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"Fast" is an adjective which is often translated as "rápido", and "swift" is an adjective which is also often translated as "rápido". Learn more about the difference between "fast" and "swift" below.
fast(
fahst
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (quick)
3. (firm)
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I made the boat fast to a dock cleat.Amarré el barco a una cornamusa.
She jumped down from her horse, and tied the rope fast to a tree.Saltó de su caballo, y ató bien la cuerda a un árbol.
a. inalterable
You can use bleach when washing this sweatshirt, because the color is fast.Se puede usar blanqueador al lavar esta sudadera, porque el color es inalterable.
a. disoluto
The sailors went looking for fast girls.Los marineros salieron en busca de chicas disolutas.
6. (film)
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
8. (quickly)
a. rápidamente
They moved really fast, so we weren't able to follow them.Se movieron muy rápidamente, así que no los pudimos seguir.
b. rápido
It happened so fast that I hardly remember it.Sucedió tan rápido que apenas lo puedo recordar.
9. (firmly)
10. (soundly)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
swift(
swihft
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (rapid)
a. rápido
Thanks to a passerby's swift reaction, the lady was saved from being run over by the truck.Gracias a las reacción rápida de un transeúnte, la señora se salvó de ser atropellada por el camión.
b. veloz
He drew the gun in one swift movement and pulled the trigger.Con un movimiento veloz, sacó la pistola y apretó el gatillo.
c. pronto
The rebels' attack on the city drew a swift response from government troops.El ataque de los rebeldes sobre la ciudad provocó una pronta respuesta por parte de las tropas del gobierno.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (animal)
a. el vencejo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Swifts and swallows flitted over the lake, snapping up insects.Había vencejos y golondrinas revoloteando por el lago, atrapando insectos.
