Slow in spanish
pronunciation: lentoʊ part of speech: adjective
slow [slower -comp., slowest -sup.]1 = lento, parsimonioso. [Adjetivo. Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: International consultation is bulky and time-consuming, and this makes revision a slow process.more:
» be slow = tardar.
Example: Public libraries in Victoria have been slow to innovate and always look for a prototype..» be slow off the blocks = reaccionar lento, responder lento, ser lento, actuar lento, empezar lento, comenzar lento.
Example: They were still slow off the blocks and didn't seem like threatening the opposite goalie.» be slow off the mark = reaccionar lento, responder lento, ser lento, actuar lento, empezar lento, comenzar lento.
Example: Rovers were slow off the mark and found themselves one down after five minutes, but Pat Daly soon had Rovers level.» be slow on the uptake = ser duro de mollera, ser de efectos retardados, ser un poco torpe, ser un poco lelo, .
Example: First off, I can be mighty slow on the uptake about things like this, because I usually pay little heed to the conventions that dictate you.» be slow to pay = ser moroso.
Example: When your customers are slow to pay, it forces you to eat into your cash reserves to pay for raw goods and salaries.» go + slow = ir despacio.
Example: When there is a traffic jam ahead, and traffic is going slower, you overtake on the right side.» slow and steady wins the race = poco a poco se llega (muy) lejos, paso a paso se llega (muy) lejos.
Example: Despite a few setbacks and slower progress than we'd hoped; we truly believe that slow and steady wins the race!.» slowcoach [slow coach] = tortuga, huevón, simplón.
Example: By today's standards, this processor is a bit of a slowcoach.» slow cook = cocinar a fuego lento, cocinar lentamente.
Example: Another benefit is that when you slow cook something, there is less liquid lost because of the sealed environment = Otro beneficio es que cuando se cocina a fuego lento, se pierde menos líquido debido al recipiente hermético.» slow cooker = olla de cocción lenta, olla de cocimiento lento.
Example: If the ingredients in a slow cooker recipe are doubled does the cooking time need to be doubled?.» slow cooking = cocción lenta.
Example: Shoulder muscles are well-developed so they need slow cooking to tenderise the meat and make it rich, sticky and irresistible.» slowdown = ralentización, disminución, receso.
Example: A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.» slow motion = cámara lenta.
Example: For example, the most recent range of video recorders includes features like freeze frame, slow motion, fast motion and rapid search for individual frames.» slowpoke = tortuga, huevón, simplón.
Example: The United States is starting to look like a slowpoke on the Internet -- examples abound of countries that have faster broadband connections.» slow-to-pay = moroso.
Example: An ultra-violent Bronx cocaine gang killed at least 15 people, lobbed grenades at slow-to-pay customers and bombed a suspected informant's car.» take it + slow = tomarse las cosas despacio, tomarse las cosas con calma, tomárselo despacio, tomárselo con calma.
Example: Benji is madly in love with Cameron, but she wants to take it slow -- he isn't her usual type.» the clock + be slow = el reloj ir atrasado, el reloj estar atrasado.
Example: My heart jumped a little when I realised that the clock was slow!.slow2 = no muy despierto.
Example: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.more:
» slow-witted = obtuso, torpe, lento, lerdo, lelo.
Example: People who talk fast tend to be seen as not trustworthy, while those who speak too slowly are usually perceived as slow-witted or overly pedantic.slow3
more:
» slow down = ralentizar, reducir, frenar, disminuir, disminuir la velocidad, moderar la velocidad, aminorar el paso, aminorar la marcha, aflojar el paso, ir más despacio, aflojar la marcha.
Example: However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.» slow down to + a crawl = reducir la velocidad a paso de tortuga.
Example: However, the storm system has slowed down to a crawl and is moving just 1 mph in a westerly direction.» slow up = ralentizar, reducir, frenar, disminuir, disminuir la velocidad, aminorar el paso, aminorar la marcha, aflojar el paso, ir más despacio, aflojar la marcha.
Example: Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.