slow

lent

Qui se déplace ou fait quelque chose à faible vitesse.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : unhurried

Contraires : fast, quick

Expressions courantes : slow train, slow movement, slow computer

lent, progressif

Qui met longtemps à se produire, à se développer ou à s’achever.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : slow to do something (The wound was slow to heal.)

Synonymes : gradual, lengthy

Contraires : rapid, quick

Expressions courantes : slow progress, slow recovery, slow growth

lent, borné

Qui met plus de temps que les autres à comprendre ou à apprendre quelque chose.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : slow to do something (I was slow to realize what she meant.)

Synonymes : dull, dim

Contraires : bright, quick

Expressions courantes : slow learner, slow to understand, slow on something

calme, creux

Avec peu de travail, d’affaires, de nouvelles ou d’autres activités.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : quiet

Contraires : busy

Expressions courantes : slow day, slow business, slow afternoon

en retard

Se dit d’une horloge qui indique une heure antérieure à l’heure réelle.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : a period of time + slow (My watch is ten minutes slow.)

Synonymes : behind

Contraires : fast

Expressions courantes : five minutes slow, clock is slow

ralentir

Faire bouger ou travailler quelqu’un ou quelque chose moins vite.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : slow someone/something down (The heavy snow slowed us down.)

Synonymes : decelerate

Contraires : accelerate

Expressions courantes : slow something down, slow the car, slow your pace

ralentir

Progresser moins vite ou réduire la vitesse à laquelle quelqu’un ou quelque chose avance.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : slow something down (Staff shortages slowed the project down.)

Synonymes : hinder, delay

Contraires : accelerate

Expressions courantes : slow progress, slow growth, slow something down

lentement, doucement

À faible vitesse ou sans se presser.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : slowly

Contraires : fast, quickly

Expressions courantes : go slow, drive slow, take it slow