Noun
das Vollgas
full throttle
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Meanings
Noun
- full throttle
Example sentence
Auf der freien Strecke gab er kurz Vollgas.
On the open road he briefly went full throttle.
Word forms
singular
das Vollgas
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Vollgas
Accusativedas Vollgas
Dativedem Vollgas
Genitivedes Vollgases
Vollgas has no common plural.
Usage
- Vollgas geben — go full throttle; the standard verb combination
- mit Vollgas arbeiten — figuratively, work flat out or with maximum effort
Im Film beschleunigt der Rennfahrer mit Vollgas aus der Kurve.
In the film, the racing driver accelerates out of the bend at full throttle.