sonntag nach Fastnacht hinterherkommen wie die alte Fastnacht westmitteldeutsch, süddeutsch mit etwas zu spät kommen, irgendwo zu spät eintreffen
Fastnachtball
Fast nacht ball Fastnachtsball |F a stnachtball |
Fastnachter
Fast nach ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |F a stnachter |der Fastnachter; Genitiv: des Fastnachters, Plural: die Fastnachter jemand, der sich [als Mitglied eines Karnevalsvereins ] aktiv am Fastnachtstreiben beteiligt (z. B. als Büttenredner )
Fastnachterin
Fast nach te rin Substantiv, feminin , die |F a stnachterin |die Fastnachterin; Genitiv: der Fastnachterin, Plural: die Fastnachterinnen weibliche Form zu Fastnachter
fastnächtlich
fast nächt lich Adjektiv |f a stnächtlich |zur Fastnacht gehörend, die Fastnacht betreffend das fastnächtliche Treiben der Narren
Fastnachtsball
Fast nachts ball Substantiv, maskulin , der |F a stnachtsball |anlässlich der Fastnacht veranstalteter Ball, bei dem die Teilnehmer in Kostümen 2 2, 3 erscheinen
Fastnachtsbrauch
Fast nachts brauch Substantiv, maskulin , der |F a stnachtsbrauch |fastnächtlicher Brauch
Fastnachtsdienstag
Fast nachts diens tag Substantiv, maskulin , der |F a stnachtsdienstag |Dienstag vor Aschermittwoch
Fastnachtskostüm
Fast nachts kos tüm Substantiv, Neutrum , das |F a stnachtskostüm |Karnevalskostüm
Fastnachtsmaske
Fast nachts mas ke Substantiv, feminin , die |F a stnachtsmaske | Maske 1a , die an Fastnacht zur Verkleidung getragen wird
Fastnachtsprinz
Fast nachts prinz Substantiv, maskulin , der |F a stnachtsprinz |Karnevalsprinz
Fastnachtsprinzessin
Fast nachts prin zes sin Substantiv, feminin , die |F a stnachtsprinzessin |weibliche Form zu Fastnachtsprinz
Fastnachtsspiel
Fast nachts spiel Substantiv, Neutrum Literaturwissenschaft , das |F a stnachtsspiel |volkstümliches, meist derbkomisches weltliches Spiel des späten Mittelalters mit schwankähnlichem Charakter mit Bezug zur Fastnachtszeit
Fastnachtstreiben
Fast nachts trei ben Substantiv, Neutrum , das |F a stnachtstreiben |fastnächtliches Treiben
Fastnachtstrubel
Fast nachts tru bel Substantiv, maskulin , der |F a stnachtstrubel |fastnächtlicher Trubel
Fastnachtsumzug
Fast nachts um zug Substantiv, maskulin , der |F a stnachtsumzug |Karnevalsumzug
Fastnachtsverein
Fast nachts ver ein Substantiv, maskulin , der |F a stnachtsverein |Karnevalsverein
Fastnachtszeit
Fast nachts zeit Substantiv, feminin , die |F a stnachtszeit |Karnevalszeit
Fastnachtszug
Fast nachts zug Substantiv, maskulin , der |F a stnachtszug |Fastnachtsumzug
Fasttag
Fast tag Substantiv, maskulin , der |F a sttag |Tag, an dem jemand fastet, an dem gefastet wird
French Dictionary
faste
faste adj. et n. m. adjectif Heureux, favorable. : Un jour faste, celui où j ’ai fait ta connaissance. ANTONYME néfaste . nom masculin Apparat, splendeur. : Un couronnement avec tout le faste nécessaire. SYNONYME luxe ; magnificence .
fast food
fast food FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour restauration rapide.
fastidieusement
fastidieusement adv. adverbe De façon fastidieuse. : Relire fastidieusement des épreuves.
fastidieux
fastidieux , ieuse adj. adjectif Qui cause de l ’ennui. : Des conversations fastidieuses. « Les cercles des réverbères continuaient leur fastidieuse géométrie » (Alain Grandbois , Les Îles de la nuit ). SYNONYME ennuyeux ; pénible . Note Technique Cet adjectif se dit de choses longues et répétitives, mais non de personnes ennuyeuses.
fastueusement
fastueusement adv. adverbe De façon fastueuse. : Les invités ont été accueillis fastueusement.
fastueux
fastueux , euse adj. adjectif Somptueux. : Une réception fastueuse. SYNONYME luxueux ; riche .
Spanish Dictionary
fast food
fast food nombre masculino 1 Comida que se sirve en determinados establecimientos y se caracteriza por prepararse con rapidez, y servirse y consumirse también con rapidez, así como por ser bastante económica :la hamburguesa se ha convertido en una de las banderas del fast food .2 Establecimiento en el que se prepara y se sirve este tipo de comida .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del inglés fast food ‘comida rápida ’.Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘fas fud ’.El plural es fast food .
fastidiar
fastidiar verbo transitivo /verbo intransitivo 1 Causar disgusto, molestia o perjuicio [algo, generalmente un contratiempo sin importancia o una situación ligeramente desagradable ]:estas tareas domésticas me fastidian; me encontré con mil vallas amarillas dispuestas estratégicamente en las calles para fastidiar al paseante y alterar los nervios del automovilista .2 verbo transitivo Causar enfado [una persona, o lo que dice o hace ], a otra :me fastidia que llegues siempre tan tarde; su comentario le fastidió mucho .3 Estropear una cosa o echar a perder algo :te fastidia toda una clase porque se pone a lo mejor a tirar de una persiana; la lluvia nos fastidió el fin de semana ;¡ya se fastidió el televisor! 4 fastidiarse verbo pronominal Esp Aguantarse o conformarse [alguien ] ante un contratiempo que no puede solucionar o una situación adversa que no puede evitar :si te ha salido mal, te fastidias .hay que fastidiarse coloquial Expresión que se utiliza para mostrar asombro ante algo que generalmente escapa al control de quien habla :¡hay que fastidiarse!, ahora resulta que no se sabe el teléfono de su casa .no (me ) fastidies Esp coloquial Expresión que se utiliza para expresar asombro o incredulidad ante algo negativo que resulta extraño o inesperado :―Hay que hacerlo para mañana. ―No fastidies, no me da tiempo .¿no te fastidia?o nos ha fastidiado Esp coloquial Expresión que se utiliza para mostrar asombro o rechazo por algo que se considera injusto :claro, lo ha hecho estupendamente, pero es que ella ya sabía que había que hacerlo desde hace una semana, ¿no te fastidia?, ¡así cualquiera! Conjugación [12 ] como cambiar .
fastidio
fastidio nombre masculino Disgusto, molestia o cansancio, debido generalmente a un contratiempo de poca importancia o una situación ligeramente desagradable :es un fastidio tener que empezar de nuevo después de las horas invertidas; oí una llave que se movía en la cerradura y pensé con hostilidad y fastidio que Luque venía otra vez para pedirme algo .
fastidioso, -sa
fastidioso, -sa adjetivo Que fastidia (molesta o disgusta ):bromas fastidiosas; primero tenía que esforzarme por despachar ciertas gestiones fastidiosas inaplazables; no he conocido persona más fastidiosa que su prima; recitaba una vez más su fastidiosa retahíla de pasadas grandezas .
fastigiado, -da
fastigiado, -da adjetivo bot Que acaba en punta :arbusto fastigiado; tallo fastigiado; copa fastigiada .
fastigio
fastigio nombre masculino 1 arq Cúspide de una construcción :el fastigio de una pirámide .2 nombre masculino formal Apogeo (momento de máxima intensidad ):el fastigio de una persecución política .
fasto, -ta
fasto, -ta adjetivo 1 formal Que es propicio o acertado :un fasto día .2 nombre masculino Suntuosidad o lujo extraordinario :el Auto de Fe que concluía el proceso llegó a considerarse un gran espectáculo, que competía en fasto y popularidad con otras celebraciones .SINÓNIMO fastuosidad, fausto .3 Celebración solemne :el concejal delegado de Festejos adelanta que la portada estará inspirada en esta ocasión en los fastos conmemorativos del quinto centenario .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xvii ) del latín fastus, elisión de (dies ) fastus ‘día en el que se podía administrar justicia ’, derivado de fas ‘lo lícito o permitido ’. V. nefasto. De la familia etimológica de fas (V.).
fastuosidad
fastuosidad nombre femenino Fasto (suntuosidad ):con materiales de escaso coste se consiguen efectos de extraordinaria riqueza pues es la aparente fastuosidad lo que se pretende .SINÓNIMO fausto .
fastuoso, -sa
fastuoso, -sa adjetivo 1 Que está hecho con gran fasto o lujo :la decoración de la escalera era fastuosa .2 Que causa admiración por su grandeza, lujo o perfección :un fastuoso despliegue de medios; tras una cena fastuosa se procedió a la entrega de premios .
Sanseido Dictionary
FAST
FAST 〖 fast emergency vehicle preemption systems 〗現場急行支援システム 。パトカーや消防車など緊急車両が迅速に現場に急行できるよう信号機の制御や経路誘導を行うシステム 。
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
fast
fast 1 /fæst |fɑːst /〖原義は 形容詞 9 〗(動 )fasten 副詞 ～er ; ～est 1 速く , 急速に [で ] (!動きに持続性がある ) (↔slow (ly ))▸ How fast can you type? どのくらいのスピードでタイプできますか ▸ a fast -growing company 急成長している企業 ▸ a fast -moving business 目まぐるしく変化する仕事 ▸ move fast すぐに移動 [行動 ]する ▸ be fast approaching ｟ややかたく ｠すぐにやってくる 2 あっという間に ; すぐに ; 次々と, ひっきりなしに ▸ It (all ) happened so fast .あっという間の出来事だった ▸ How fast kids grow up! 子供の成長はあっという間だ 3 しっかりと 〈はさまる 考えを持つなど 〉▸ hold fast to dreams 夢を信じ続ける ▸ be stuck [held ] fast はさまって身動きがとれない 4 ｟文 ｠すぐ近くに ▸ fast by A Aのすぐそばで 5 時計が進んで (↔slow ).6 ふしだらに 〈暮らすなど 〉.be g è tting [g ò ing ] n ò where f á st ｟くだけて ｠ちっとも進歩しない ; うまくいかない .f à st asl é ep 熟睡して .N ò t so f á st .｟話 ｠あまり急ぐな ; 早合点するな .pl à y f à st and l ó ose with A ｟やや古 ｠A 〈人 (の愛情 )など 〉をもてあそぶ ; Aに煮えきらない態度をとる .形容詞 ～er ; ～est /4 , 6 は比較なし 1 〈動き 移動が 〉速い , 高速の ; 敏速な ; 〈車などが 〉速く走る [動く ](↔slow )▸ This PC is fast enough to handle high-resolution images .このパソコンは高解像度の画像処理に耐えるほど速い コーパスの窓 fastとrapid, quickなど fast は人 物に重点を置き, 速度が一定で持続性があるの意. rapid は動きと変化に焦点があり, その速度が急速なこと.quick は動作 行為が瞬間的にすばやいの意. speedy は動作 行為が思ったよりも速いこと. swift は動きが軽快で迅速な ▸ a fast [╳rapid ] bowler (クリケットの )速球投手 ▸ one's rapid decline in popularity 人気の急落 ▸ take a quick [╳rapid ] shower さっとシャワーを浴びる .2 〈出来事が 〉あっという間の ; 遅れない ; すばやくできる ▸ a fast learner 覚えの速い人 ▸ with fast response times 迅速な反応時間で 3 〖be ～〗〈時計が 〉進んでいる (↔slow ; →gain 動詞 )▸ This clock is ten minutes [an hour ] fast .この時計は10分 [1時間 ]進んでいる 4 〖名詞 の前で 〗高速走行用の 〈道 〉▸ a fast road 高速道路 5 〖通例be ～〗〈色 染料が 〉落ちない, あせない (↓10 ).6 〖名詞 の前で 〗刺激的な 〈生き方など 〉(↔dull )▸ the fast set ｟やや古 ｠享楽的な人たち 7 〘スポーツ 〙〈コート リンクなどが 〉スピードのでる ; ボールのよくはずむ [転がる ].8 〖名詞 の前で 〗〘写 〙高感度の 〈フィルム 〉; 大口径の 〈レンズ 〉.9 〈友情 規則などが 〉不変の ; 〈船などが 〉固定された, くっついた (↔loose ; →fasten 動詞 )▸ fast friends ｟文 ｠長年の親友 ▸ make A fast A 〈ロープ 船など 〉をしっかりと固定する .10 〖複合語で 〗耐 … 性の ▸ acid- fast 耐酸性の ▸ This T-shirt is color- fast .このTシャツは色落ちしない 11 〈人が 〉不道徳な ;｟ やや古 ｠〈女性が 〉身持ちの悪い .p ù ll a f á st ò ne ｟くだけて ｠【人を 】まんまとだます «on » .～̀ br é ak 〘バスケ 〙速攻 .～̀ br é eder (re á ctor )〘物理 〙高速増殖炉 .～̀ b ú ck あぶく銭 .～̀ f í lm 高感度フィルム .～̀ f ó od ファストフード .～̀ f ó rward (テープなどの )早送り ; (話などを )急いで先に進める [端折る ]こと .～̀ l á ne (高速道路の )追い越し車線 ; 多忙 [派手, 享楽的 ]な生き方 ; ＝fast track .～̀ n é utron 〘物理 〙高速中性子 .～̀ re á ctor 〘物理 〙高速中性子炉 .～̀ t á lker 多弁な (信用ならない )人 .～̀ tr á ck (政界 実業界などでの )出世コース [街道 ], 最短コース ▸ on the fast track to the presidency 大統領への最短距離で ～̀ w ó rker ｟くだけて ｠手際のいい人 ; (異性に )手が早い人 .
fast
fast 2 /fæst |fɑːst /動詞 自動詞 (宗教 健康上の理由で )断食 [節食 ]する, 精進する ; ハンガーストライキをする ▸ Joanna fasted for five days with nothing but water .ジョアンナは水だけで5日間断食した ▸ fast on bread, salt, and water パンと塩と水で精進する 名詞 C U 断食 ; 節食 ; 精進 ▸ break one's fast 断食後初めて食事する ; 朝食を食べる (→breakfast )
fastback
f á st b à ck 名詞 C ファーストバック 〘屋根から後ろのバンパーまで流線型の乗用車 〙.
fastball
f á st b à ll 名詞 C 〘野球 〙速 [直 ]球 (!straight ballは今は ｟まれ ｠) .
fasten
fas ten /fǽs (ə )n |fɑ́ːs (ə )n / (! 語中のtは発音しない ) 〖fast (固定して動かない状態に )en (なる )〗動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈服 留め具など 〉を留める , くくり付ける, 結ぶ (up )(↔unfasten )▸ Please keep your seat belts fastened while seated .｟機内アナウンス ｠座席にお着きの時はシートベルトをお締めのままに願います ▸ fasten one's shoes [tie ]靴のひも [ネクタイ ]を結ぶ 2 〈窓 ドアなど 〉を (しっかり )閉める ▸ Fasten the door so that it won't blow open .戸が風で開かないようにしっかり閉めなさい 3 【ほかの物に /のり くぎ ピンなどで 】〈物 動物 〉を固定する, 留める (together )(attach ) «to , on /with » (↔unfasten )▸ Now fasten the screen to the frame .さあスクリーンを枠に固定しなさい ▸ fasten a badge with a pin ピンでバッジを留める 4 【体の一部 物などに 】〈腕 足など 〉をしっかりと回す «around » ; 〈歯 〉を食いしばる ▸ Ann fastened her arms around my neck .アンは私の首に腕を回した 5 «…に » 〈目 注意など 〉を集中する, 向ける (focus );【人に 】〈罪 責任など 〉を帰する, 押しつける ,【人の 】せいにする «on , upon » ▸ Tom fastened his deep eyes on Bob. ≒Tom's deep eyes fastened on Bob .トムはボブに鋭い視線をじっと向けた ▸ fasten one's attention on A Aに注意を集中する 自動詞 1 〈服 留め具などが 〉留まる , 〈戸が 〉閉まる ▸ a dress that fastens down the back 背筋に沿ってファスナー [チャック, ボタン ]で締まるドレス 2 «…に » つかまる, しがみつく «on , upon, around » .3 〈注意などが 〉 «…に » 注がれる «on , upon » (↑他動詞 5 ).f à sten A d ó wn [d ó wn A ]1 A 〈箱 (のふた )など 〉を (くぎなどで )打ちつける .2 A 〈人 〉に «…を » 約束させる «to » .f à sten A ó ff [ó ff A ]A 〈糸など 〉を留める .f á sten on [upon ] A 1 A 〈事 〉に集中し始める ; A 〈考えなど 〉を (最も良いと考えて )すぐ採り入れる .2 A 〈人 〉に付きまとう, A 〈物 事 〉に執着する .
fastener
f á s ten er 名詞 C (衣類 建材などの )留め具, 締め具 〘ファスナー ボタン ホック マジックテープ ボルトなど 〙.
fastening
f á s ten ing 名詞 1 U 締める [留める ]こと .2 C 締め具, 留め具 〘ボルト 掛け金 ホック ボタン バンドなど 〙.
fast-food
f à st-f ó od 形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗1 ファストフード (専門 )の .2 (軽食などの )出来合いの, すぐにできる [食べられる ].～̀ r é staurant ファストフードレストラン .
fast-forward
f à st-f ó rward 動詞 自動詞 他動詞 (〈テープ ビデオなど 〉を )早送りする ; 急いで先に進める (↔rewind ).
fastidious
fas tid i ous /fæstɪ́diəs, fəs -/形容詞 1 【服装 外見などに 】細心の (注意を払う ), 厳密な «in , about » .2 潔癖な, (あまりに )きれい好きな .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞
fastness
f á st ness 名詞 1 C ｟文 ｠要塞 （ようさい ）; (地理的に接近困難な )隠れ [避難 ]場所, アジト .2 U (染料などの色の )定着力 .3 U 迅速 .
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