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slow

/sləʊ/

/sloʊ/

slow down

slowadjective

slower

Comp.

slowest

Super.

/sləʊ/

/sloʊ/

Translations

lent

The slow train took over an hour to reach the next station.

Le train lent a mis plus d’une heure pour atteindre la prochaine gare.

Additional translations

en retardPour une horloge ou une montre qui indique une heure antérieure à l’heure exacte.

Definitions

Taking a longer time than usual to move or happen.

The slow train took over an hour to reach the next station.

Not quick to understand or learn; lacking speed in mental processes.

He was a bit slow in grasping the new concept during the lecture.

Not prompt or quick in action or response; sluggish.

The slow response from the customer service team frustrated the clients.

Of a clock or watch: showing a time earlier than the correct time.

Your watch is three minutes slow.

Indicating a time earlier than the correct time (of a clock or watch).

My watch is five minutes slow.

Experiencing little or no activity; not busy.

It was a slow day at the shop, with only a handful of customers.

Synonyms

Antonyms

slowadverb

/sləʊ/

/sloʊ/

Used as a flat adverb, especially in informal or American English (e.g., "Drive slow").

Translations

lentement

Drive slow when the roads are wet.

Conduisez lentement lorsque les routes sont mouillées.

Definitions

At a slow speed; in a slow manner.

Drive slow when the roads are wet.

Synonyms

at a slow pace

at a snail's pace

gradually

laggingly

slowverb

slowed

Past Simple

slowed

Past Participle

slowing

ing-form

/sləʊ/

/sloʊ/

Translations

ralentir

The driver had to slow the car as he approached the sharp turn.

Le conducteur a dû ralentir la voiture en abordant le virage serré.

Definitions

To reduce one's speed or the speed of something.

The driver had to slow the car as he approached the sharp turn.

To become less active or less intense.

As the night progressed, the party began to slow.

Synonyms

reduce speed

Antonyms

speed up

hasten

accelerate

slownoun

slows

Rare; chiefly in the plural phrase "the slows" denoting sluggishness or a lull.

Translations

ralentiEn cinéma et en sport, pour désigner le ralenti.

Let's see that tackle again in slow.

Revoyons ce tacle au ralenti.

ralentissementPour une baisse d’activité, de rythme ou d’attention.

The team hit the mid-afternoon slows and productivity dropped.

L’équipe a connu un ralentissement en milieu d’après-midi et la productivité a baissé.

Additional translations

creuxS’emploie surtout au pluriel pour parler d’une période de faible activité.

Definitions

A period or state of reduced speed, activity, or alertness (usually plural as "the slows").

The team hit the mid-afternoon slows and productivity dropped.

Synonyms

poky person

slownoun

Uncountable noun meaning slow motion or a slow speed.

Definitions

Slow motion; a slow speed or tempo.

Let's see that tackle again in slow.

Synonyms

lull

ballad

slow dance

slow movement