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[sləʊ] -er comp -est superl
1. adj
1) (gen) lento (-a)

a slow lorry — un camion lento

at a slow speed — a bassa velocità

she's a slow worker — lavora lentamente

this car is slower than my old one — questa macchina è meno veloce di quella che avevo

to be slow to act/decide — essere lento (-a) ad agire/a decidere

to be slow to anger liter — non arrabbiarsi facilmente

2)

(of clock) to be slow — essere or andare indietro

the clock's slow — l'orologio è indietro

my watch is 20 minutes slow — il mio orologio è indietro di 20 minuti

3) (person: stupid) lento (-a), tardo (-a)

slow to understand/notice — tardo (-a) a capire/notare

he's a bit slow at maths — fa un po' di fatica in matematica

4) (boring, dull: film, play) lento (-a), (party) poco movimentato (-a)

life here is slow — qui la vita scorre lenta

the game is very slow — il gioco è molto lento

business is slow Comm — gli affari procedono a rilento

5) (slowing down movement: pitch, track, surface) pesante

bake for two hours in a slow oven — cuocere per due ore nel forno a bassa temperatura

2. adv
lentamente

to go slow — (driver) andare piano, (in industrial dispute) attuare uno sciopero bianco, (be cautious) andare con i piedi di piombo

go slower! — vai più piano!

"(go) slow" — "rallentare"

3. vt
(also: slow down, slow up) (progress, machine) rallentare, (person) far rallentare, (pace of novel etc) rendere più lento (-a)

the interruptions have slowed us down — le interruzioni ci hanno fatto perdere tempo

that car slows up the traffic — quella macchina fa rallentare il traffico

4. vi
(also: slow down, slow up) rallentare

production has slowed to almost nothing — la produzione si è ridotta a livelli minimi


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