What does accélérer in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word accélérer in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use accélérer in French.

The word accélérer in French means speed up, accelerate, speed up, pick up the pace, speed up. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word accélérer

speed up

verbe transitif (augmenter la vitesse de)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Il faut accélérer le rythme si on veut finir à temps !
We need to speed up if we want to finish on time.

accelerate

verbe intransitif (aller plus vite)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Les motos accélèrent très vite.
Motorbikes accelerate very fast.

speed up

verbe pronominal (aller plus vite)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Vers la fin de la pièce, le rythme s'accélère enfin.
Towards the end of the piece, the rhythm finally sped up.

pick up the pace

locution verbale (travailler plus vite)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

speed up

locution verbale (travailler plus vite, se dépêcher)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")

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