Despacio in english
Slowly
pronunciation: sloʊli part of speech: adverb
pronunciation: sloʊli part of speech: adverb
In gestures
despacio = slowly ; nice and easy.
Example: However, lengthy and complex consultative committees can hinder revision, and make for a slowly changing scheme.Example: The key to make a habit of daily excersise is to only do 20 minutes in the beginning and do it nice and easy.more:
» alejarse despacio = saunter away .
Example: Then, with a smile and a kiss, she rose up and sauntered away with her ferine friend in tow.» avanzar muy despacio = creep [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio crept] ; creep along ; creep by ; poke along .
Example: After creeping for a number of days, the larva settles and develops into a juvenile polyp. Example: We have made wonderful inventions but in the courts we still move as slowly as the travelers that in olden times creeped along in ox carts and canal boats. Example: As the days pass slowly and the weeks creep by I find myself obsessing about ways that I could die. Example: So we've all seen that guy: the one who plants his car in the far left lane of the highway and then pokes along at or below the speed limit preventing you from overtaking.» discurrir despacio = pass + slowly .
Example: As the days pass slowly and the weeks creep by I find myself obsessing about ways that I could die.» el tiempo + avanzar muy despacio = time + creep by .
Example: Why is it that when were are having fun, time flies by, but when we are at work, time creeps by? = ¿Por qué ocurre que cuando nos estamos divirtiendo, el tiempo vuela, pero cuando estamos en el trabajo se nos hace una eternidad?.» ir despacio = go + slow .
Example: When there is a traffic jam ahead, and traffic is going slower, you overtake on the right side.» ir más despacio = slow down ; slow up ; pump + the brakes .
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. Example: Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files. Example: The couple had plans to get married this summer, but now, they've decided to pump the brakes on their wedding!.» las cosas de palacio andan despacio = the wheels of bureaucracy turn/grind slowly [Usado más comúnmente con turn] .
Example: She immediately requested an abortion, but the wheels of bureaucracy turn slowly at the best of times.» muy despacio = very slowly .
Example: Today's sewage nutrients, dyes and toxic or malodorous substances which can be degraded only with difficulty or very slowly.» pasar despacio = pass + slowly .
Example: As the days pass slowly and the weeks creep by I find myself obsessing about ways that I could die.» que crece despacio = slowly growing .
Example: Therefore the city has been left with a very slowly growing revenue base.» tomarse las cosas despacio = take it + slow .
Example: Benji is madly in love with Cameron, but she wants to take it slow -- he isn't her usual type.» tomárselo despacio = take it + slow .
Example: Benji is madly in love with Cameron, but she wants to take it slow -- he isn't her usual type.» vísteme despacio que tengo prisa = more haste, less speed ; haste makes waste ; easy does it! .
Example: Learning violin is best taken at a steady pace -- 'more haste, less speed' is very true as you learn play violin. Example: We have heard the 'haste makes waste' ditty since childhood. Example: The slogan 'Easy Does It' is one way we remind each other that many of us have tendencies at times to overdo things, to rush heedlessly along, impatient with anything that slows us down.