schnell

Meaning

Adj

quick, fast

Adv

1. quickly
2. again; quick; used after a question to imply that one ought to know the answer

Concepts

fast

quick

quickly

rapid

swift

speedy

rapidly

swiftly

prompt

expeditious

apace

expeditiously

hurry

hurriedly

hurried

speedily

slippy

suddenly

briskly

just

promptly

shallowly

headlong

impetuous

sweeping

express

rapids

steadily

conspicuously

sharp

speed

satisfactory

around

round

agilely

nimbly

finishing up in a hurry

flowing

voluminous

with despatch

with dispatch

helter-skelter

light

nimble

frequent

flying

snap

expediate

accelerated

expedited

fleetly

all of the sudden

early

like a train

like gangbusters

like nobody’s business

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃnɛl/

Etymology

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

Sentences

Schnell jedoch veränderte sich die Richtung .

However, the direction quickly changed.

Schnell wurde die Buchhandlung zum Treffpunkt besonders für Amerikaner .

The bookstore quickly became a meeting place, especially for Americans.

Immer wieder erstaunlich , wie schnell der Herr Minister seine Meinung ändert , wenn er sich mit Lobbyisten trifft .

It is always amazing how quickly the Minister changes his mind when he meets with lobbyists.

Schnell stieg sie zur engsten Vertrauten Annas auf .

She quickly rose to become Anna's closest confidante.

Schnell wurden Videoclips zu einigen Liedern gedreht .

Video clips of some songs were quickly shot.

Kettenfahrzeuge fahren Kurven , indem sie die Ketten unterschiedlich schnell laufen lassen .

Tracked vehicles corner by running the chains at different speeds.

Sein Buch erregte schnell die Aufmerksamkeit der Fachleute .

His book quickly caught the attention of experts.

Der Postbote stürmte herein , rannte so schnell er konnte zum Tresen und stellte ein Paket ab .

The mailman rushed in, ran as fast as he could to the counter, and dropped off a package.