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"Fastest" is a form of "fast", an adjective which is often translated as "rápido". "Very fast" is an adjective which is often translated as "muy rápido". Learn more about the difference between "very fast" and "fastest" below.
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (quick)
a. muy rápido
Are you sure you want to race me? I am very fast.¿Estás seguro que quieres correr conmigo? Soy muy rápido.
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
2. (quickly)
a. muy rápidamente
When you skydive, you fall very fast.Cuando haces paracaidismo, caes muy rápidamente.
b. muy rápido
You have to drive very fast if you want to be here on time.Tienes que manejar muy rápido si quieres llegar a tiempo.
fast(
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)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.).
