Dutch English Dictionary

Nederlands, Vlaams - English

snel in English:

1. fast fast


He's fast.
Malicious gossip spreads like wildfire. I guess that's why they say bad news travels fast.
We drove too fast to enjoy the beautiful scenery.
At first, I had difficulty understanding people when they spoke too fast.
The urban population in most developing countries is increasing very fast.
I wish you wouldn't drive so fast. You're making the baby sick!
You're speaking a little too fast for me. Would you speak a little more slowly?
A good ballboy or ballgirl must be able to concentrate hard and run fast.
Fast is the opposite of "slow."
It was surprising to see how fast the child grew up.
A fast child may win the race, but even a slow child can compete.
A fast walker can walk six kilometers in an hour.
What's your favorite fast food restaurant?
Tom loves coming here since he thinks this place serves the only fast food worth eating.
What surprised me most about that accident is how fast the lawyers arrived on the scene.

English word "snel"(fast) occurs in sets:

De populairste Engelse woorden 551 - 600
Top 300 adjectives in Dutch 51-100
Most common Dutch words 201 - 250
lernbox 3 SOMEBODY, PLEASE!
Attributes - Eigenschappen

2. rapid rapid


Our actions have to be rapid and efficient.
I don't like rapid changes.
The more worthless the plant, the more rapid and splendid is its growth.
The modern world is a crowd of very rapid racing cars all brought to a standstill and stuck in a block of traffic.
Can we check the rapid spread of the 'flu?
Childhood is a period of rapid growth.
A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony, in a moment.
Rapid and remarkable advances have been made in medicine.
the rapid expansion of oil companies
Business recovery, which looks just around the corner, will be rapid and strong.
Juvenile delinquency is on the increase at a rapid pace.
Technological innovation brought about the rapid progress of the information industry.
It must be dangerous to swim in this rapid stream.
The number of people in my country is rapidly decreasing.
search for better opportunities overseas disillusioned with the country's rapid economic fall from grace

English word "snel"(rapid) occurs in sets:

9. Education (2)
Engels Idioom t/m 6
engels idioms 2