| Subject | German | English |
| health. | absolutes Fasten | absolute diet |
| coal., mech.eng. | ausser dem feststehendem Rost sind fast alle Siebe Vibrationssiebe | practically all screens, with the exception of the grizzly, are of the vibrating type |
| gen. | der fast undurchdringliche Dschungel | the barely penetrable jungle |
| met. | die groesseren Nadeln sind noch fast strukturlos | the larger needles are still almost free from any structure |
| microel. | die Komplexität des Chips fast um das Fünffache erhöhen | increase the complexity of the chip almost fivefold |
| coal. | die Schlechten sind sehr feine, fast senkrechte Spaltflaechen im Floez | cleats are very fine breaking lines approximately at right angles to the bedding planes |
| gen. | eine fast überall anwendbare Regel | a rule of great generality |
| gen. | Er hat mir fast den Arm ausgerenkt | He nearly dislocated my arm |
| gen. | Er wäre fast gestorben | He all but died (Andrey Truhachev) |
| gen. | Es ist fast so, als ob | ... It is almost as if ... |
| polit. | fast alle Stimmen in einem Wahlbezirk erhalten | sweep a constituency |
| abbr. | fast as can | f.a.c. |
| gen. | fast auf ganzer Länge schiffbar | navigable for most of its length river |
| el. | fast augenblickliche Kompandierung | nearly instantaneous companding |
| med. | fast ausschließlich von der Hämoglobin-Konzentration abhängige physikalische Dichte der Erythrozyten | erythrocyte density |
| gen. | fast ausverkauftes Haus | near-capacity crowd |
| math. | fast bester linearer Schätzer | nearly best linear estimator |
| chem. | fast bis zur Trockne | nearly to dryness |
| radiat. | Fast-Bus | fast CAMAC bus |
| radiat. | Fast-Bus | fast bus |
| econ. | fast dem Optimum nahekommende Lösung | near optimal solution |
| gen. | fast die ganze Zeit | most of the time |
| energ.ind., el. | Fast-Echtzeit-Materialbuchführung | near real time material accountancy |
| gen. | fast eiförmig | subovate |
| gen. | fast eine Woche | almost a week |
| econ. | fast erschöpft | low (Vorrat) |
| commun. | Fast-Ethernet | fast Ethernet |
| commun. | Fast-Ethernet-Alliance | Fast Ethernet Alliance |
| el. | fast exponentielles Verhalten | nearly exponential behaviour |
| el. | fast exponentielles Verhalten | nearly exponential behavior |
| gen. | Fast-Food-Kette | chain of fast food outlets (Andrey Truhachev) |
| tech. | Fast-Fourier-Transformation | fast Fourier transform |
| gen. | fast gar keine/keinen | none to speak of |
| gen. | fast gar nicht | hardly ever |
| gen. | fast genauso wie | much the same as |
| commun., IT | fast geostationärer Satellit | near-geostationary satellite |
| opt. | fast geradlinig | near-rectilinear |
| construct. | fast halbrunder Dachziegel | hog's-back tile |
| construct. | fast homogener Erddamm | modified homogeneous earth dam |
| gen. | FAST I-Biogesellschaftsnetz | FAST I bio-society informal network |
| gen. | Fast jeder Dritte wohnt in einer Großstadt. | Almost one in three people lives in a big city. (Andrey Truhachev) |
| gen. | fast kein | hardly any |
| gen. | Fast könnte man meinen | ... You'd almost think ... |
| opt. | fast linear abnehmen | decrease approximately linearly |
| microel. | fast linear mit x anwachsen | increase almost linearly with x |
| gen. | fast Mitternacht | shy of midnight |
| tech. | fast monochromatische Strahlung | near-monochromatic radiation |
| opt. | fast monochromatisches Licht ausstrahlen | emit quasi-monochromatic light |
| opt. | fast monochromatisches Licht ausstrahlen | radiate nearly monochromatically |
| mater.sc. | Fast-Netzformfertigungstechnologie | near-net-shape manufacturing technology |
| busin. | fast nichts | scarcely anything |
| gen. | fast nichts | next to nothing |
| gen. | fast nie | hardly ever |
| gen. | fast niemals | hardly ever |
| environ., energ.ind., construct. | Fast-Null-Energie-Haus | near-zero energy building |
| econ. | fast optimal | almost optimal |
| econ. | fast optimale Lösung | near optimal solution |
| comp., MS | Fast-Page-Mode-DRAM | fast page mode DRAM (An older form of DRAM, used in personal computers before EDO RAM was introduced, with typical clock timings of 6-3-3-3) |
| opt. | fast parallel | slightly out of parallel |
| math. | fast periodisch | almost periodic |
| microel. | fast quadratisch | NDRO-square |
| nat.sc., agric. | fast reife Frucht | three-quarters full fruit |
| tech. | fast reines Eisen | ingot iron |
| el. | Fast Retransmit | fast retransmit mechanism of TCP |
| tech. | fast schlichte Abbildung | conformal mapping |
| gen. | fast schon | little short of |
| commun. | Fast selection | fast select |
| microel. | fast senkrechte Belichtungsrichtung | NDRO-perpendicular angle of exposure (der Röntgenstrahlung) |
| stat. | fast sicher | almost certain |
| stat. | fast sicher | almost certainly |
| stat. | fast sicher | almost everywhere |
| math. | fast sicher | almost surely |
| commun., IT | fast sichtbare Strahlung | near-visible radiation |
| commun., IT | fast sichtbares Spektrum | near-visible spectrum |
| radiat. | "fast-slow"-Koinzidenz | fast-slow coincidence |
| radiat. | "fast-slow"-Koinzidenzanordnung | fast-slow coincidence arrangement |
| radiat. | "fast-slow"-Koinzidenzschaltung | fast-slow coincidence circuit |
| math. | fast stationär | almost stationary |
| inf. | fast sterben vor lachen | to almost die laughing |
| earth.sc. | fast stossfreies Plasma | virtually collisionless plasma |
| earth.sc. | fast stossfreies Plasma | quasi collisionless plasma |
| law, interntl.trade. | "fast track" | fast track |
| law | "Fast-track"-Verfahren | fast-track procedure |
| environ. | Fast-Unfälle | near-misses |
| gen. | fast völlig | virtual |
| econ., amer. | fast wertlose Aktie | penny stock (Kurswert unter einem Dollar) |
| commun. | fast wie neu | almost as new |
| commun. | fast wie neu | fine |
| gen. | fast wie neu | in near mint condition |
| met. | fast zerstoerungsfreie Pruefung | semi-destructive examination |
| met. | fast zerstoerungsfreier versuch | semi-destructive test |
| gen. | fast zur Gewohnheit werden | become almost routine |
| stat. | fast überall | almost certainly |
| stat. | fast überall | almost surely |
| math. | fast überall | almost everywhere |
| health. | Fasten vor dem Schlachten | fasting before slaughtering |
| met. | Herstellung von Erzeugnissen mit fast endgültigen Abmessungen | near-net-shape fabrication |
| inf. | Ich bin fast gestorben vor Langeweile. | I was bored stiff. |
| gen. | Ich bin fast vom Stängel Stengel gefallen | I nearly fell over backwards |
| gen. | Ich bin fast vom Stängel Stengel (alt) gefallen | I nearly fell over backwards |
| gen. | Ich glaube fast | ... rather think ... |
| gen. | Ich hätte fast Lust zu | ... have half a mind to ... |
| gen. | Ich hätte fast Lust zu ... | I have half a mind to ... |
| gen. | Sie wurden fast zu Mus zerquetscht. | They were nearly squeezed to death. |
| radiat. | "slow-fast"-Koinzidenzschaltung | slow-fast coincidence circuit |
| mining. | Sprengloch fast parallel zum Ortsstoß | butt shot |
| el. | TCP Fast Retransmit | fast retransmit mechanism of TCP |
| f.trade. | unser Lager ist fast geleert | our stock is almost depleted |
| gen. | unser Lager ist fast geleert | our stock is nearly exhausted |
| gen. | vor Lachen fast platzen | split sides laughing |
| inf. | vor Wut fast platzen | be apoplectic with rage |
| inf. | vor Wut fast platzen | to be apoplectic with rage |
| gen. | Wir sind fast da. | We're almost there. |
