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3 Translation results for slow in Spanish

adjective | adverb | verb

slow adjective

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lento; atrasado; poco activo; torpe, corto de alcances

Example sentences of
slow adjective

  • •The buyers were slow to act, and the house was sold to someone else.
  • •He was a quiet boy who seldom spoke, and some people thought he was a little slow.
  • •Business is slow during the summer.
  • •The first few chapters are slow, but after that it gets better.
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Synonyms of
slow adjective

sluggish, stupid

slow adverb

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despacio, lentamente

Example sentences of
slow adverb

  • •My computer is working slow.
  • •you need to go slow with this experiment, or you'll make mistakes
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slow verb

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slowed, has slowed, is slowing, slows
ir más despacio; retrasar, reducir la marcha de

Example sentences of
slow verb

  • •The car slowed and gradually came to a stop.
  • •The extra weight slowed the truck.
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Synonyms of
slow verb

delay, retard, slacken, detain

Detailed synonyms for slow verb

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Reverse translation for slow

lento  - slow, slow-witted, dull 
atrasado  - late, overdue, behind schedule, backward, old-fashioned, slow (of a clock or watch) 
poco activo
torpe  - clumsy, awkward, stupid, dull 
corto de alcances
despacio  - slowly, slow 
lentamente  - slowly 
ir más despacio
retrasar  - to delay, to hold up, to put off, to postpone 
reducir la marcha de
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