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accelerare

to accelerate, to speed up

verb aht-cheh-leh-RAH-reh Less Common
Travel & Places Movement

Origin: Latin accelerare, from ad- + celer (swift)

Usage Note

Accelerare can be intransitive (la macchina ha accelerato = the car sped up) or transitive (accelerare i tempi = to speed up the schedule). Auxiliary is avere in both uses. Do not confuse with affrettarsi (to hurry, of a person). The noun form is l'accelerazione (f).

Examples

"Il treno ha accelerato all'uscita del tunnel."

Natural Translation

The train sped up at the exit of the tunnel.

Literal Translation

The train has accelerated at-the exit of-the tunnel.

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