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1 slow down/up
(to make or become slower: The police were warning drivers to slow down; The fog was slowing up the traffic.) abrandar -
2 slow down/up
(to make or become slower: The police were warning drivers to slow down; The fog was slowing up the traffic.) tornar mais lento -
3 to slow down
to slow downdiminuir a velocidade, diminuir a marcha, tornar-se menos ativo. -
4 slow
[sləu] 1. adjective1) (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.) lento2) ((of a clock etc) showing a time earlier than the actual time; behind in time: My watch is five minutes slow.) atrasado3) (not clever; not quick at learning: He's particularly slow at arithmetic.) atrasado2. verb(to make, or become slower: The car slowed to take the corner.) abrandar- slowly- slowness
- slow motion
- slow down/up* * *[slou] vt+vi 1 reduzir a velocidade, diminuir, tornar lento. 2 ficar lento, ir mais lento. • adj 1 lento, vagaroso, demorado. he was not slow to do it / fê-lo prontamente. 2 tardio, atrasado. your watch is slow / seu relógio está atrasado. 3 que causa atraso, que impede grande velocidade. 4 baixo, pouco quente (fogo, chama), brando. 5 inativo, indolente. 6 cansativo, maçante. 7 coll antiquado. 8 constrangido. slow and sure! devagar mas seguro! to be of slow payment pagar sempre atrasado. he is of slow payment / ele costuma pagar com atraso.to be slow in the uptake, to be slow off the mark ser difícil de compreender. he is slow in the uptake, he is slow off the mark / ele é de difícil compreensão. to be slow of speech não ter o dom da palavra. he is slow of speech / ele não tem jeito para falar. to slow down diminuir a velocidade, diminuir a marcha, tornar-se menos ativo. -
5 slow
[sləu] 1. adjective1) (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.) lento, vagaroso2) ((of a clock etc) showing a time earlier than the actual time; behind in time: My watch is five minutes slow.) atrasado3) (not clever; not quick at learning: He's particularly slow at arithmetic.) lento2. verb(to make, or become slower: The car slowed to take the corner.) reduzir a velocidade- slowly- slowness - slow motion - slow down/up -
6 go-slow
go-slow[gou sl'ou] ( slow-down) n operação-tartaruga. -
7 slowdown
slow.down[sl'oudaun] n 1 greve tartaruga. 2 redução de velocidade ou atividade. -
8 delay
[di'lei] 1. verb1) (to put off to another time: We have delayed publication of the book till the spring.) adiar2) (to keep or stay back or slow down: I was delayed by the traffic.) atrasar2. noun((something which causes) keeping back or slowing down: He came without delay; My work is subject to delays.) atraso* * *de.lay[dil'ei] n 1 demora, paragem, detença, retardamento, atraso, adiamento, protelação. 2 dilação, prazo. • vt+vi demorar(-se), dilatar, adiar, retardar, atrasar, procrastinar, deter(-se). -
9 delay
[di'lei] 1. verb1) (to put off to another time: We have delayed publication of the book till the spring.) atrasar2) (to keep or stay back or slow down: I was delayed by the traffic.) retardar2. noun((something which causes) keeping back or slowing down: He came without delay; My work is subject to delays.) atraso -
10 brake
[breik] 1. verb(to slow down or stop: He braked (the car) suddenly.) travar2. noun(often in plural) a device for doing this: He put on the brake(s). travão* * *brake1[breik] n 1 freio, breque, Port travão. he put on the brake / ele apertou o freio. 2 carro com freio, vagão de guarda (de estrada de ferro). 3 Mech freio de cabo. • vt+vi 1 frear, brecar, Port travar. the driver braked his car suddenly / o motorista brecou o carro de repente. 2 retardar, refrear.————————brake2[breik] n espadela: instrumento de madeira para desfibrar linho. • vt espadelar (linho). -
11 decelerate
[di:'seləreit](to slow down, especially in a car etc: You must decelerate before a crossroads.) abrandar* * *de.cel.er.ate[di:s'eləreit] vt+vi desacelerar, diminuir a velocidade, andar, marchar, funcionar mais lentamente. -
12 interfere
[intə'fiə]1) ((often with in, with) to (try to) become involved in etc, when one's help etc is not wanted: I wish you would stop interfering (with my plans); Don't interfere in other people's business!) interferir2) ((with with) to prevent, stop or slow down the progress of: He doesn't let anything interfere with his game of golf on Saturday mornings.) interferir•- interfering* * *in.ter.fere[intəf'iə] vt+vi 1 interferir (também Phys), intervir, interpor. 2 colidir. 3 intrometer-se. do not interfere with our affairs / não se intrometa em nossos negócios. -
13 roadblock
noun (a barrier put across a road (eg by the police) in order to stop or slow down traffic: to set up a roadblock.) barricada* * *road.block[r'oudblɔk] n 1 obstáculo na estrada. 2 obstáculo ao progresso. • vt obstruir, fazer parar. -
14 drop back
(to slow down; to fall behind: I was at the front of the crowd but I dropped back to speak to Bill.) ficar para trás -
15 speed bump
noun (a raised part across the road to make drivers slow down.) -
16 brake
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17 decelerate
[di:'seləreit](to slow down, especially in a car etc: You must decelerate before a crossroads.) desacelerar -
18 drop back
(to slow down; to fall behind: I was at the front of the crowd but I dropped back to speak to Bill.) ficar para trás -
19 interfere
[intə'fiə]1) ((often with in, with) to (try to) become involved in etc, when one's help etc is not wanted: I wish you would stop interfering (with my plans); Don't interfere in other people's business!) interferir2) ((with with) to prevent, stop or slow down the progress of: He doesn't let anything interfere with his game of golf on Saturday mornings.) interferir•- interfering -
20 roadblock
noun (a barrier put across a road (eg by the police) in order to stop or slow down traffic: to set up a roadblock.) barricada
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