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acelerar

to accelerate

verb ah-seh-leh-RAHR Rare
Travel & Places Transportation

Also means

to speed up

Usage Note

Acelerar is used both literally (acelerar el coche, 'to accelerate the car') and figuratively (acelerar el proceso, 'to speed up the process'). The reflexive acelerarse can mean to rush or, colloquially in Spain, to get worked up or flustered: no te aceleres ('calm down / don't get carried away'). Note SESEO: the c before e is pronounced 's', not 'th'.

Examples

"Necesitas acelerar en la autopista."

Natural Translation

You need to accelerate on the highway.

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