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speed bump

n.
An artificial ridge set crosswise into the surface of a street, parking lot, or driveway to make the operators of vehicles drive at a slow speed. Also called speed hump.
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speed′ bump`


n.
a rounded ridge built crosswise into the pavement of a road to force vehicles to slow down.
[1965–70, Amer.]
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Noun 1. [画像:speed bump - a hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway]speed bump - a hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway
hinderance, hindrance, preventative, preventive, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference, hitch - any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
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Translations
حَدَبَة السُّرْعَه
retardér
vejbump
retardérspomaľovač
hız engeli

speed

(spiːd) noun
1. rate of moving. a slow speed; The car was travelling at high speed. spoed سُرْعَه скорост velocidade rychlost die Geschwindigkeit fart; hastighed ταχύτητα velocidad kiirus سرعت nopeus vitesse מהירות चाल, गति brzina sebesség kecepatan hraði velocità 速度 속도 greitis ātrums kelajuan snelheid hastighet, fart prędkość سرعت velocidade viteză скорость rýchlosť hitrost, brzina brzina hastighet, fart อัตราความเร็ว hız, sürat 速度 швидкість شرح رفتار tốc độ 速度
2. quickness of moving. snelheid سُرْعَة الحَرَكَه бързина velocidade rychlost die Schnelligkeit fart ταχύτητα, γρηγοράδα rapidez kiirus سرعت حركت joutuisuus vitesse מְהִירוּת הַתנוּעָה तेजी, शीघ्रता brzina, žurba gyorsaság kecepatan bergerak hraði velocità 速さ 신속 greitis ātrums kelajuan snelheid fart prędkość سرعت حرکت velocidade viteză быстрота rýchlosť naglica brzina snabbhet ความรวดเร็ว hız, sürat, çabukluk 急行 прудкість تیز رفتاری sự nhanh chóng 急行
verb
1. (past tense, past participles sped (sped) ˈspeeded) to (cause to) move or progress quickly; to hurry. The car sped/speeded along the motorway. vinnig ry, jaag يُسْرِع летя deslocar(-se) com velocidade uhánět rasen køre hurtigt τρέχω, σπεύδω ir corriendo, ir a toda prisa, ir a toda velocidad kihutama با سرعت رفتن؛ عجله كردن kiitää aller à toute vitesse לְהָאִיץ तेजी से चलाना, जल्दी करना ubrzati što, žuriti siet(tet) melaju flÿta; þjóta (andare a tutta velocità) とばす 속도를 내다 lėkti, dumti, skubėti traukties; joņot memecut racen fare av sted, kjøre fort mknąć په سرعت کی تلل deslocar(-se) com velocidade a merge cu toată viteza мчаться uháňať hiteti ići brzo köra snabbt, ila, hasta, skynda på, sätta fart på เร่งความรวดเร็ว hız yapmak 迅速(前進) поспішати, іти швидко تیزی سے ترقی کرنا chạy nhanh 迅速(前进)
2. (past tense, past participle ˈspeeded) to drive very fast in a car etc, faster than is allowed by law. The policeman said that I had been speeding. te vinnig ry يَسوقُ بِسُرْعَه движа се бързо conduzir com excesso de velocidade překročit povolenou rychlost (zu)schnell fahren køre for hurtigt οδηγώ με υπερβολική ταχύτητα ir con exceso de velocidad kiirust ületama با سرعت غير مجاز راندن ajaa ylinopeutta faire un excès de vitesse לִנהוֹג בִּמהִירוּת तेज चलना voziti nedopuštenom brzinom száguld melampaui batas kecepatan fara of hratt (andare a tutta velocità) 制限速度を超える 과속하다 viršyti greitį pārsniegt (pieļaujamo) ātrumu memandu melebihi had laju te snel rijden kjøre for fort przekraczać dozwoloną prędkość په اجازه نه درلودونكي سرعت موټر چلول conduzir com excesso de velocidade a face exces de viteză превышать скорость prekročiť povolenú rýchlosť prehitro voziti ići brzo köra för fort ไปด้วยความรวดเร็ว hız limitini aşmak 超速(開車) прискорювати, збільшувати швидкість تیز رفتار سے گاڑی چلانا chạy quá tốc độ quy định 超速(开车)
ˈspeeding noun
driving at (an illegally) high speed. He was fined for speeding. te vinnig ry سِياقَه بِسُرْعَه превишена скорост excesso de velocidade překročení rychlosti die Geschwindigkeitsübertretung hastighedsoverskridelse υπέρβαση ορίου ταχύτητας exceso de velocidad (lubatud) kiiruse ületamine ylinopeuden ajaminen excès de vitesse נְהִיגָה בִּמהִירוּת מוּפרֶזֶת बहुत तेज गति vožnja nedopuštenom brzinom, prekoračenje brzine gyorshajtás pelanggaran batas kecepatan hraðakstur (eccesso di velocità) スピード違反 과속 greičio viršijimas ātruma pārsniegšana memandu melebihi had laju het te snel rijden fartsoverskridelse przekroczenie dozwolonej prędkości سرعت وركوونه excesso de velocidade exces de viteză превышение скорости prekročenie rýchlosti prehitra vožnja prekoračenje brzine fortkörning การขับรถเร็วเกินกว่าที่กฎหมายกําหนด hız limitini aşma 超速行駛 їзда на великій швидкості تیز رفتار سے چلانا sự chạy quá tốc độ quy định 超速行驶
ˈspeedy adjective
done, carried out etc quickly. a speedy answer. vinnig مُسْرِع، سَريع، مُسْتَعْجَل бърз rápido rychlý, okamžitý schnell hurtig γρήγορος rápido kiire pikainen prompt מהיר तेज, द्रुत brz, hitar gyors cepat fljótur, snar pronto, rapido てきぱきした 신속히 처리된 greitas ātrs; steidzīgs; acumirklīgs yang cepat snel rask, hurtig szybki په سرعت سره،په چټكوالي سره rápido prompt, rapid быстрый; поспешный rýchly, okamžitý hiter brz snabb, skyndsam ที่รวดเร็ว çabuk, hızlı 迅速的 швидкий, моторний تیزي سے کیا گیا کام nhanh 迅速的
ˈspeedily adverb
vinnig بِسُرْعَه، بِعَجَلَه бързо rapidamente rychle schnell hurtigt γρήγορα rápidamente kiirelt, viivitamata pikaisesti promptement במהירות जल्दी, जल्द, शीघ्रता से brzo, hitro gyorsan dengan cepat snarlega prontamente てきぱきと 신속하게 greitai, skubiai ātri; steidzīgi dengan cepat snel raskt, hurtig szybko په سرعت سره،په چټكوالي سره rapidamente cu promptitudine быстро; поспешно rýchlo hitro brzo snabbt, skyndsam อย่างรวดเร็ว süratle, hızla 迅速地 швидко, квапливо تیزی سے nhanh, vận động nhanh 迅速地
ˈspeediness noun
vinnigheid سُرْعَه، إسْتِعْجال бързина rapidez rychlost die Schnelligkeit hurtighed γρηγοράδα rapidez kiirus pikaisuus promptitude מהירות तेजी, शीघ्रता brzina, žurnost gyorsaság kecepatan snerpa; hraði prontezza 敏速 신속함 skubėjimas steidzīgums kecepatan snelheid raskhet, hurtighet pośpiech په سرعت سره،په چټكوالي سره rapidez promptitudine быстрота; поспешность rýchlosť hitrost brzina snabbhet, skyndsamhet ความรวดเร็ว hızlılık, sürat 敏捷 швидкість; негайність تیزی sự nhanh chóng 敏捷
ˈspeed bump noun
a raised part across the road to make drivers slow down. spoedhobbel حَدَبَة السُّرْعَه легнал полицай quebra-molas retardér die Bodenwelle, die Kölner Teller vejbump σαμαράκι δρόμου για τη μείωση ταχύτητας badén lamav politseinik, kiirustõke hidaste ralentisseur פַּסֵי הָאֲטָה गति अवरोधक ležeći policajac fekvőrendőr polisi tidur (dissuasore di velocità) 車を低速にさせるために道路につけた隆起 과속방지턱 greičio ribojimo gūbrelis ātrumslieksnis, ́guļošais policists ́ bonggol jalan verkeersdrempel fartsdemper ogranicznik szybkości جمپ лежачий полицейский spomaľovač, retardér hitrostna ovira ležeći policajac fartgupp ถนนที่ยกขึ้นสูงเพื่อทําให้ผู้ขับขี่ลดความเร็ว hız engeli 減速路障 "лежачий поліцейський" رفتار شکن vật cản làm giảm tốc độ 减速路障
ˈspeed trap noun
a device used by the police to catch drivers exceeding the speed limit. spoedlokval مصْيَدَة السُّرْعَه радар radar radarová past die Radarfalle apparat, der måler hastigheden συσκευή ελέγχου ταχύτητας control de velocidad kiirusemõõtja liikenneratsia radar de police מִכמוֹנֶת מְהִירוּת पुलिस का सड़क फंदा radarska kontrola sebességellenőrző berendezés rintangan jalan untuk menangkap pengebut (Autovelox) 速度違反摘発装置 차량과속감시장치 greičio matuoklis radarierīce ātruma noteikšanai perangkap laju snelheidscontrole; radarcontrole; lasergun radarkontroll !!not a device, it is a place!!miejsce kontroli radarowej سرعت كموونكي اله چي پوليس استعمالوي радар для контроля скорости radar na meranie rýchlosti radar radar hastighets-, fartkontroll อุปกรณ์ที่ตํารวจใช้สําหรับตรวจจับความเร็ว polis tuzağı 汽車超速監視器 радар для контролю швидкості дорожного руху تیز رفتار سے گاڑی چلانے والوں کو پکڑنے کی مشین hệ thống ra đa phát hiện xe chạy quá tốc độ 汽车超速监视器
speedometer (spiːˈdomitə) noun
an instrument on a car etc showing how fast one is travelling. spoedmeter عَدّاد السُّرْعَه скоростометър velocímetro tachometr der Geschwindigkeitsmesser speedometer ταχύμετρο, κοντέρ velocímetro spidomeeter سعت سنج nopeusmittari indicateur de vitesse מַד מְהִירוּת स्पीडोमीटर mjerač brzine, brzinomjer sebességmérő pengukur kecepatan hraðamælir tachimetro, contachilometri 速度計 속도계 spidometras spidometrs meter laju snelheidsmeter speedometer, fartsmåler szybkościomierz امپیر velocímetro vitezometru спидометр tachometer brzinomer radar hastighetsmätare มาตรบอกอัตราความเร็ว hız göstergesi, kilometre saati 速度 спідометр رفتار پیما công tơ mét 速度
speed uppast tense, past participle ˈspeeded
1. to increase speed. The car speeded up as it left the town. versnel يَزيد سُرْعَتَه ускорявам скорост acelerar zrychlit beschleunigen sætte farten op επιταχύνω acelerar kiirust lisama افزايش دادن سرعت kiihdyttää accélérer לְהַאִיץ गति वर्धन करना, चाल बढ़ाना ubrzati gyorsul meningkatkan kecepatan auka hraða accelerare 加速する 속도를 내다 padidinti greitá palielināt ātrumu memecut sneller gaan sette opp farten przyspieszać سرعت کی زیات کول acelerar a accelera увеличивать скорость zrýchliť pospešiti ubrzati öka farten, accelerera เร่งอัตราความเร็ว süratini artırmak 加速行駛 збільшувати швидкість رفتار بڑھانا tăng tốc 加速行驶
2. to quicken the rate of. We are trying to speed up production. versnel يَزيد مُعَدَّل увеличавам скоростта на acelerar urychlit erhöhen øge επιταχύνω acelerar kiirendama شتاب دادن nopeuttaa accélérer לְהַגדִיל गति बढ़ाना požuriti, tjerati brže felgyorsít mempercepat flÿta, hraða sveltire 速める 능률을 촉진하다 pagreitinti, padidinti paātrināt; pasteidzināt meningkatkan kadar versnellen få opp farten, raske på przyspieszać شتاب ورکول،سرعت ورکول acelerar a accelera ускорять urýchliť pospešiti ubrzati öka farten på ทําให้เร็วขึ้น hızlandırmak 增加生產 підвищити норму виробітку کسی چیز کی نسبت بڑھانا xúc tiến, đẩy mạnh 增加生产
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can also sense crashes (only after they happen, sadly) and will text your emergency contact in the case of an accident, so that your partner can have a panic attack each time you ride over a speedbump or come to sudden stop.
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