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"Acelerado" is a form of "acelerado", an adjective which is often translated as "rapid". "Acelerarse" is a pronominal verb which is often translated as "to speed up". Learn more about the difference between "acelerado" and "acelerarse" below.
acelerado(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (fast)
a. intensive
Antes de viajar a Brasil, tomé un curso acelerado de portugués.Before traveling to Brazil, I did an intensive Portuguese course.
b. crash (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
El año pasado tomé un curso acelerado de tango.Last year I took a crash course in tango.
3. (colloquial) (agitated)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. hyper (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Te ves acelerado. Siéntate, respira hondo y relájate.You look hyper. Sit down, take a deep breath, and relax.
acelerarse(
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)A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
a. to speed up
De acuerdo con las estadísticas, el crecimiento económico del país se aceleró durante el ultimo año.According to statistics, the country's economic growth sped up during the past year.
2. (colloquial) (to get worked up)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to get overexcited
No te aceleres. Lo primero es asegurarte de que de verdad ganaste la lotería.Don't get overexcited. First of all, you have to make sure that you really won the lottery.
b. to lose one's cool (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
No tienes por qué acelerarte; es un problema sin importancia.There is no reason to lose your cool; it's not a big deal.
3. (physics)
a. to accelerate
El calor hace que las moléculas del gas se aceleren.Heat causes the gas molecules to accelerate.
acelerar
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to speed up
El arquitecto quiere acelerar la construcción del puente.The architect wants to speed up construction of the bridge.
El gerente de la empresa nos pidió que aceleráramos el proceso de selección de personal.The company's CEO asked us to speed up the hiring process.
b. to quicken
Contrataron a más trabajadores para acelerar la marcha del proyecto.They hired more workers to quicken the pace of the project.
c. to hasten
El medicamento alivia el dolor y acelera la recuperación de los pacientes que presentan dicho síndrome.This medication relieves the pain and hastens the recovery of patients with this syndrome.
a. to accelerate (vehicle)
Aceleró el carro para adelantar a un camión que llevaba un rato delante.She accelerated the car to pass a truck that had been in front of her for a while.
a. to hasten
Se teme que la subida del IVA acelere el cierre de muchos comercios.It is feared that the VAT increase will hasten the closure of many stores.
7. (physics)
a. to accelerate
El campo eléctrico acelera el protón e incrementa su momento lineal.The electric field accelerates the proton and increases its linear momentum.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. to accelerate
Al entrar en la autopista, acelera y cambia de marcha.When you enter the freeway, accelerate and change gears.
b. to speed up
Diana se equivocó de pedal y, en vez de frenar, aceleró.Diana pressed the wrong pedal, and instead of braking, she sped up.
9. (colloquial) (to speed things up)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to hurry up
Bueno, aceleren, que tenemos que acabarlo hoy.Okay, hurry up; we've got to get it finished today.
b. to get a move on (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Chicos, si quieren salir temprano tienen que acelerar.Guys, if you want to leave early you need to get a move on.
