slow

slow

A adj

1 (not quick) [runner, vehicle, gesture, movement, progress, process, development] lent ; the pace of life is slow here on vit au ralenti ici ; to fall into a slow decline tomber lentement dans le déclin ; to make slow progress/a slow recovery avancer/se remettre lentement ; the slow movement Mus le mouvement lent ; to be slow to do tarder à faire ; attitudes are slow to change les attitudes changent lentement ; he is slow to anger il lui en faut beaucoup pour se mettre en colère ; to be slow in doing être lent à faire ;

2 (dull) [film, novel, play, plot] lent ;

3 (slack) [business, demand, trade, market] stagnant ; [economic growth] lent ;

4 (intellectually unresponsive) [child, pupil, learner] lent (d'esprit) ; slow at sth faible en qch ;

5 (showing incorrect time) [clock, watch] to be slow retarder ; to be 10 minutes slow retarder de 10 minutes ;

6 (not too hot) [oven, flame] doux/douce ;

7 Sport [pitch, court] lourd.

B adv [go, drive, travel] gen lentement ; to go slow [workers] freiner la production ; slow-acting à action lente ; slow-cooked dish plat mijoté. ⇒ go-slow.

C vtr, vi ⇒ slow down.

Phrasal verbs

■ slow down :

▶ slow down [train, runner, pulse, output, economy] ralentir ; to slow (down) to a crawl rouler au pas ; to slow (down) to 20 km/h ralentir à 20 km/h ; to slow (down) to 2% tomber à 2% ; at your age you should slow down à ton âge tu devrais ralentir (tes activités) ;

▶ slow down [sth/sb], slow [sth/sb] down ralentir [car, traffic, runner, progress, production] ; the illness has slowed her down la maladie l'a diminuée.

■ slow up = slow down.

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.