No. 2,089 in French
accélérer
To speed up or accelerate.
In a sentence
Je vais accélérer pour arriver à l'heure.
I'm going to speed up to arrive on time.
In this sentence, 'accélérer' signifies increasing the speed of an action, here referring to quickening a physical pace.
Il faut accélérer les procédures administratives.
Administrative procedures need to be expedited.
Here, 'accélérer' is used in a figurative sense, implying the process of speeding up operations or processes.
Le rythme de développement technologique continue à accélérer.
The pace of technological development continues to accelerate.
In this context, 'accélérer' conveys the idea of an increasing pace, applied to changes or developments over time.
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