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slowness noun

  • The quality or state of being slow.
 lentitud

slow adjective

  /sloʊ/ , /sləʊ/
  • Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
 lento, lerdo
  • Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
  • Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.
 lento
  • (of a clock or the like) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
 atrasado
  • (informal, somewhat, derogatory) Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
 caído de la hamaca / cama / esfera / mata, caído del palto / catre / níspero / zarzo, lerdo, que no tiene dos dedos de frente, tardo, zote

slow verb

  /sloʊ/ , /sləʊ/
  • (transitive) To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.
 enlentecer, frenar, lentificar, ralentizar
  • (intransitive) To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.
 lentificarse, ralentizarse
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