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schnell

adj · /ʃnɛl/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German snel, from Old High German snel (“nimble, brave, quick, lively”), from Proto-West Germanic *snel, from Proto-Germanic *snellaz (“active, bold, quick”). Cognate with Dutch snel, Low German snell, English snell. More at snell.

Translation

  1. quick, fast

    Er fährt ein schnelles Auto.

    He is driving a fast car.

    Ich brauche eine schnelle Antwort.

    I need a quick answer.

    Ich habe eine Lösung gefunden, aber ich habe sie so schnell gefunden, dass es nicht die richtige Lösung sein kann.

    I found a solution, but I found it so fast that it can't be the right solution.

  2. apace source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  3. fast source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  4. fast source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en

schnell

adv · /ʃnɛl/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German snel, from Old High German snel (“nimble, brave, quick, lively”), from Proto-West Germanic *snel, from Proto-Germanic *snellaz (“active, bold, quick”). Cognate with Dutch snel, Low German snell, English snell. More at snell.

Translation

  1. quickly
  2. fast source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  3. again; quick; used after a question to imply that one ought to know the answer

    Wie heißt er schnell?

    What’s his name again?