slow

Our business is usually slow in December, so we give the employees the whole month off.Nuestro negocio generalmente está flojo en diciembre, así que les damos el mes entero libre a los empleados.

2. (losing time)

a. atrasado (watch or clock)

The clock is two minutes slow.El reloj está atrasado dos minutos.

3. (mentally sluggish)

a. torpe

Yanina's unbearably slow when she first wakes up.Yanina es insoportablemente torpe al despertarse.

b. lento

He's a bit slow. Be patient.Es un poco lento. Tenle paciencia.

c. corto

She'll never figure it out, because she's just too slow.Nunca lo entenderá porque es simplemente demasiado corta.

4. (boring)

a. lento

That movie was so slow it put me to sleep.Esa película era tan lenta que me durmió.

5. (culinary)

a. lento

Sauté the onions over a slow flame.Sofría la cebolla a fuego lento.

An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).

adverb

6. (slowly)

a. despacio

The bus was going slower and slower.El autobús iba cada vez más despacio.

b. lentamente

Magda has been walking slow since her foot surgery.Magda ha estado caminando lentamente desde la cirugía del pie.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

7. (to go slower)

a. reducir la velocidad

The ship slowed near the harbor.El barco redujo la velocidad cerca del puerto.

b. aflojar el paso

The couple slowed to smell the flowers in the park.La pareja aflojó el paso para oler las flores del parque.

c. disminuir la velocidad

The truck slowed and stopped at the lights.El camión disminuyó la velocidad y paró en el semáforo.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

8. (to make slower)

a. entorpecer

She slowed the negotiations by being unreasonable.Entorpeció las negociaciones con su actitud tan poco razonable.

b. retrasar

Soluble fiber slows the absorption of glucose.La fibra soluble retrasa la absorción de la glucosa.

slow

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

1. (not fast)

a. lento(a)

to be slow to do somethingtardar or

business is slowel negocio está flojo

my watch is slowmi reloj va atrasado

to be slow off the marktardar or

2. (culinary)

in a slow ovena horno moderado

we're making slow progressavanzamos muy poco

she's a slow workertrabaja despacio

3. (aut)

slow lanecarril lento

4. (cinema and television)

(in) slow motiona cámara lenta

slow traintren lento

5. (stupid)

a. corto(a) or lento(a) de entendederas

An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).

adverb

6. (general)

a. despacio, lentamente

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

7. (general)

a. aminorar la velocidad

to slow to a haltir aminorando la velocidad hasta detenerse

slow [sləʊ] slower (comparative)slowest (superlative)

adjective

1 (not speedy) [+vehicle, music, progress, death, pulse] lento

she's very slow

putting them all in order is slow work es un trabajo lento ponerlos todos en orden; this car is slower than my old one este coche corre menos que el que tenía antes

he's a slow eater come despacio

to be slow in doing sth tardar or demorar en hacer algo; (LAm)

to be slow [in] doing sth she was not slow in noticing that ...

she wasn't slow in taking up their offer no tardó en aceptar su ofrecimiento

extra lessons for slow learners clases extra para alumnos con problemas de aprendizaje

it has a slow puncture está perdiendo aire poco a poco

he's a slow reader lee despacio

slow but sure!

after a slow start, he managed to end up in third place después de un comienzo flojo, consiguió llegar en tercer puesto

to be slow to do sth tardar or demorar en hacer algo; (LAm)

they were slow to act tardaron en actuar; he's slow to learn aprende lentamente; tarda mucho en aprender; to be slow to anger tener mucho aguante

repairing it by hand is slow work making the buttonholes is slow work he's a slow [worker] they were slow to realise its advantages he was not slow to notice that ...

going mark uptake

2 [+clock, watch] atrasado

my watch is 20 minutes slow mi reloj está 20 minutos atrasado

3 (mentally sluggish) torpe; lento

he's a bit slow at maths es algo torpe para las matemáticas

4 (boring, dull) [+match, game, film, plot] lento; pesado; [+party, evening] pesado; aburrido

business is slow hay poco movimiento (en el negocio)

life here is slow aquí se vive a un ritmo lento or pausado

the game is very slow it was a very slow match

5 (Cookery)

cook over a slow heat cocinar a fuego lento; bake for two hours in a slow oven cocer dos horas en el horno a fuego lento

6 (Dep) [+pitch, track, surface] lento

7 (Fot) [+film] lento

adverb

despacio; lentamente; lento

I began to walk slower and slower empecé a andar cada vez más despacio or lentamente or lento; how slow would you like me to play? ¿cómo de lento le gustaría que tocara?; to go slow [+driver] conducir despacio; (in industrial dispute) trabajar a ritmo lento; hacer huelga de celo; (Esp)

transitive verb

(also slow down) (also slow up) [+person] retrasar; [+progress] retrasar; disminuir el ritmo de; [+engine, machine] reducir la marcha de; [+reactions] entorpecer; [+economy] ralentizar; [+development] retardar

he slowed his car before turning in at the gate redujo la marcha del coche antes de entrar por el portón

they want to slow the pace of reform quieren reducir el ritmo de la reforma

as she approached, she slowed her pace a medida que se acercaba, fue aminorando la marcha or fue aflojando el paso

we slowed our speed to 30 miles an hour redujimos la velocidad a 30 millas por hora

that car is slowing (up or down) the traffic aquel coche está entorpeciendo la circulación

intransitive verb

[+vehicle, runner] reducir la marcha; [+driver] reducir la velocidad or la marcha; [+growth] disminuir; [+breathing] hacerse más lento

production has slowed to almost nothing la producción ha bajado casi a cero

he slowed to a walk aflojó la marcha y se puso a caminar; the car slowed to a stop el coche redujo la marcha hasta detenerse

the taxi had slowed to a crawl

the flow of refugees has slowed to a trickle el flujo de refugiados se ha reducido a un goteo

She slowed when she came to the bend in the road The train slowed at a railway crossing The car slowed and stopped Manufacturing [growth] slowed slightly in August His eyes closed and his [breathing] slowed

modifier

slow burn (n) (US)

he did a slow burn fue poniéndose cada vez más furioso

slow cooker (n) olla (f) eléctrica de cocción lenta

slow fuse (n) espoleta (f) retardada

slow handclap (n) (Britain) (by audience) palmadas (f) lentas

he was given a slow handclap recibió palmadas lentas

slow lane (n) (Britain) (Aut) carril (m) de la izquierda; (most countries) carril (m) de la derecha

slow motion (n) (Cine)

in slow motion a or en cámara lenta; (LAm)

slow-motion

slow train (n) (Britain) tren que para en todas las estaciones