English Word of The Day: Slowly

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Today's word is: Slowly= (lentamente)..........(despacio).......... Have fun............................Marsh

Slowly......lentamente, despacio

"I want to experience my life slowly, not fast."

"Quiero experimentar mi vida lentamente, no rápido."

Genial, Marshall :) - Deanski, Jul 25, 2011

Answer 1

Evolution happens slowly but the outcome is very pleasant.

La evolución acaece lentamente pero el resultado es muy agradable.

L O L!!!!!!! - SonrisaDelSol, Jul 25, 2011

Me dio risa :-) - gintar77, Jul 25, 2011

l wonder what's next?! lol - 00b6f46c, Jul 25, 2011

lol cool! - billygoat, Jul 25, 2011

Hahaha, very funny SP :) ;) - Ingeteacher, Jul 25, 2011

muy gracioso! - amykay, Jul 25, 2011

2011 is not on the chart. Is there anything left? hehe :) - pesta, Jul 25, 2011

@pesta, after 2009 the whole concept was renounced. :) - SpanishPal, Jul 25, 2011

Aaaajajaja!!! :) - GuitarWarrior, Jul 25, 2011

Otra prueba más del calentamiento global. - nelson_rafael, Jul 25, 2011

Jaja, lol al comentario de nelson :) Muy bien SP - Deanski, Jul 26, 2011

Answer 2

Sometimes we have to deceive the people to make them drive slowly . . . .

A veces tenemos que engañar a las personas para que conduzcan lentamente . . . . .

lol very funny inge! - 00b6f46c, Jul 25, 2011

¡Qué mala pasada por parte de ellos! ¡Muy bien, Inge! - gintar77, Jul 25, 2011

Excelente, Inge! - SonrisaDelSol, Jul 25, 2011

Now that's genius! - SpanishPal, Jul 25, 2011

Inga you always have the best photographs :) bien hecho - billygoat, Jul 25, 2011

Muchas gracias, mis amigos ...... :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 25, 2011

Haha. Does this work? Or do drivers brake suddenly and cause accidents? :) - pesta, Jul 25, 2011

No he pensado acerca de eso, Pesta . . . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 25, 2011

Very good, Inge! ("la gente" también se aplicará) - Deanski, Jul 25, 2011

Muchas gracias, Dean :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 26, 2011

:) - GuitarWarrior, Jul 26, 2011

Answer 3

Slowly but surely, people, especially children, pick up bad habits!

¡Lento pero seguro, las personas, especialmente los niños, aprenden hábitos malos!

Oh your caption is priceless!! :-D - territurtle, Jul 25, 2011

Lento pero segurO - acting as an adverb, so it doesn't change gender - gintar77, Jul 25, 2011

I believe, gramatically, you tie the verb to "gente". However, you could avoid ambiguity by using "las personas" instead. :-) - gintar77, Jul 25, 2011

Whoops! That was a typo :) Good advice --- I think I will put "las personas"...Gracias!!!!!!! - SonrisaDelSol, Jul 25, 2011

Muchas gracias, terri :) - SonrisaDelSol, Jul 25, 2011

Jjejej good one Sonrisa :) - 00b6f46c, Jul 25, 2011

Very funny, Sonrisa . . . . . ;) :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 25, 2011

Thank you, Lovely and Inge :D - SonrisaDelSol, Jul 25, 2011

Bien hecho, SunSmile :) - Deanski, Jul 25, 2011

Gracias, Deanski! - SonrisaDelSol, Jul 25, 2011

lol! - Jraider, Jul 26, 2011

Answer 4

Why is it that everything I want to happen slowly is fast, and vice versa? It never happens the way I like.

Original:

¿Por qué todo que quiero suceder lentamente es rápido, y viceversa? Nunca lo pasa en una manera de lo que me gusta.

Corrected:

¿Por qué todo lo que quiero suceder lentamente es rápido, y vice versa? Nunca pasa en una manera que me guste.

lol! - 00b6f46c, Jul 25, 2011

Hahaha, muy divertido Pesta . . . . :) ;) - Ingeteacher, Jul 25, 2011

¿Por qué todo lo que quiero suceder lentamente es rápido, y vice versa? Nunca pasa en una manera que me guste (subjunctive). Very good, pesta :) - Deanski, Jul 25, 2011

¡Gracias, Deanski, Lovely, y Ingeteacher! - pesta, Jul 25, 2011

Answer 5

l don't understand, can you speak slowly, please? The only phrase l can say in Spanish!

No entiendo, ¿puedes hablar despacio, por favor? ¡La única frase que puedo decir en español!

Oh, Lovely, you are an excellent Spanish speaker!! - SonrisaDelSol, Jul 25, 2011

¡Muy bien! Either say "more slowly" in English or take away the "más" in Spanish. - gintar77, Jul 25, 2011

I have a Russian story about ¿Que? as well! ;-)) - territurtle, Jul 25, 2011

Thanks Sonrisa and gintar :) terri you have one? oh please tell me!! l love those stories!! - 00b6f46c, Jul 25, 2011

Что? - gintar77, Jul 25, 2011

да, пожалуйста, скажите мне! - 00b6f46c, Jul 25, 2011

¡No te creo, Lovely! :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 25, 2011

Aw, I heard you did very well on the Skype chat! You should be proud of yourself! - amykay, Jul 25, 2011

Claro que no, lovely! Tu español es bueno, todo el mundo lo sabe.:) - Deanski, Jul 26, 2011

Thanks so much everyone :) - 00b6f46c, Jul 27, 2011

Answer 6

Manejar un coche lentamente puede resultar en menos accidentes.

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Driving a car slowly can result in fewer accidents.

Excellent amy - 0043ad50, Jul 25, 2011

Muy bien hecho, amy :) - Deanski, Jul 25, 2011

Note: in Spain it's more common to say "conducir" - Deanski, Jul 25, 2011

thank you Dean, I think manejar is more common in South America. - amykay, Jul 25, 2011

I agree.:) - Deanski, Jul 25, 2011

Answer 7

"Tuve sangre de atole" [Mexican Spanish (in SD phrasebook)] en el trabajo ayer.

I was a "slow poke" at work yesterday.

Jeje! Bien hecho!! - SonrisaDelSol, Jul 25, 2011

No importa, Territurtle, recuerda "a más prisa, a más vagar" . . . . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 25, 2011

Eres fantástica, Ingeteacher!! - territurtle, Jul 25, 2011

Jeje, me gusta, very good terri :) - Deanski, Jul 25, 2011

Yeah, I did it again! Thanks Deanski!! - territurtle, Jul 25, 2011

Answer 8

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Cuando tienes algo que te hace mucha ilusión, parece que el tiempo pasa lentamente.

When you have something to look forward to, it seems that time passes slowly

tienes (typo)..*mucha* ilusión, parece (typo).. Very nice, dew :) - Deanski, Jul 25, 2011

Answer 9

El tráfico muda lentamente por el centro de la ciudad.

Second attempt with Gintar's comments:

El tráfico se mueve lentamente por el centro de la ciudad.

Traffic moves slowly through the City Centre.

El tráfico se mueve... ¡muy bien hecho! - gintar77, Jul 25, 2011

gintar. thanks mate I did wonder about using that verb instead! - billygoat, Jul 25, 2011

My pleasure! "Mudar" is typically when you move residence. - gintar77, Jul 25, 2011

Estoy de acuerdo, gintar. good job, billy :) - Deanski, Jul 25, 2011

thanks guys! - billygoat, Jul 26, 2011

Answer 10

Me encanta mirar el sol cuando se ponga pone lentamente por encima del océano. Tal vez podré verlo cuando esté en la playa para el la reunión familiar de mi esposa este fin de semana.

I love to watch the sun when it sets slowly over the ocean. Perhaps I will be able to see that when I am at the beach for my wife's family reunion this weekend.

If I am totally over my head on this one, please feel free to tell me to just go back to easier sentences. ;-) - Stadt, Jul 25, 2011

Great pic - SpanishPal, Jul 25, 2011

Me encanta mirar el sol cuando *se pone* (indicative after cuando, when the thing that you're referring to is in the present) lentamente..para *la* reunión.. Well done, Stadt - Deanski, Jul 25, 2011

I debated that back and forth over and over (se pone vs. se ponga)- but picked wrong. Only one dumb error (la reunión), at least I managed to spell everything right this time (not that I always do that in English). Thanks so much. - Stadt, Jul 25, 2011

I still feel good though, this is one of the most challenging ones I have done yet. - Stadt, Jul 25, 2011

Good job, especially on *esté*, since you're using cuando to refer to a future event/action.:) - Deanski, Jul 25, 2011

Yes, i got that and was fairly sure there, although there was no subject shift. The other I got confused in that I know that it sets every day, around here it is so cloudy that you never know if you will see it. - Stadt, Jul 25, 2011

The first sentence was using some expressions I was less familiar with in general, the second more straightforward for me. - Stadt, Jul 25, 2011

Answer 11

I've been learning languages slowly, but I love the great results.

He aprendido idiomas lentamente, pero me encantan los grandes resultados.

vamos juntos pa'delante, dakie :) - Deanski, Jul 25, 2011

Answer 12

Sometimes it is dangerous if you don't drive very slowly.

A veces es peligroso si usted no maneja muy despacio.

... and another of my anticipated Kiwi masterpieces ... Thanks!! - territurtle, Jul 25, 2011

true, like in the ice - dewclaw, Jul 25, 2011

Well done, Kiwi.:) - Deanski, Jul 25, 2011

Thanx Dean & Terri, that was an easy one, sorry brain couldn't come up with much today :( - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 25, 2011

Answer 13

The tortoise moved slowly across the road causing the traffic to grind to a halt.

= La tortuga se movió despacio (o lentamente) a tráves de la carretera, provecando que el tráfico paralizado.

Corregid mi español, por favor

It wasn't me! I was at work all day. ;-) - territurtle, Jul 25, 2011

lol@Terri I'm sure you don't walk that slowly lol - FELIZ77, Jul 25, 2011

I think the Spanish part is translated too literally. I'd say: "..a través de la carretera y causó que el tráfico se parara / y como consecuencia el tráfico se paró. Muy bien, Feliz :) - Deanski, Jul 25, 2011

Answer 14

Eat slowly to avoid indegestion.

Comas lentamente para evitar indigestión

Typo sorry should be " indigestion" - croberts, Jul 25, 2011

Do you need the command form here? Perhaps, Come lentamente para evitar la indigestión. - mopti, Jul 25, 2011

Estás en lo cierto, mopti. Comas would be possible only in a negative command: no comas. Good, croberts :) - Deanski, Jul 25, 2011

Answer 15

Slowly the man rode into town.
Lentamente el hombre montó en el pueblo.

..el hombre fue en coche (or auto, moto, bici, etc.) al centro. - Deanski, Jul 26, 2011