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acceleratore

accelerator, gas pedal

noun aht-cheh-leh-rah-TOH-reh Less Common

Also means

accelerator (physics/computing)

Usage Note

Acceleratore most commonly refers to the accelerator pedal of a vehicle: premere l'acceleratore (to press the accelerator). In physics it denotes a particle accelerator, and in tech an accelerator card or hardware booster. Plural is regular: gli acceleratori. Note the double c and double l in spelling.

Examples

"Non premere troppo l'acceleratore."

Natural Translation

Don't press the accelerator too hard.

Literal Translation

Not press too-much the accelerator.

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