slow

lento

Que se mueve o hace algo a poca velocidad.

En inglés sencillo: Moving or doing something at a low speed.

• This train is slow.
• Traffic was slower than usual this morning.
• Why is your computer so slow today?

Sinónimos: unhurried

Antónimos: fast, quick

Expresiones frecuentes: slow train, slow movement, slow computer

lento, gradual

Que tarda mucho en ocurrir, desarrollarse o terminarse.

En inglés sencillo: Taking a long time to happen, develop, or be completed.

• Recovery was slow.
• The town has seen slow but steady growth.
• Progress became even slower after the funding stopped.

Cómo se usa: slow to do something (The wound was slow to heal.)

Sinónimos: gradual, lengthy

Antónimos: rapid, quick

Expresiones frecuentes: slow progress, slow recovery, slow growth

lento, torpe

Que necesita más tiempo que otras personas para entender o aprender algo.

En inglés sencillo: Taking longer than other people to understand or learn something.

• I was slow to understand the joke.
• He is a slow learner but remembers things well.
• She felt rather slow when everyone else solved the puzzle.

Cómo se usa: slow to do something (I was slow to realize what she meant.)

Sinónimos: dull, dim

Antónimos: bright, quick

Expresiones frecuentes: slow learner, slow to understand, slow on something

flojo, tranquilo

Con poco trabajo, comercio, noticias u otra actividad.

En inglés sencillo: Having little work, business, news, or other activity.

• It was a slow day at work.
• Business has been slow since the holidays.
• On slow news days, the paper prints more local stories.

Sinónimos: quiet

Antónimos: busy

Expresiones frecuentes: slow day, slow business, slow afternoon

atrasado

Dicho de un reloj, que marca una hora anterior a la correcta.

En inglés sencillo: Showing a time earlier than the correct time.

• This clock is slow.
• My watch was five minutes slow.
• Is the kitchen clock still ten minutes slow?

Cómo se usa: a period of time + slow (My watch is ten minutes slow.)

Sinónimos: behind

Antónimos: fast

Expresiones frecuentes: five minutes slow, clock is slow

ralentizar, frenar

Hacer que alguien o algo se mueva o trabaje menos deprisa.

En inglés sencillo: To make someone or something move or work less quickly.

• Slow the car before the corner.
• The rain slowed traffic on the motorway.
• Closing unused programs can stop them from slowing your computer.

Cómo se usa: slow someone/something down (The heavy snow slowed us down.)

Sinónimos: decelerate

Antónimos: accelerate

Expresiones frecuentes: slow something down, slow the car, slow your pace

ralentizar, ralentizarse

Avanzar menos deprisa o hacer que alguien o algo progrese más lentamente.

En inglés sencillo: To progress less quickly, or prevent someone or something from progressing quickly.

• Growth began to slow.
• The shortage of workers slowed construction.
• Her recovery slowed after she caught another infection.

Cómo se usa: slow something down (Staff shortages slowed the project down.)

Sinónimos: hinder, delay

Antónimos: accelerate

Expresiones frecuentes: slow progress, slow growth, slow something down

despacio, lentamente

A poca velocidad o sin darse prisa.

En inglés sencillo: At a low speed or without hurrying.

• Drive slow on this road.
• We took it slow after the operation.
• The old tractor moved slow across the field.

Sinónimos: slowly

Antónimos: fast, quickly

Expresiones frecuentes: go slow, drive slow, take it slow