breakneck

[USA]/'breɪknek/
[UK]/'breknɛk/
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Oversættelse

adj. yderst farlig eller risikabel, som om man skulle brække sin nakke.
Word Forms
Present Participlebreaknecking

Udtryk & Fast Sammenstilling

breakneck speed

vanvittig fart

breakneck pace

vanvittig tempo

Eksempelsætninger

drove at breakneck speed.

kørte med halsbrækkende fart.

we were bombing down the motorway at breakneck speed.

Vi kørte med fuld hastighed ned ad motorvejen.

The Leibstandarte was ordered to link up with the paras and it raced 290km (180 miles) east at breakneck speed.

The Leibstandarte blev beordret til at forbinde sig med paras og løb 290 km (180 miles) mod øst med halsbrækkende fart.

The breakneck speed of the roller coaster made my heart race.

Den halsbrækkende fart på rutsjebanen fik mit hjerte til at banke hurtigere.

She drove at breakneck speed to get to the hospital in time.

Hun kørte med halsbrækkende fart for at nå hospitalet i tide.

The breakneck competition for the job was intense.

Den halsbrækkende konkurrence om jobbet var intens.

He completed the task at breakneck speed.

Han gennemførte opgaven med halsbrækkende fart.

The breakneck pace of technological advancements is staggering.

Den halsbrækkende fart i den teknologiske udvikling er imponerende.

The breakneck descent down the mountain was thrilling.

Den halsbrækkende nedstigning ned ad bjerget var spændende.

The breakneck growth of the company led to some challenges.

Virksomhedens halsbrækkende vækst førte til nogle udfordringer.

The breakneck changes in the industry require us to adapt quickly.

De halsbrækkende ændringer i branchen kræver, at vi tilpasser os hurtigt.

The breakneck schedule left little time for rest.

Den halsbrækkende tidsplan efterlod kun lidt tid til hvile.

The breakneck tempo of the music energized the crowd.

Den halsbrækkende tempo i musikken gav publikum energi.

Virkelige Eksempler

Confound the fellow! It's a most breakneck place.

Kilde: The Sign of the Four

Hitting either target would entail transforming economies at a breakneck pace.

Kilde: The Economist (Summary)

How does Kim's regime evade heavy sanctions advancing its nuclear end ballistic missile programs at breakneck speed?

Kilde: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

" They'd rather have that breakneck cousin for her than you" .

Kilde: Gone with the Wind

Mr Zou's class moves through the maths curriculum at breakneck speed.

Kilde: BBC documentary "Chinese Teachers Are Coming"

Suspenseful, involving, and paced at breakneck speed, The Firm sold roughly nine gazillion copies.

Kilde: Stephen King on Writing

We're chewing through massive quantities of both renewable and non-renewable resources at a breakneck speed.

Kilde: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

A resource boom fueled by China's breakneck development has attracted millions of migrants to the region.

Kilde: BBC Listening February 2014 Collection

This whole process took nearly two years, but I was told that they were all working at breakneck speed.

Kilde: TED Talks (Audio Version) March 2015 Collection

But this one is at breakneck speed.

Kilde: Financial Times Podcast

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