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Learn Hardcore French: vite - fast, quickly adverb

Hardcore French
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/vite

vite

Word

vite

Meaning

fast, quickly (adverb)

Part of speech

adjective, adverb

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore French

Lesson

Usages of vite

Ne cours pas trop vite, tu risques d’oublier où tu vas.

Do not run too fast, you might forget where you are going.

Marie court vite dans le parc.

Marie runs fast in the park.

Les enfants grandissent vite, et ils croient souvent qu’ils peuvent tout faire.

Children grow quickly, and they often believe they can do everything.

Je me dépêche vite pour attraper le bus.

I hurry quickly to catch the bus.

Je cours suffisamment vite pour arriver à l'heure.

I run fast enough to arrive on time.

Je m’entraîne chaque matin pour courir plus vite, et Marie veut aussi s’entraîner au yoga.

I practice every morning to run faster, and Marie also wants to practice yoga.

Quand il étudiait chaque soir, son niveau progressait vite.

When he studied every evening, his level was improving quickly.

Tu progresses vite en français.

You progress quickly in French.

Le chocolat fond vite sous ce climat chaud.

The chocolate melts quickly in this hot climate.

La nappe est blanche, mais elle sera vite couverte d’oignon et d’ail.

The tablecloth is white, but it will quickly be covered with onion and garlic.

Son frère est malin aussi, par contre il parle trop vite.

Her brother is clever too; however, he speaks too fast.

Ce journaliste parle vite, mais son accent est très clair.

This journalist speaks fast, but his accent is very clear.

Si Marie se repose vraiment, elle guérira plus vite.

If Marie really rests, she will get better faster.

Quand tu seras en France, tu t’y habitueras vite, au nord comme au sud.

When you are in France, you will get used to it quickly, in the north as well as in the south.

Marie travaille aussi vite que Paul, mais elle se repose moins souvent.

Marie works as fast as Paul, but she rests less often.

Les pompiers arrivent vite avec leurs camions rouges.

The firefighters arrive quickly with their red trucks.

Je ne peux pas suivre cette conversation quand tout le monde parle trop vite.

I cannot follow this conversation when everyone speaks too fast.

Nous avons failli signer trop vite, alors nous relisons toujours le bail.

We almost signed too quickly, so we always reread the lease.

Sur l’autoroute, Paul n’aime ni accélérer trop vite ni doubler quand il pleut.

On the highway, Paul likes neither speeding up too fast nor overtaking when it rains.

Si tu prends ce virage trop vite, tu risques de te faire mal.

If you take this bend too fast, you might hurt yourself.

Nous étions sur le point de traverser quand une voiture a tourné trop vite au rond-point.

We were about to cross when a car turned too fast at the roundabout.

Au restaurant, Paul laisse toujours un petit pourboire quand le service est rapide et qu’on apporte vite une carafe d’eau.

At the restaurant, Paul always leaves a small tip when the service is fast and a carafe of water is brought quickly.

Grâce à sa bonne mémoire, Paul apprend vite.

Thanks to his good memory, Paul learns quickly.

La salle d’attente se remplit vite le matin.

The waiting room fills up quickly in the morning.

La tache de café part vite avec un chiffon humide.

The coffee stain comes out quickly with a damp cloth.

Marie a du mal à suivre la conversation quand tout le monde parle trop vite.

Marie has trouble following the conversation when everyone speaks too fast.

Paul et Marie se disputent rarement, mais ils se réconcilient vite.

Paul and Marie rarely argue, but they make up quickly.

Sans bon terreau, les tomates du potager grandissent moins vite.

Without good potting soil, the tomatoes in the vegetable garden grow more slowly.

Avec l’aide de Paul, je peux finir le travail plus vite.

With Paul's help, I can finish the work faster.

Si tu tires trop vite sur la racine, tu risques d’abîmer le rosier.

If you pull on the root too quickly, you might damage the rosebush.

Quand il fait froid, le chiot rentre vite dans sa niche et n’aboie plus.

When it is cold, the puppy quickly goes back into its doghouse and stops barking.

Le chaton approche son museau de ma main, puis il s’éloigne si je bouge trop vite.

The kitten brings its snout close to my hand, then moves away if I move too fast.

Le temps passe vite quand nous parlons français ensemble.

Time goes by quickly when we speak French together.

Quand Paul parle trop vite, il oublie parfois une syllabe.

When Paul speaks too fast, he sometimes forgets a syllable.

La râpe est petite, mais j’y râpe le chocolat très vite pour le dessert.

The grater is small, but I grate the chocolate with it very quickly for dessert.

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