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  • 1 slow

    [sləu] 1. adjective
    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.) lento
    2) ((of a clock etc) showing a time earlier than the actual time; behind in time: My watch is five minutes slow.) atrasado
    3) (not clever; not quick at learning: He's particularly slow at arithmetic.) atrasado
    2. verb
    (to make, or become slower: The car slowed to take the corner.) abrandar
    - 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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