Semantic Atlas: 'Acceleration' in Different Languages and Regional Contexts
Acceleration
əkˌsɛləˈreɪʃən , noun
The act of increasing speed
Example of usage:
The car's acceleration was impressive.
Wordsets: C2
acceleration on other languages
| Languages | Translation | Transcription | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
Romanian | accelerație | /at͡ʃe.leˈra.t͡sje/ | Accelerația mașinii a fost rapidă. |
English (American) | acceleration | əkˌsɛləˈreɪʃən | The car's acceleration was impressive. |
English (British) | acceleration | /əkˌsɛləˈreɪʃən/ | The car's acceleration was fast. |
French | accélération | /ak.se.le.ʁa.sjɔ̃/ | L'accélération de la voiture était rapide. |
Danish | accelerationen | /akˈse.le.ʁaˌɕoː.n/ | Bilens acceleration var hurtig. |
Swedish | accelerationen | /ak.se.leˈraːtɪoːn/ | Bilens acceleration var snabb. |
Italian | accelerazione | /atʃʃeleˈratʃone/ | L'accelerazione dell'auto era veloce. |
Portuguese (European) | aceleração | aselaˈɾɐsɨɐ̃u | A aceleração do carro foi rápida. |
Spanish | aceleración | aseleɾaˈθjon | La aceleración del coche fue rápida. |
Esperanto | akcelereco | ak.t͡ʃe.leˈre.t͡so | La akcelereco de la aŭto estis rapida. |
Norwegian | akselerasjon | /ak.se.leˈrɑːʃʊn/ | Bilens akselerasjon var rask. |
German | Beschleunigung | /bəˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪɡʊŋ/ | Die Beschleunigung des Autos war schnell. |
Hungarian | gyorsulás | /ˈɟorʃulɑːʃ/ | Az autó gyorsulása gyors volt. |
Finnish | kiihtyminen | /ˈkiːhtyminen/ | Auton kiihtyminen oli nopeaa. |
Estonian | kiirus | /ˈkiː.rus/ | Auto kiirus suurenes kiiresti. |
Latvian | paātrinājums | /pāːtriˈnājums/ | Auto paātrinājums bija ātrs. |
Lithuanian | pagreitis | paˈɡreɪtɪs | Automobilio pagreitis buvo greitas. |
Slovenian | pospešek | /pɔˈʃpeːʃɛk/ | Pospešek avtomobila je bil hiter. |
Polish | przyspieszenie | pʂɨspʲɛˈʐɛɲɛ | Przyspieszenie samochodu było szybkie. |
Croatian | ubrzanje | ubˈraɲe | Ubrzanje automobila bilo je brzo. |
Dutch | versnelling | /vɛrˈs.nɛ.lɪŋ/ | De versnelling van de auto was snel. |
Czech | zrychlení | ˈzrɪx.lɛ.ɲiː | Zrychlení auta bylo rychlé. |
Slovak | zrýchlenie | ˈzriːx.lɛ.ɲe | Zrýchlenie auta bolo rýchle. |
Greek | επιτάχυνση | epitaˈxinsi | Η επιτάχυνση του αυτοκινήτου ήταν γρήγορη. |
Ukrainian | прискорення | /prɪsˈkɔrɛnʲɪjɑ/ | Прискорення автомобіля було швидким. |
Bulgarian | ускорение | usˈkorenie | Ускорението на колата беше бързо. |