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PRONUNCIATION OF STEP ON THE GAS

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WHAT DOES STEP ON THE GAS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of step on the gas in the English dictionary

The definition of step on the gas in the dictionary is to increase the speed of a motor vehicle; accelerate. Other definition of step on the gas is to hurry.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STEP ON THE GAS

step
step aerobics
step by step
step change
step dance
step down
step function
step in
step on
step on it
step out
step out of line
step out with
Step Reebok
step up
step up to the plate
step-by-step
step-down
step-down transformer
step-in

WORDS THAT END LIKE STEP ON THE GAS

air gas
bottle gas
butane gas
carbonic-acid gas
flue gas
greenhouse gas
inert gas
laughing gas
liquefied natural gas
mustard gas
natural gas
nerve gas
noble gas
propane gas
rare gas
sewage gas
shale gas
synthesis gas
tear gas
water gas

Synonyms and antonyms of step on the gas in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «step on the gas» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STEP ON THE GAS

Find out the translation of step on the gas to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of step on the gas from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «step on the gas» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

踩油门
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pisar el acelerador
570 millions of speakers

English

step on the gas
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गैस पर कदम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خطوة على الغاز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шаг на газ
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pisar no acelerador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গ্যাস উপর পদক্ষেপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

étape sur le gaz
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Langkah pada gas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gas geben
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ガスを踏む
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가스 에 단계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Langkah ing gas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bước vào khí
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எரிவாயு மீது நடவடிக்கை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गॅसवर पाऊल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gaza basmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

passo sul gas
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

na gaz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

крок на газ
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pas pe gaz
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βήμα για το φυσικό αέριο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stap op die gas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gasa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tråkke på gassen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of step on the gas

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STEP ON THE GAS»

The term «step on the gas» is regularly used and occupies the 81.204 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STEP ON THE GAS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «step on the gas» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «step on the gas» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about step on the gas

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STEP ON THE GAS»

Discover the use of step on the gas in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to step on the gas and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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When in Doubt, Step on the Gas: A Ragged Memoir
Three of their eight children died of cystic fibrosis. Alternately funny and tragic, "When in Doubt, Step on the Gas" is a remarkable memoir you will find difficult to put down.
Sophie Echeverria, Susanne Walsh, 2010
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Secure the Ranch: ... . and Step on the Gas If You're Smart, ...
Josephine Stuart, a fifty-year-old widow, is blessed and cursed with an overactive curiosity, a strong sense of right and wrong and a willingness to put herself on the line for her friends.
Joyce Oroz, 2010
3
Predictable Success: Getting Your Organization on the Growth ...
For them, when they step on the gas pedal, the car may or may not go forward. And if it does go forward, it may or may not go in the direction they expected or desired. For many business leaders, even when they do succeed in getting the car ...
Les McKeown, 2010
4
A comprehensive Indonesian-English Dictionary
yang bergabung dengan minyak associated gas. bergas gaseous, containing/full of gas. menggas and mengegas I to volatilize, evaporate. 2 [ = meng(e)gaskan] to accelerate, speed up (a car), step on the gas. mobilnya digas he stepped on ...
Alan M. Stevens, 2004
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The Flexible Golf Swing: A Cutting-Edge Guide to Improving ...
D13. Step-on-the-Gas. Drill. Most golfers fail to shift their weight properly onto the left foot on the forward swing, instead either straightening the left leg too early or hanging back on the right foot. Doing either causes a golfer to lose power and ...
Roger Fredericks, 2014
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Arcade
“Pull it down into the drive position, but don't step on the gas pedal yet.” When Billy did so the buggy slowly rolled forward through the open barn doors and out under the blue sky. “Turn right now,” said Cora, “but still don't give it any gas.
Wayne Ray Smith, 2009
7
The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
Latue Fehintola. Charlie Says.,., p. 14, 2000 • It's-a powders yew want, like. Step on em a few times, yewer laughin. — Niall Griffiths, Sheepshagger. p. 73, 2001 - step on the gas; step on it to hurry; to accelerate; often used as an imperative us,  ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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The Report: Indonesia, 2010
... absorption of all or most output domestically. R Priyono With a rise in production costs, whatfinancial offsets. www.oxfordbusinessgroup.com/country/ Indonesia 88 ENERGY ANALYSIS Step on the gas: Aiming to boost domestic consumption.
‎2010
9
Golden Time: Poems Not Only for Pleasure
Step on the gas! Show me the highest class. Yes! Nice! More gas! O! I see you're really fast-sss. Hey, boss! Don't let him pass! O! Boy! It's super class-sss. Keep it! More gass! Step on the gas-sss! Hey! Boss?! Alas! We are on the grass?
Naz Tliachev, 2011
10
Codename: Flame: The Untold Saga of a Young, Defiant Freedom ...
Pants, with a long reach and hard pull, disengaged the brake while a sense ofpanic took over him. “You're doing fine. Now let up the clutch slowly, as you step on the gas pedal slowly until you feel the truck start to move, then step harder on ...
Robert B. Niklewicz, 2012

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STEP ON THE GAS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term step on the gas is used in the context of the following news items.
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Piped Network for Kochi: IOC-ADANI to Step on the Gas
KOCHI: If all goes well, all households in Kochi city limit will get gas connection through pipes in two years. Areas like Kalamassery, Kakkanad and ... «The New Indian Express, Jan 15»
2
BG chief ready to step on the gas
Mr Finlayson, who took the energy group's helm a year ago, is “confident” BG's $20.4bn liquefied natural gas project on Curtis Island in Australia is on track and ... «Financial Times, Dec 13»
3
German far-right party allowed to use 'step on the gas' poster
Authorities in the left-leaning Berlin district of Kreuzberg had ordered the removal of the posters, one of which has as a slogan "Gas geben" (Step on It) or literally ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 11»
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'Step on the Gas': Far-Right Party Under Fire for Suspected …
Party leader Udo Voigt is pictured on a motorcycle with a phrase that translates to "step on the gas," a slogan many are reading as an open allusion to Nazi ... «Spiegel Online, Aug 11»

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« EDUCALINGO. Step on the gas [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/step-on-the-gas>. Apr 2024 ».
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