Accelerar
Example: Hem d'accelerar el ritme per arribar a temps a la reunió.
Definition
"Accelerar" means to increase the speed or rate of something, especially to make a process or action happen faster. It is commonly used when referring to speeding up movement, progress, or any activity, as in "We must accelerar the pace to arrive on time."
Etymology
The word "accelerar" comes from the Latin verb 'accelerare,' which combines 'ad-' meaning 'to' or 'towards' and 'celer' meaning 'swift' or 'fast.' Did you know that 'celer' is also the root of the English word 'celerity,' meaning swiftness? The Catalan "accelerar" inherited this meaning of hastening or speeding up.
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"Accelerar" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - General - (B1) - set 2", containing 113 commonly used words.
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