accelerate in Spanish

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accelerate in Spanish means acelerar, aumentar la velocidad

BrE /əkˈseləreɪt/ AmE /əkˈsɛləˌreɪt/

verb en → es

past accelerated pp accelerated ing accelerating

1 SPEED UP VEHICLE/MACHINE [transitive, intransitive] B1

acelerar, aumentar la velocidad

to make a vehicle or machine go faster; to become faster

  • accelerate something
  • something accelerates

Collocations accelerate a car · the train accelerated quickly

  • The driver accelerated the car to 80 miles an hour.

    El conductor aceleró el coche hasta los 130 kilómetros por hora.

2 PROGRESS [transitive] B1

acelerar, apresurar

to make something happen more quickly; to become faster or quicker

  • accelerate a process

Collocations accelerate economic growth · the project accelerated progress

  • The government is trying to accelerate the development of new technologies.

    El gobierno está intentando acelerar el desarrollo de nuevas tecnologías.

Phrasal verbs

accelerate into MOVE QUICKLY B2

entrar a toda velocidad en algo

  • The car accelerated into the roundabout.

    El coche entró a toda velocidad al redondel.

accelerate towards MOVE TOWARDS B2

acercarse rápidamente hacia algo

  • The car accelerated towards the pedestrian crossing.

    El coche se acercó rápidamente al paso de peatones.

accelerate out of EXIT QUICKLY B2

salir a toda velocidad de algo

  • The car accelerated out of the parking lot.

    El coche salió a toda velocidad del estacionamiento.

accelerate up to REACH SPEED B2

acelerar hasta alcanzar una velocidad

  • The car accelerated up to 100 km/h.

    El coche aceleró hasta los 100 kilómetros por hora.