vitesse
French
editEtymology
editFrom Old French vistece. By surface analysis, vite + -esse.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editvitesse f (plural vitesses)
- speed
- (automotive) gear
- à deux vitesses ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- boîte de vitesses ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- en quatrième vitesse ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- passer à la vitesse supérieure ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Derived terms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “vitesse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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