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Pronúncia: peɪs
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noun
- [step] pas, passa.
- ten paces off a deu passes.
- [of a horse] diferents maneres de caminar d'un cavall.
- to put a horse through its paces entrenar un cavall.
- to put someone through his paces figurative posar algú a prova.
- [speed] pas, marxa, velocitat, ritme.
- at a (good \ smart) pace ràpidament, de pressa.
- at a slow pace lentament, a poc a poc.
- at a walking pace al pas, a la velocitat del qui va a peu.
- at a snail's pace a pas de tortuga, a pas de cargol.
- to gather pace agafar empenta.
- we kept up a good pace with the work vam mantenir un bon ritme de treball.
- the present pace of development el ritme actual de desenvolupament.
- to keep pace anar al mateix pas.
- to keep pace with someone dur el mateix pas d'altri.
- I can't keep pace with events no puc mantenir-me al corrent dels esdeveniments.
- to (make \ set) the pace marcar el pas.
- to quicken one's pace alleugerir la marxa. transitive verb
- (also to pace off \ out) [distance] apassar, amidar a passes.
- to pace off 10 yards apassar 10 iardes.
- to pace the floor caminar amunt i avall.
- [anxiously] anar ençà i enllà.
- [competition] marcar el pas. intransitive verb
- to pace (up and down \ back and forth) passejar-se amunt i avall.