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slow

1. adjective
   1. gen lent/-e;
      ;
   2. (business, market) stagnant/-e;
   3. (dull-witted) lent/-e (d'esprit);
   4. to be ~ (clock, watch) retarder;
      to be 10 minutes ~ retarder de 10 minutes.

2. adverb lentement.

3. transitive verb intransitive verb (also ~ down) ralentir.

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'slow' found in these entries:

English:

going - go-slow - learner - pace - ramp - slow motion - slow-moving - uptake

French:

allure - cheminement - détente - faible - feu - freiner - lent - long - mijoteuse - omnibus - pas - pied - ralenti - ralentir - réflexe - retarder

slow: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
slow	adj	(not moving fast) opposé à rapide	lent adj
While she runs fast, I am more of a slow runner.
Elle court vite, alors que moi, je suis plutôt lent comme coureur.
slow	adj	(not designed for speed) non taillé pour la vitesse	lent adj
His bike is slow, while her bike is much faster.
* Sa voiture est lente alors que la mienne est rapide.
slow	adj	(mentally: slow to learn) mentalement	lent adj
We have one student who is a bit slow, but the rest all understand.
Nous avons un élève un peu lent mais les autres comprennent tout.
slow	vi	(reduce speed)	ralentir vi ⇒
He slowed to look at the accident scene.
Il a ralenti pour regarder l'accident.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
slow	adj	(emotionally: slow to react) à réagir	lent adj
His reaction to the death of his mother was slow, but eventually strong.
Il a été lent à réaliser la mort de sa mère, mais ensuite la réaction fut brutale.
slow	adj	(clock: behind) montre, horloge	retarder vtr ⇒
That clock is slow. We need one that keeps proper time.
* Cette pendule retarde. Il faut la remonter.
slow	adj	(business: giving few sales) économie : figuré	tourner au ralenti vi
Business has been slow lately. The phone doesn't ring much.
Les affaires tournent au ralenti ces derniers temps. Le téléphone ne sonne pas beaucoup.
slow	adj	(film, novel: boring) ennuyeux	lent adj
That film was so slow. It was half an hour before you even knew what it was about!
Ce film était vraiment lent. Trente minutes pour savoir de quoi il retourne !
slow	adj	(fire: warm, not hot) culinaire	doux adj
Cook the vegetables over a slow flame.
Cuis les légumes à feu doux.
slow	adj	(photography: not sensitive) photographie : pellicule à faible sensibilité	lent adj
I use slow film for night shots.
* J'utilise un film lent lorsque les conditions d'éclairage sont bonnes.
slow	adj	(photography: small apertured) photographie : vitesse d'obturation lente	lent adj
I use a slow shutter to take evening photos.
J'utilise une vitesse d'obturation lente pour prendre des photos en fin de soirée.
slow	adj	(sports fields)	traduction non disponible
I don't like playing football there because the field is slow and the ball doesn't move well.
slow	adv	(slowly)	lentement adv
He talked slow, so she could understand better.
Il a parlé lentement pour qu'elle comprenne mieux.
slow	vtr	(reduce the speed of)	freiner vi ⇒
			ralentir vtr ⇒
He slowed the car to look at the accident scene.
Il a freiné pour regarder l'accident.
Il a ralenti sa voiure pour regarder l'accident.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
at a slow pace			au ralenti (vivre avancer)
go slow		v	aller doucement
in slow motion		adv	lentement
in slow-motion			au ralenti
slow combustion			à combustion lente
slow down		v	ralentir ⇒
slow down		v	freiner ⇒ (véhicule)
slow down		v	freiner ⇒
slow motion			mouvement lent
slow perfusion		nf	perfusion (medical)
slow time			pas cadencé
slow to (to be slow to do)			tarder à faire
slow to (attitudes are slow to change)		v	changer lentement (habitude attitude)
slow to act		v	tarder à réagir ⇒
slow up		v	ralentir ⇒
slow-burning		adj	à combustion lente
slow-moving		adj	lent
slow-paced		adj	à pas lents
slow-witted (to be slow-witted)		adj	à l'esprit lent
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Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "slow".

... while nursing the economies through a period of slow activity
a slow process
a way too slow ?
Annual vegetable slow to seed.
Apply even pressure and brush with a slow steady motion
crock pot / slow cooker
cross-section, slow twitch
die a slow bureaucratic death
EN: although the tortoise is slow - grammaire
go-real-slow
hair-tearingly slow
He made him look slow
He's a bit slow on the uptake
High and mellow, slow and steady
hold back and slow down
how fast, how slow, how late ? - grammaire
I'm a slow writer
it was a slow film
it's been kind of a slow news week
It's starting slow and working it up
let me down real slow
Let's go slow
Nice and slow
progres is slow in terms of
progress has been slow
running gear (of a tank) / slow traverse
shitty old steam powered dune buggy...not as slow as a sloth
Should Nanjing slow its modernization? - grammaire
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