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[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. -
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[spi:d] 1. noun1) (rate of moving: a slow speed; The car was travelling at high speed.) velocidade2) (quickness of moving.) velocidade2. verb1) ((past tense, past participles sped [sped] speeded) to (cause to) move or progress quickly; to hurry: The car sped/speeded along the motorway.) deslocar(-se) com velocidade2) ((past tense, past participle speeded) to drive very fast in a car etc, faster than is allowed by law: The policeman said that I had been speeding.) conduzir com excesso de velocidade•- speeding- speedy
- speedily
- speediness
- speed bump
- speed trap
- speedometer
- speed up* * *[spi:d] n 1 velocidade, rapidez. 2 marcha, engrenagem. 3 arch sorte, prosperidade. • vt+vi (ps+pp sped) 1 apressar-se, correr, andar depressa. he sped his way / ele saiu correndo. 2 fazer andar depressa. 3 acelerar. 4 ajudar, promover. 5 transportar rapidamente, despachar às pressas. 6 arch dar sorte. 7 coll anfetamina. at full speed em velocidade máxima. God speed thee! arch Deus o ajude! vá com Deus! high speed alta velocidade. how have you sped? como tem passado? more haste, less speed devagar se vai ao longe. second speed Auto segunda marcha. to speed up acelerar, apressar. -
123 speedometer
[spi:'domitə]noun (an instrument on a car etc showing how fast one is travelling.) velocímetro* * *speed.om.e.ter[spid'ɔmitə] n velocímetro. -
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(a small, fast car with only two seats.) carro de desporto* * *sports car[sp'ɔ:ts ka:] n carro esporte. -
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stand.fast[st'ændfa:st, st'ændfæst] n 1 posição firme, inabalável. 2 pessoa ou coisa confiável, estável. -
126 steadfast
(firm; unchanging: a steadfast friend.) firme- steadfastness* * *stead.fast[st'edfa:st; st'edfæst] adj firme, fixo, constante, imóvel, imutável, imperturbável. -
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adverb firmemente* * *stead.fast.ly[st'edfa:stli; stedfæstli] adv firmemente, constantemente, de modo imperturbável. -
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noun firmeza* * *stead.fast.ness[st'edfa:stnis; stedfæstnis] n firmeza, imobilidade, imperturbabilidade, constância.
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