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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvelocidad vertiginosa
Pronunciation / Transliteration: veh-loh-ci-dad vehr-tee-hee-noh-sah
"El coche iba a una velocidad vertiginosa por la carretera."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A speed that is extremely fast and potentially dangerous.
"The car raced down the highway at breakneck speed, leaving a cloud of dust behind." - 2
A pace that is so fast it poses a risk of injury or harm.
"She completed the project at breakneck speed, sacrificing quality for time."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'breakneck' originates from the Old English 'brecan' meaning 'to break' and 'necca' meaning 'neck', referring to the danger of breaking one's neck due to high speed. The phrase evolved in the 19th century to describe anything done at a dangerously high pace.
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vitesse vertigineuse
Transliteration: vee-tess vehr-tee-zhee-nuhz
"La voiture a roulé à une vitesse vertigineuse sur l'autoroute."
halsbrecherische Geschwindigkeit
Transliteration: hals-brecher-ische geschwindigkeit
"Das Auto raste mit halsbrecherischer Geschwindigkeit die Straße entlang."
velocità vertiginosa
Transliteration: veh-loh-chee-tah vehr-tee-jee-noh-sah
"L'auto ha sfrecciato a velocità vertiginosa."
velocidad vertiginosa
Transliteration: veh-loh-ci-dad vehr-tee-hee-noh-sah
"El coche iba a una velocidad vertiginosa por la carretera."
velocidade vertiginosa
Transliteration: veh-loh-ci-dah vehr-chee-jee-noh-sah
"O carro passou a uma velocidade vertiginosa."
तेज़ गति
Transliteration: tez gati
"गाड़ी तेज़ गति से सड़क पर दौड़ रही थी।"
飞速
Transliteration: fēisù
"汽车以飞速在公路上行驶。"
아찔한 속도
Transliteration: ajjilhan sogdo
"차가 아찔한 속도로 도로를 질주했다."
目が回るような速度
Transliteration: me ga mawaru you na sokudo
"車は目が回るような速度で道路を走った。"
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