Translation
fast, quickly, rapid
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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
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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.
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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.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 5, lesson 7: rápido, señora, historia and 7 more words.