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slow [sləʊ] adj 1. performed or occurring during a comparatively long interval of time 2. lasting a comparatively long time a slow journey 3. characterized by lack of speed a slow walker 4. (prenominal) adapted to or productive of slow movement the slow lane of a motorway 5. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Horology) (of a clock, etc.) indicating a time earlier than the correct time 6. given to or characterized by a leisurely or lazy existence a slow town 7. not readily responsive to stimulation; intellectually unreceptive a slow mind 8. dull or uninteresting the play was very slow 9. not easily aroused a slow temperament 10. lacking promptness or immediacy a slow answer 11. unwilling to perform an action or enter into a state slow to anger 12. behind the times 13. (Business / Commerce) (of trade, etc.) unproductive; slack 14. (of a fire) burning weakly 15. (Cookery) (of an oven) cool 16. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) Photog requiring a relatively long time of exposure to produce a given density a slow lens 17. (General Sporting Terms) Sport (of a track, etc.) tending to reduce the speed of the ball or the competitors 18. (Team Sports / Cricket) Cricket (of a bowler, etc.) delivering the ball slowly, usually with spin adv in a manner characterized by lack of speed; slowly vb
(often foll by up or down) to decrease or cause to decrease in speed, efficiency, etc. [Old English slāw sluggish; related to Old High German slēo dull, Old Norse slǣr, Dutch sleeuw slow] slowly adv slowness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
slow adjective 1. unhurried, sluggish, leisurely, easy, measured, creeping, deliberate, lagging, lazy, plodding, slow-moving, loitering, ponderous, leaden, dawdling, laggard, lackadaisical, tortoise-like, sluggardly He moved in a slow, unhurried way. unhurried fast, quick, hurried, sharp, prompt, eager, swift, hectic, speedy, brisk, precipitate, quickie (informal), quick-moving 2. prolonged, time-consuming, protracted, long-drawn-out, lingering, gradual The distribution of passports has been a slow process. 3. unwilling to, reluctant to, loath to, averse to, hesitant to, disinclined to, indisposed to He was not slow to take up the offer. 4. late, unpunctual, behindhand, behind, tardy My watch is slow. 5. tardy, dilatory, late, behindhand, backward They have been slow in responding. 6. stupid, dim, dense, thick, dull, dumb (informal), retarded, bovine, dozy (Brit. informal), unresponsive, obtuse, slow on the uptake (informal), braindead (informal), dull-witted, blockish, slow-witted He got hit in the head and he's been a bit slow since. stupid quick, bright, smart, clever, sharp, intelligent, perceptive, quick-witted 7. dull, quiet, boring, dead, tame, slack, sleepy, sluggish, tedious, stagnant, unproductive, inactive, one-horse (informal), uneventful, uninteresting, wearisome, dead-and-alive (Brit.), unprogressive Island life is too slow for her liking. dull interesting, exciting, stimulating, lively, animated, action-packed verb 1. (often with down) decelerate, brake, lag The car slowed down as they passed customs. 2. (often with down) delay, hold up, hinder, check, restrict, handicap, detain, curb, retard, rein in Damage to the turbine slowed the work down. delay accelerate, speed up, quicken, help, aid, advance, boost, pick up speed slow down relax, rest, calm down, unwind, chill out (slang, chiefly U.S.), take it easy, slacken (off), lighten up (slang), put your feet up, hang loose (slang), mellow out (informal), outspan (S. African) You will need to slow down for a while. Translations slow [sləʊ] (slower (compar) (slowest (superl))) A. ADJ 1. (= not speedy) [vehicle, music, progress, death, pulse] → lento putting them all in order is slow work → es un trabajo lento ponerlos todos en orden this car is slower than my old one → este coche corre menos que el que tenía antes he's a slow eater → come despacio to be slow in doing sth → tardar or (LAm) demorar en hacer algo she wasn't slow in taking up their offer → no tardó en aceptar su ofrecimiento extra lessons for slow learners → clases extra para alumnos con problemas de aprendizaje it has a slow puncture → está perdiendo aire poco a poco he's a slow reader → lee despacio after a slow start, he managed to end up in third place → después de un comienzo flojo, consiguió llegar en tercer puesto to be slow to do sth → tardar or (LAm) demorar en hacer algo they were slow to act → tardaron en actuar he's slow to learn → aprende lentamente, tarda mucho en aprender to be slow to anger → tener mucho aguante see also going A1 see also mark 2 A6 see also uptake 1 3. (= mentally sluggish) → torpe, lento he's a bit slow at maths → es algo torpe para las matemáticas 4. (= boring, dull) [match, game, film, plot] → lento, pesado; [party, evening] → pesado, aburrido business is slow → hay poco movimiento(en el negocio) life here is slow → aquí se vive a un ritmo lento or pausado 5. (Culin) cook over a slow heat → cocinar a fuego lento bake for two hours in a slow oven → cocer dos horas en el horno a fuego lento 6. (Sport) [pitch, track, surface] → lento 7. (Phot) [film] → lento B. ADV → despacio, lentamente, lento I began to walk slower and slower → empecé a andar cada vez más despacio or lentamente or lento how slow would you like me to play? → ¿cómo de lento le gustaría que tocara? to go slow [driver] → conducir despacio; (in industrial dispute) → trabajar a ritmo lento, hacer huelga de celo(Sp) C. VT (also slow down, slow up) [+ person] → retrasar; [+ progress] → retrasar → disminuir el ritmo de; [+ engine, machine] → reducir la marcha de; [+ reactions] → entorpecer; [+ economy] → ralentizar; [+ development] → retardar he slowed his car before turning in at the gate → redujo la marcha del coche antes de entrar por el portón they want to slow the pace of reform → quieren reducir el ritmo de la reforma as she approached, she slowed her pace → a medida que se acercaba, fue aminorando la marcha or fue aflojando el paso we slowed our speed to 30 miles an hour → redujimos la velocidad a 30 millas por hora that car is slowing (up or down) the traffic → aquel coche está entorpeciendo la circulación D. VI [vehicle, runner] → reducir la marcha; [driver] → reducir la velocidad or la marcha; [growth] → disminuir; [breathing] → hacerse más lento production has slowed to almost nothing → la producción ha bajado casi a cero he slowed to a walk → aflojó la marcha y se puso a caminar the car slowed to a stop → el coche redujo la marcha hasta detenerse the flow of refugees has slowed to a trickle → el flujo de refugiados se ha reducido a un goteo E. CPD slow burn N (US) he did a slow burn → fue poniéndose cada vez más furioso slow cooker N → olla f eléctrica de cocción lenta slow fuse N → espoleta f retardada slow handclap N (Brit) (by audience) → palmadas fpl lentas he was given a slow handclap → recibió palmadas lentas slow lane N (Brit) (Aut) → carril m de la izquierda; (most countries) → carril m de la derecha slow motion N (Cine) in slow motion → a or (LAm) en cámara lenta see also slow-motion slow train N (Brit) tren que para en todas las estaciones slow down A. VI + ADV 1. (= go slower) [engine, vehicle, runner] → reducir la marcha; [driver] → reducir la velocidad or la marcha slow down, I can't keep up with you (to sb running) → no corras tanto, no puedo seguirte; (to sb speaking) → no hables tan rápido, que no te sigo 2. (= work less) you must slow down or you'll make yourself ill → tienes que aflojar el ritmo de vida o te pondrás enfermo B. VT + ADV 1. (= reduce speed of) [+ vehicle] → reducir la velocidad de his injury slowed him down → su lesión le restaba rapidez 2. (= cause delay to) → retrasar all these interruptions have slowed us down → todas estas interrupciones nos han retrasado slow off VI + ADV = slow D slow up VI + ADV & VT + ADV = slow down slow [ˈsləʊ] adj [movement, progress] → lent(e); [person] → lent(e) He's a slow driver BUT Il conduit lentement. at a slow speed → à petite vitesse "slow" (road sign) → "ralentir" (in learning, understanding) → lent(e) He's a bit slow → Il est un peu lent. to be slow to do sth → être lent(e) à faire qch The government has been slow to act → Le gouvernement a été lent à agir. Don't worry if your child is slow to learn to walk → Ne vous inquiétez pas si votre enfant met longtemps à apprendre à marcher. to be slow [business, trade] → marcher au ralenti Business is slow → Les affaires marchent au ralenti. adv → lentement Drive slower! → Conduisez plus lentement! to go slow [driver] → rouler lentement; [workers] → faire la grève perlée vi (= get slower) → se ralentir slow down slow adj (+er) → langsam; it’s slow work → das braucht seine Zeit; he’s a slow learner/reader → er lernt/liest langsam; it was slow going → es ging nur langsam voran; to get off to a slow start (race) → schlecht vom Start kommen; (project) → nur langsam in Gang kommen; at (a) slow speed → mit langsamer Geschwindigkeit; this method is slow but sure → dieses Verfahren ist langsam, aber sicher; to be slow to do something → sich (dat) → mit etw Zeit lassen; to be slow in doing something → sich (dat) → Zeit damit lassen, etw zu tun; not to be slow to do something or in doing something → etw prompt erledigen; he is slow to make up his mind → er braucht lange, um sich zu entscheiden; he is slow to anger → er wird nicht so leicht wütend; they were slow to act → sie ließen sich (dat) → Zeit; to be (20 minutes) slow (clock) → (20 Minuten) nachgehen (= dull) person, place, event → langweilig adv (+er) → langsam; to go slow (driver) → langsam fahren; (workers) → einen Bummelstreik machen; slow-spoken → langsam sprechend; “slow” (on sign) → „langsam fahren“ vi → sich verlangsamen; (= drive/walk more slowly) → langsamer fahren/gehen; (inflation) → abnehmen; to slow to a stop/standstill → langsam zum Halten/zum Stillstand kommen vt → verlangsamen; he slowed his horse to a walk → er ließ sein Pferd langsamer gehen; he slowed his speed to 30 miles an hour → er verminderte seine Geschwindigkeit auf 30 Meilen pro Stunde slow: slow-acting slow-burning slowcoach n (Brit inf) → Langweiler(in) m(f); (mentally) → Transuse f (inf) slow cooker n → Reiskocher m slowdown n (US: = go-slow) → Bummelstreik m slow film n → unempfindlicher Film slow food n (Cook) → Slow Food nt slow fuse n → Zündschnur f slow handclap n → rhythmisches Klatschen (zum Zeichen des Protests); to give somebody the/a slow → durch Klatschen gegen jdn protestieren slow lane slow: slow march n → Trauermarsch m slow match n (Mil Hist) → Zündschnur f, → Lunte f slow-motion adj a slow shot → eine Einstellung in Zeitlupe slow-moving slow: slow poison n → schleichendes Gift slowpoke n (US inf) = slowcoach slow train n (Brit) → Personenzug m, → Bummelzug m (inf) slow virus n → Slow-Virus m slow-witted adj → begriffsstutzig, schwer von Begriff slowworm n → Blindschleiche f slow [sləʊ] (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) 1. adj a. (gen) → lento/a at a slow speed → a bassa velocità she's a slow worker → lavora lentamente this car is slower than my old one → questa macchina è meno veloce di quella che avevo the slow lane → la corsia per il traffico lento to be slow to act/decide → essere lento/a ad agire/a decidere to be slow to anger (liter) → non arrabbiarsi facilmente b. (of clock) to be slow → essere or andare indietro my watch is 20 minutes slow → il mio orologio è indietro di 20 minuti c. (person, stupid) → lento/a, tardo/a slow to understand/notice → tardo/a a capire/notare he's a bit slow at maths → fa un po' di fatica in matematica d. (boring, dull, film, play) → lento/a; (party) → poco movimentato/a life here is slow → qui la vita scorre lenta the game is very slow → il gioco è molto lento business is slow (Comm) → gli affari procedono a rilento e. (slowing down movement, pitch, track, surface) → pesante bake for two hours in a slow oven → cuocere per due ore nel forno a bassa temperatura 2. adv → lentamente to go slow (driver) → andare piano (in industrial dispute) → attuare uno sciopero bianco (be cautious) → andare con i piedi di piombo "(go) slow" → "rallentare" 3. vt (also slow down, slow up) (progress, machine) → rallentare; (person) → far rallentare; (pace of novel) → rendere più lento/a the interruptions have slowed us down → le interruzioni ci hanno fatto perdere tempo that car slows up the traffic → quella macchina fa rallentare il traffico 4. vi (also slow down, slow up) → rallentare production has slowed to almost nothing → la produzione si è ridotta a livelli minimi adj slow [sləu] 1 not fast; not moving quickly; taking a long time a slow train; The service at that restaurant is very slow; He was very slow to offer help. traag بَطيء бавен pomalý langsom langsam αργός lento aeglane كند hidas lent אִיטִי धीमा, मन्द, मन्थर spor, polagan lassú lambat hægur lento 遅い (속도 등이) 느린 lėtas lēns; nesteidzīgs perlahan langzaam sakte, langsom, sein wolny lento lent медленный, неспешный pomalý počasen spor långsam, sakta ช้า yavaş, ağır 慢的 повільний, нешвидкий سست، دھیما chậm chạp 慢的 2 (of a clock etc) showing a time earlier than the actual time; behind in time My watch is five minutes slow. agter مُتأخِّرَه изостанал zpožďující se bagud nachgehen που πάει πίσω (για ρολόι) atrasado taga, (kell) jääb maha عقب jätättää en retard (de) אִיטִי दीर्घसूत्री, चिरकारी, विलम्बारी koji kasni, koji zaostaje (sat) késik terlambat of seinn indietro, in ritardo 遅れた (시계 등이) 느린 vėluojantis Mans pulkstenis atpaliek par piecām minūtēm. lambat achter for sein spóźniony atrasado în urmă отстающий meškať zaostajati biti u zaostatku långsam, sen ช้ากว่าเวลาจริง geri (鐘錶等)慢了的 такий, що відстає وقت کے پیچے chậm (thời gian) (钟表等)慢了的 3 not clever; not quick at learning He's particularly slow at arithmetic. stadig, traag بَطيء الفَهْم тъп pomalý langsom schwerfällig αργόστροφος lento, torpe, estúpido aeglase taibuga, pikaldane كند ذهن hidasälyinen lent אִיטִי सुस्त, काहिल glup, koji teško shvaća nehéz felfogású kurang cerdas tregur lento 鈍い 우둔한 negabus, nenuovokus neapķērīgs; lēns lemah langzaam treg i oppfatningen tępy atrasado încet несообразительный, тупой pomalý počasen spor långsam, trög หัวไม่ไว güç öğrenen, yavaş 遲鈍的 нетямущий کند ذہن trì độn , không nhanh trí 迟纯的 v to make, or become slower The car slowed to take the corner. stadiger ry يُبْطِئ намалям (скорост) zpomalit sætte farten ned verlangsamen επιβραδύνω/κόβω ταχύτητα retrasar, ralentizar, retardar aeglustama كند شدن؛كند كردن hidastaa, hidastua ralentir לְהַאֵט धीरे-धीरे चलना या चलाना smanjiti brzinu, usporiti lassít melambat hægja á sér rallentare スピードを落す 느려지다 pristabdyti, sumažinti greitį palēnināt; samazināt ātrumu memperlahankan vaart (doen) minderen saktne farten zmniejszać szybkość, zwalniać abrandar a încetini замедлять spomaliť upočasniti usporiti sakta ner ทำให้ช้า yavaşla(t)mak 慢下來 сповільнювати(ся) دھیرے ہونا یا کرنا làm chậm lại, đi chậm lại 慢下来 adv slowly He slowly opened his eyes; He drove home slowly. stadig بِبُطْء бавно pomalu langsomt langsam αργά lentamente aeglaselt آهسته آهسته hitaasti lentement לְאַט धीरे-धीरे sporo, polako lassan perlahan-lahan hægt lentamente ゆっくり 느리게 lėtai lēni dengan perlahan langzaam sakte, langsomt powoli lentamente încet медленно pomaly počasi sporo långsamt, sakta อย่างช้า yavaşça, ağır ağır 慢慢地 повільно دھیرے دھیرے chậm 慢慢地 n slowness stadigheid بُطْء мудност pomalost langsomhed die Langsamkeit βραδύτητα lentitud aeglus آهستگي hitaus lenteur אִיטִיוּת सुस्ती sporost lassúság, késés kelambatan seinlæti/-færni lentezza 遅さ 지연, 느림 lėtumas lēnums perlahannya langzaamheid langsomhet, treghet powolność, tępota lentidão lentoare, încetineală медлительность pomalosť počasnost sporost långsamhet ความช้า yavaşlık, ağırlık 緩慢 повільність آہستگی sự chậm chạp 缓慢 slow motion movement which is slower than normal or actual movement especially as a special effect in films Let's watch it, in slow motion. stadige aksie حَرَكَه بَطيئَه забавен кадър zpomalený pohyb slowmotion die Zeitlupe αργή κίνηση cámara lenta aegluup تصوير آهسته hidastus ralenti בְּהִילוּך אִיטִי मंद गति usporen, usporeno snimljen lassított (felvétel) gerak lambat sem er sÿndur hægt rallentatore スローモーション (영화 등의) 슬로 모션 sulėtintas tempas palēnināts (filmas) demonstrējums gerakan perlahan vertraagde beweging sakte kino/film zwolnione tępo câmara lenta la ralanti замедленная съёмка spomalený pohyb počasen posnetek usporen snimak slow motion, ultrarapid การเคลื่อนช้า ๆ ağır çekim 慢動作 сповільнене відтворення آہستہ چلنے والی فلم، دھیمی حرکت phương pháp quay chậm 慢动作 slow down/up to make or become slower The police were warning drivers to slow down; The fog was slowing up the traffic. stadiger maak يُبْطِئ забавям (се) zpomalit sætte farten ned; sagtne verlangsamen επιβραδύνω, κόβω ταχύτητα ir más despacio, reducir la velocidad, aminorar el paso aeglustama آهسته سازي hidastaa ralentir לְהַאֵט मंथर गीत smanjiti brzinu, polakše hodati ili voziti lelassít memperlambat hægja á rallentare 減速する 속도를 낮추다 (su)lėtinti (greitį), (su)lėtėti samazināt ātrumu; []kavēt kustību/virzību melambatkan vaart (doen) minderen kjøre langsommere; sinke zmniejszać szybkość, zwalniać abrandar încetinire снижать скорость spomaliť upočasniti usporiti [] sakta ner แล่นช้าลง yavaşla(t)mak, ağırlaş(tır)mak 減速 сповільнювати دھیرے ہونا یا کرنا làm chậm lại 减速 slow → بطئ pomalý langsom langsam αργός lento hidas lent spor lento 遅い 느린 langzaam langsom powolny devagar медленный långsam ช้า yavaş chậm chạp 缓慢的 Want to thank TFD for its existence? 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