Speed - Vitesse (The 1065th Most Common French Word)

The French translation for Speed is Vitesse. It is classified as a A2 word, and is the 1065th most common word in French. It can be used as noun. This word often comes up when talking about transport & travel, time & frequency. Tap on the speaker icon to listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Our app offers over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common French words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

English: speed

French: vitesse

Examples


This speed is insane.	Cette vitesse est folle.
Speed isn't everything.	La vitesse n'est pas tout.
Speed kills.	La vitesse tue.
Nothing can travel faster than the speed of light in a vacuum.	Rien ne peut voyager plus vite que la vitesse de la lumière dans le vide.
His doctor came with all speed.	Son médecin est venu à toute vitesse.
We should observe the speed limit.	Nous devons respecter les limitations de vitesse.
The train gained speed.	Le train prit de la vitesse.
The policeman arrested him for speeding.	Le policier l'a arrêté pour excès de vitesse.

The driver was charged with speeding.	Le conducteur a été inculpé pour excès de vitesse.
Speeding causes accidents.	L'excès de vitesse provoque des accidents.
He calculated the speed of light.	Il calcula la vitesse de la lumière.
He ran at full speed.	Il courait à toute vitesse.
The train gathered speed.	Le train prit de la vitesse.
He is driving at top speed.	Il conduisait la voiture à pleine vitesse.
There's no speed limit.	Il n'y a pas de limite de vitesse.
Tom ran at full speed.	Tom courut à pleine vitesse.
Tom was caught speeding.	Tom s'est fait attraper pour excès de vitesse.
Watch your speed.	Surveille ta vitesse.
Everything happened at lightning speed.	Tout s'est passé à la vitesse de l'éclair.
Observe the speed limits	Respectez les limites de vitesse
Tom was fined for speeding.	Tom a écopé d'une amende pour excès de vitesse.