Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
at warp-speed
Spanish translation:
a toda velocidad
Added to glossary by
Christina Courtright
Apr 20, 2005 17:57
19 yrs ago
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English term
nanci Di Benedetto
wrap-speed
Non-PRO
English to Spanish
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
a woman in her 40s who was living at warp-speed
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 4 +1 | a toda velocidad |
Christina Courtright
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| 4 | que llevaba una vida vertiginosa |
Caro Friszman
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| 3 | a la velocidad de la luz (sentido figurado) / rapidísimo / muy rápido |
Ana Brassara
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Proposed translations
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13 mins
Christina Courtright
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
ATA-certified Spa > Eng legal translator
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
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12
English term (edited):
warp-speed
Selected
a toda velocidad
mi intención es conservar el tono del original - algo informal
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
17 mins
Caro Friszman
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Argentina
A passion for communication
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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106
que llevaba una vida vertiginosa
Otra opción.
10 mins
Ana Brassara
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
High Quality Translations
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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92
a la velocidad de la luz (sentido figurado) / rapidísimo / muy rápido
warp speed
n. Informal.
An extremely rapid speed or state of activity: “A young pronghorn antelope teased a yearling wolf, shifting into warp speed and leaving the wolf in the dust when it tried to pursue” (William K. Stevens).
[From warp speed, speed used for interstellar travel in the science fiction television series Star Trek, referring to the use of time or space warps.]
Definition for: warp speed
Faster than the speed of light; a science fiction concept explaining how spaceships can travel over vast interstellar distances.
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Note added at 22 mins (2005-04-20 18:20:09 GMT)
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\"Vivía a la velocidad de la luz\" se me ocurre...
n. Informal.
An extremely rapid speed or state of activity: “A young pronghorn antelope teased a yearling wolf, shifting into warp speed and leaving the wolf in the dust when it tried to pursue” (William K. Stevens).
[From warp speed, speed used for interstellar travel in the science fiction television series Star Trek, referring to the use of time or space warps.]
Definition for: warp speed
Faster than the speed of light; a science fiction concept explaining how spaceships can travel over vast interstellar distances.
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Note added at 22 mins (2005-04-20 18:20:09 GMT)
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\"Vivía a la velocidad de la luz\" se me ocurre...
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