slow

slow
slow [sləʊ]
1. adjective
lent ; [market, demand] stagnant
• after a slow start après un départ laborieux
• the pace of life there is slow là-bas on vit au ralenti
• a slow train (British) ( = stopping-train) un (train) omnibus
• at a slow speed à petite vitesse
• it's slow going cela n'avance pas vite
• he's a slow learner il n'apprend pas vite
• to be slow to do sth mettre du temps à faire qch
• he's a bit slow ( = stupid) il a l'esprit un peu lent
• my watch is (ten minutes) slow ma montre retarde (de dix minutes)
• bake in a slow oven cuire à feu doux
2. adverb
( = slowly) lentement
• to go slower ralentir
• to go slow [workers] faire une grève perlée
3. transitive verb
also slow down [+ person] ralentir
4. intransitive verb
also slow down ralentir ; [reactions] devenir plus lent
• "slow" (on road sign) « ralentir »
• you must slow down or you'll make yourself ill il faut que vous travailliez moins, sinon vous allez tomber malade
5. compounds
► slow lane (inf) noun
(in France) voie f de droite ; (in Britain) voie f de gauche
► slow mo (inf), slow motion noun
• in slow motion au ralenti ► slow-moving adjective lent
► slow-witted adjective lourdaud
► slow worm noun orvet m
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[sləʊ] 1.
adjective
1) (not quick, dull) lent

to be slow to do — tarder à faire

to be slow in doing — être lent à faire

2) (slack) gen stagnant; [economic growth] lent
3) (dim) lent (d'esprit)
4) [clock, watch]

to be slow — retarder

to be 10 minutes slow — retarder de 10 minutes

5) [oven] doux/douce
6) [pitch, court] lourd
2.
adverb gen lentement

to go slow — [workers] freiner la production

slow-acting — à action lente

3.
transitive verb, intransitive verb slow down
Phrasal Verbs:

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