/ˈrapido/
Translation
fast, quickly, rapid
Word origin
From Latin rapidus ('swift, rapid, seizing'), from rapere ('to seize, to snatch'). It means 'fast, quick'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- rapidus
- English cognates
- rapid, rape, rapture
Grammar
Examples
, .
I need a quick answer, there is no time to waste.
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He speaks so fast that sometimes I cannot understand him well.
, .
It is the fastest solution, though not the most elegant.
Sevilla .
The fast train reaches Seville in three hours.
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Children grow up very fast in these years.
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This car is very fast on the road.
Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(10)Casi no llega
3 min read · Core 1000
Cuanto más espero, peor
3 min read · Core 5000
El autobús perdido
3 min read · Core 1000
El correo a la jefa
3 min read · Core 5000
La aventura de Sofía
3 min read · Core 5000
No creo que sea grave
3 min read · Core 5000
Perdido en la ciudad
3 min read · Core 1000
El primer día de Laura
4 min read · Core 1000
La cena de los Pereira
4 min read · Core 1000
Palabras de cocina
5 min read · Core 1000
Grammar articles
(10)Spanish Accent Rules: agudas, llanas, esdrújulas (café, árbol, rápido)
Spanish Adjective Agreement: Endings, Position, and the Shortened Pre-Nominal Set
Spanish Adverbs of Place, Time and Degree (aquí, todavía, muy vs mucho)
Spanish Adverbs in -mente: How to Build Them and When to Avoid Them
Spanish Comparatives: más que, menos que, tan como and the Four Irregulars
Spanish Correlative Comparison: cuanto más... más, cada vez más, el doble
Spanish Exclamations: ¡Qué bonito!, ¡Cuánta gente!, ¡Vaya día! (and the accents)
Spanish Negative Commands: Why no hables Borrows the Subjunctive
Spanish Noun Suffixes: -ción, -dad, -miento, -eza (and the gender each gives)
Verbs of Becoming in Spanish: ponerse, hacerse, volverse, convertirse en, llegar a ser
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