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rap·id

(răp′ĭd)

adj. rap·id·er, rap·id·est

Moving, acting, or occurring with great speed. See Synonyms at fast¹.

n. often rapids

An extremely fast-moving part of a river, caused by a steep descent in the riverbed.

[Latin rapidus, from rapere, to seize; see rep- in Indo-European roots.]

ra·pid′i·ty (rə-pĭd′ĭ-tē), rap′id·ness (răp′ĭd-nĕs) n.

rap′id·ly adv.

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rapid

(ˈræpɪd)

adj

1. (of an action or movement) performed or occurring during a short interval of time; quick: a rapid transformation.

2. characterized by high speed: rapid movement.

3. acting or moving quickly; fast: a rapid worker.

[C17: from Latin rapidus tearing away, from rapere to seize; see rape¹]

ˈrapidly adv

rapidity, ˈrapidness n

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rap•id

(ˈræp ɪd)

adj. -er, -est,
n. adj.

1. occurring within a short time: rapid growth.

2. acting with speed; swift: a rapid worker.

3. characterized by speed: rapid motion.

4. Usu., rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.

[1625–35; < Latin rapidus tearing away, swift]

rap′id•ly, adv.

syn: See quick.

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Noun	1.	rapid - a part of a river where the current is very fast river - a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles" waterway - a navigable body of water
Adj.	1.	rapid - done or occurring in a brief period of time; "a rapid rise through the ranks" fast - acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car"
	2.	rapid - characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed; "a rapid movement"; "a speedy car"; "a speedy errand boy" speedy fast - acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car"

rapid

adjective

1. sudden, prompt, speedy, precipitate, express, immediate, fleet, swift, quickie (informal), expeditious the country's rapid economic growth
sudden gradual, tardy

2. quick, fast, hurried, swift, brisk, hasty, flying, pdq (slang) He walked at a rapid pace along Charles Street.
quick slow, deliberate, leisurely, unhurried

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rapid

adjective

1. Characterized by great celerity:

breakneck, expeditious, fast, fleet, quick, speedy, swift.

Informal: hell-for-leather.

Idiom: quick as a bunny.

2. Accomplished in very little time:

brief, expeditious, fast, flying, hasty, hurried, quick, short, speedy, swift.

Translations

سَريع

rychlý

hurtig

schnell Stromschnelle zügig kurzfristig

rápido

koskinopearipeä

rapide vite

gyors

fljótursnöggur, hraîur

rapido impetuoso

急流

sraunuma

ātrsstraujš

snel snelle stroomversnelling

hurtig rask svært hurtig

szybki

rápido

быстрый скорый

hiter

forshastigsnabb

çabuk hızlı süratli

快的迅速的

rapid

[ˈræpɪd] ADJ → rápido

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

rapid

[ˈræpɪd] adj

[change, growth, rise, decline] → rapide

[pulse, heartbeat, pace] → rapide
in rapid succession → à la suiterapid fire n → tir m rapiderapid-fire [ˌræpɪdˈfaɪə^r] adj

[gun] → à tir rapide

[conversation] → rapide, enlevé(e)
rapid-fire dialogue → dialogue en rafale
rapid-fire questions → questions en rafale, feu roulant de questions

(mainly US) [growth, development, industrialization] → accéléré(e)

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rapid

adj → schnell; action, movement also → rasch; improvement, change, spread also → rapide; decline, rise → rapide, steil; smile → kurz; loss of heat → plötzlich; river, waterfall → reißend; slope, descent → steil

n rapids

pl (Geog) → Stromschnellen pl; to ride or run the rapids → die Stromschnellen hinunterfahren

rapid

rapid deployment force, rapid reaction force

n (Mil) → schnelle Eingreiftruppe

rapid eye movement sleep

n → REM-Phase f

rapid fire

n (Mil) → Schnellfeuer nt; rapid of questions (fig) → Feuerwerk nt → von Fragen

rapid-fire

adj attr (esp US) rapid gun → Schnellfeuergewehr nt; rapid questions → Fragen wie aus dem Schnellfeuergewehr

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rapid

[ˈræpɪd] adj → rapido/a

rapid

(ˈrӕpid) adjective

quick; fast. He made some rapid calculations; He looked feverish and had a rapid pulse.

ˈrapidly adverb

raˈpidity noun

ˈrapidness noun

ˈrapids noun plural

a place in a river where the water flows quickly, often having dangerous rocks in mid-stream.

rapid

a. rápido-a, veloz;

___ eye movement → movimientos oculares ___;

adv. rápidamente.

rapid

adj rápido; rapid-acting de acción rápida

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They ascended to the foot of the first rapid, about two hundred miles, but could hear nothing of any white men being in the neighborhood.

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The poet ought to traverse, with a rapid flight, the lofty regions of philosophy, without deviating from the narrow way of truth.

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A vacuum is created below, and it attracts the gas in the lower parts; this becomes heated in its turn, and is continually replaced; thus, an extremely rapid current of gas is established in the pipes and in the spiral, which issues from the balloon and then returns to it, and is heated over again, incessantly.

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A FOX swimming across a rapid river was carried by the force of the current into a very deep ravine, where he lay for a long time very much bruised, sick, and unable to move.

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As he passed among the busy crowd, Fix, according to habit, scrutinised the passers-by with a keen, rapid glance.

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Anna removed his hands, once more kissed his wet face, and with rapid steps went to the door.

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The rapid currents of the rivers which run into the Pacific render the ascent of them very exhausting to the salmon.

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At length, after a rapid race, frequently interrupted by prudent stoppages, they reached the deep grottoes, in which the prophetic bishop of Vannes had taken care to have secreted a bark capable of keeping the sea at this fine season.

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On the 23rd inst., at eight in the morning, after a rapid passage, the Susquehanna was due at the fatal spot.

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The firing came in paroxysms; now there would be a watchful lull and now a rapid tattoo of shots, rising to a roar.

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And travellers, now, within that valley, Through the red-litten windows see Vast forms, that move fantastically To a discordant melody, While, lie a ghastly rapid river, Through the pale door A hideous throng rush out forever And laugh -- but smile no more.

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I really grow quite uneasy, my dearest mother, about Reginald, from witnessing the very rapid increase of Lady Susan's influence.