Accélérer
Example: Pour arriver à l'heure, il faut accélérer sur l'autoroute.
Definition
"Accélérer" means to increase speed or make something happen faster, especially in the context of movement or progress. For example, "Pour arriver à l'heure, il faut accélérer sur l'autoroute" means one must speed up on the highway to arrive on time.
Etymology
The word "accélérer" comes from the Latin verb "accelerare," which combines "ad-" meaning 'to' or 'toward' and "celer" meaning 'swift.' Did you know? The root "celer" is also related to the English word 'celerity,' meaning swiftness or speed.
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"Accélérer" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (B2) - set 1", containing 111 commonly used words.
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