slow

slow
slow [{{t}}sləʊ]
lent1(a), 1(c) calme1(b) ennuyeux1(d) qui retarde1(e) lentement2 ralentir3
1 adjective
(a) (not fast → movements, runner, speed, service, traffic) lent;
he's a slow worker il travaille lentement;
it's slow work c'est un travail qui n'avance pas vite ou de longue haleine;
to make slow progress (in work, on foot) avancer lentement;
it was slow going, the going was slow ça n'avançait pas;
a slow dance un slow;
with slow steps d'un pas lent;
we had a painfully slow journey le voyage a duré un temps fou;
the pace of life is slow on vit au ralenti;
you're very slow today tu es très lent aujourd'hui;
you were a bit slow there là, tu t'es laissé prendre de vitesse;
the fog was slow to clear le brouillard a mis longtemps à se dissiper;
he was rather slow to make up or in making up his mind il a mis assez longtemps à se décider;
she wasn't slow to offer her help/in accepting the cheque elle ne se fit pas prier pour proposer son aide/pour accepter le chèque;
I was rather slow to understand or in understanding il m'a fallu assez longtemps pour comprendre;
she's very slow to anger il lui en faut beaucoup pour se mettre en colère;
the company was slow to get off the ground la société a été lente à démarrer;
{{}}British{{}} to be slow off the mark (to start) être lent à démarrer; (to understand) être dur à la détente;
{{}}familiar{{}} to be as slow as {{}}British{{}} treacle or {{}}American{{}} molasses (in winter) être lent comme un escargot ou une tortue ;
{{}}proverb{{}} slow and steady wins the race rien ne sert de courir, il faut partir à point
(b) (slack → business, market) calme;
business is slow les affaires ne marchent pas fort;
slow economic growth une faible croissance économique
(c) (intellectually) lent;
he's a slow learner/reader il apprend/lit lentement;
they're rather slow in that class les élèves de cette classe sont assez lents
(d) (dull → evening, film, party) ennuyeux
(e) (clock) qui retarde;
your watch is (half an hour) slow ta montre retarde (d'une demi-heure)
(f) {{}}Cookery{{}}
bake in a slow oven faire cuire à four doux
(g) {{}}Sport{{}} (green, court, surface) lourd
(h) {{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}}
to do a slow burn sentir la colère monter
2 adverb
lentement;
go a bit slower ralentissez un peu;
the clock is going or running slow l'horloge prend du retard;
{{}}Industry{{}} to go slow faire une grève perlée;
slow (road marking) ralentir;
{{}}Nautical{{}} slow ahead/astern! en avant/arrière doucement!
3 transitive verb
ralentir;
these drugs slow the heart rate ces médicaments ralentissent le rythme cardiaque;
the mud slowed our progress la boue nous a ralentis;
I slowed the horse to a trot j'ai mis le cheval au trot
►► {{}}Cookery{{}} slow burner feu m doux;
slow cooker mijoteuse f;
{{}}Anatomy{{}} & {{}}Botany{{}} slow growth croissance f lente;
{{}}British{{}} slow handclap applaudissements mpl rythmés (pour montrer sa désapprobation);
they gave him the slow handclap ils l'ont sifflé;
the slow lane (when driving on left) la file de gauche; (when driving on right) la file de droite;
slow match mèche f à combustion lente;
{{}}Cinema{{}} & {{}}Television{{}} slow motion ralenti m;
in slow motion au ralenti;
{{}}Music{{}} slow movement mouvement m lent;
{{}}Physics{{}} slow neutron neutron m lent;
{{}}Sport{{}} slow pitch slow pitch m (sport proche du softball);
{{}}Technology{{}} slow running ralenti m;
slow train omnibus m;
{{}}Medicine{{}} slow virus virus m lent
slow down, slow up
1 separable transitive verb
ralentir;
the roadworks slowed us down considerably les travaux nous ont considérablement ralentis;
having to write the addresses by hand slowed the work down le fait de devoir écrire les adresses à la main a ralenti le travail;
production is slowed down during the winter pendant l'hiver, la production tourne au ralenti;
I'll only slow you down je vais vous retarder
2 intransitive verb
(driver, train, speed) ralentir; {{}}figurative{{}} (person) ralentir (le rythme);
if he doesn't slow down he'll have a heart attack s'il ne ralentit pas le rythme il va faire une crise cardiaque;
slow down! moins vite!;
growth slowed down in the second quarter il y a eu une diminution ou un ralentissement de la croissance au cours du deuxième trimestre

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