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slowpoke

/ˈsləʊ.pəʊk/

/ˈsloʊ.poʊk/

Translations

slowpokenoun

slowpokes

/ˈsləʊ.pəʊk/

/ˈsloʊ.poʊk/

traînardFamilier ; se dit d’une personne lente à agir ou à se déplacer.

Despite the urgency of the situation, he was such a slowpoke that we missed the train.

Malgré l’urgence de la situation, c’était un vrai traînard et nous avons raté le train.

Additional translations

lambinFamilier ; plus courant pour une personne lente.

tortueFamilier ; pour un animal, un véhicule ou un objet qui se déplace très lentement.

Synonyms

tardy person

slowpokeadjective

/ˈsləʊpəʊk/

/ˈsloʊpoʊk/

Used attributively to describe something that moves or works slowly; not generally gradable.

lentAttributif ; familier.

We were stuck in a slowpoke line at the ticket booth.

Nous étions coincés dans une file lente au guichet.

slowpokenoun

A person who moves, acts, or works slowly.

Despite the urgency of the situation, he was such a slowpoke that we missed the train.

A thing, vehicle, or animal that moves slowly.

That old laptop is a real slowpoke when it comes to loading programs.

slowpokeadjective

Slow-moving; sluggish (used attributively).

We were stuck in a slowpoke line at the ticket booth.