rapid

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈræpɪd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈræpɪd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rap′id)

Inflections of 'rapid' (adj):
rapider
adj comparative
rapidest
adj superlative
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
rapid adj(moving fast)rápido adj
  veloz adj mf
 Is there a rapid service between Birmingham and Coventry?
 ¿Hay algún servicio rápido entre Birmingham y Coventry?
rapid adj(happening suddenly)súbito/a adj
  repentino/a adj
 Rapid changes in the country took diplomats by surprise.
 Los súbitos cambios en el país tomaron por sorpresa a los diplomáticos.
rapids npl(fast-moving water) (de un río)rápidos nmpl
 You'll need to wear a helmet to go through the rapids.
 Necesitas usar casco para pasar por los rápidos.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
in rapid succession adv(one coming rapidly after another)uno tras otro, uno detrás de otro loc adv
 The camera is able to take a series of pictures in rapid succession.
 La cámara puede tomar fotos una tras otra.
rapid eye movement n(eye movements during sleep)movimientos oculares rápidos loc nom mpl
rapid eye movement sleep n(sleep phase)sueño de movimientos oculares rápidos loc nom m
rapid fire n(fast gunfire)disparo rápido, tiro rápido nm + adj
rapid heartbeat n(heart: fast beating rate)taquicardia nf
  palpitaciones nfpl
  frecuencia cardíaca acelerada grupo nom
rapid transit,
rapid transit system n		(commuter railway)metro nm
  subterráneo nm
 (AR)subte nm
rapid-fire adjliteral (gun, tool: discharging rapidly)de fuego racheado loc adj
rapid-fire adjfigurative (questions: fast)trepidante adj mf
REM nacronym (rapid eye movement) (sigla, voz inglesa)REM nm
 (movimientos oculares rápidos)MOR nm
REM sleep nabbreviation (rapid eye movement sleep)fase REM del sueño loc nom f
  sueño de movimientos oculares rápidos loc nom m
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'rapid' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
automatic weapon - blazing fast - blink - brisk pace - clickety-clack - come thick and fast - crash - cutaway - fast - fast flowing - fast forward - fast pace - fast track - fast-food restaurant - fire off - flying start - Gatling gun - imprinting - jink - jitter - lateral flow test - light rail - meteoric - mushrooming - nosedive - oscillation - oscillator - palpitation - presto - proliferation - pumping - quick exit - quickfire - REM - REM sleep - rough sketch - runaway - sault - scramble - scud - selling off - shorthand - swift - vibration - winking
Spanish:
correntoso - veloz - acelerado - pronto - pulso acelerado - sueño REM

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