be slow
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be slow(
bi
slo
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
b. ir lento
This train is slow, but at least it's faster than the bus.Este tren va lento, pero al menos es más rápido que ir en autobús.
a. estar flojo
Business is slow now that all the tourists have left for the season.Los negocios están flojos ahora que se han marchado todos los turistas por el fin de la temporada.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
It's already nine o'clock, and it's still slow. I'm going to send two of the waiters home.Ya son las nueve y aún hay poca gente. Voy a mandar a casa a dos de los meseros.
Things are slow during the winter for musicians around here, but in the summer, there's lots of work.Aquí los músicos no tienen mucha actividad en invierno, pero en verano hay mucho trabajo.
a. ser lento
Don't give him too many instructions at once. He's kind of slow.No le digas demasiadas instrucciones a la vez. Es un poco lento.
b. ser torpe
When I didn't understand, they looked at me as though they thought I was slow or something.Cuando no entendí, me miraron como si pensaran que era torpe o algo.
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