| Principales traductions |
| slow adj | (not moving fast) | 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) | lent adj |
| | His bike is slow, while her bike is much faster. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. 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 tous. |
| slow⇒ vi | (reduce speed) | ralentir⇒ vi |
| | He slowed to look at the accident scene. |
| | Il a ralenti pour regarder l'accident. |
| 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 réagir à la mort de sa mère mais finalement il a été très affecté. |
| slow adj | (clock: behind) (montre, horloge) | retarder⇒ vi |
| | That clock is slow. We need one that keeps proper time. |
| | Cette pendule retarde. Il nous en faut une à la bonne heure. |
| slow adj | (business: giving few sales) | 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 | (heat: gentle, not too hot) (feu) | doux, douce adj |
| | Cook the vegetables over a slow flame. |
| | Cuis les légumes à feu doux. |
| slow adj | (photographic film: less sensitive) (film) | à basse sensibilité loc adj |
| | Use slow film when shooting in bright, sunny conditions. |
| | Dans un environnement clair et ensoleillé, utilise un film à basse sensibilité. |
| slow adj | (shutter: set to slower speed) (obturation) | lent adj |
| | I use a slow shutter to take evening photos. |
| | J'ai recours au mode d'obturation lente pour prendre des photos le soir. |
| slow adj | (sports fields) (Sports : terrain, surface) | mauvais adj |
| | I don't like playing football there because the field is slow and the ball doesn't move well. |
| | Je n'aime pas jouer au foot là-bas : le terrain est mauvais et la balle avance mal. |
| slow adv | US, informal (slowly) | lentement adv |
| | He talked slow, so she could understand better. |
| | Il a parlé lentement pour qu'elle comprenne mieux. |
| slow [sth]⇒ vtr | (reduce the speed of) | ralentir⇒ vtr |
| | | freiner⇒ vi |
| | He slowed the car to look at the accident scene. |
| | Il a ralenti pour regarder l'accident. |
Verbes à particule
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| slow down vi phrasal | (reduce one's speed) | ralentir⇒ vi |
| | He slowed down as he came up to the junction. |
| | Il a ralenti en arrivant à l'intersection. |
| slow [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (reduce speed of: [sb] or [sth]) | ralentir⇒ vtr |
| | The economic crisis slowed down the hot housing market. |
| | La crise économique a ralenti le marché de l'immobilier florissant. |
| slow [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal (make slower, hinder) | ralentir⇒ vtr |
Formes composées
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| at a slow pace adv | (slowly) | lentement adv |
| | The tortoise won the race, even though he went at a slow pace. |
| | | à pas lents adv |
| go-slow n | UK (law: deliberate slowing of production) | grève perlée nf |
| go-slow protest n | UK (type of protest) | opération escargot nf |
| Note: A type of protest whereby a group deliberately drives slowly, such as through a city. |
| in slow motion adv | (at slowed-down speed) | au ralenti loc adv |
| | He replayed the video in slow motion. We watched it again in slow motion to see when exactly the player was fouled. |
| | Il repassa la vidéo au ralenti. Nous l'avons regardé de nouveau au ralenti pour voir quand avait eu lieu la faute. |
loris,
slow loris n | (Southeast Asian lemur) (petit primate) | loris nm |
| slow burn n | figurative (gradual building up of anger) | colère montante nf |
| slow but steady adj | (progress: gradual but regular) | lentement mais sûrement adv |
| | (proverbe) | qui veut voyager loin ménage sa monture expr |
| slow cooker n | (pot that cooks food slowly at low temperature) (appareil de cuisine) | mijoteuse nf |
| slow loris | (animal) (petit primate) | loris lent, loris paresseux nm |
| slow motion n | (cinema: slower than in reality) | ralenti nm |
| | The filmmaker used slow motion to show the beauty in everyday movement. |
| | Le réalisateur a utilisé le ralenti pour montrer la beauté dans les gestes quotidiens. |
| slow on the uptake adj | figurative, informal (person: slow to understand) (figuré, familier) | long à la détente, longue à la détente loc adj |
| | | lent d'esprit loc adj |
| | (familier) | dur de la comprenette loc adj |
| | (Can, familier) | dur de comprenure loc adj |
| | A couple of the new students are a bit slow on the uptake. |
| | Certains des nouveaux étudiants sont un peu longs à la détente. |
| | Certains des nouveaux étudiants sont un peu lents d'esprit. |
| | Certains des nouveaux étudiants sont un peu durs de la comprenette. |
slow release,
slow-release n as adj | (drug: gradual effect) (médicament) | à libération prolongée loc adj |
| Note: hyphen is used when adj comes before the noun it modifies |
| | Take the slow-release morphine pills as prescribed, every morning and evening. |
slow release,
slow-release n as adj | (food: gradual energy) (nutriments) | à libération lente loc adj |
| | | slow-release carbohydrate : sucre lent nm |
| | Slow-release carbohydrates have less impact on blood-sugar levels. |
| slow song n | (romantic pop song) (anglicisme) | slow nm |
| slow to prep | (sluggish or reluctant to) | lent à adj + prép |
| | He was slow to understand what I really meant. |
| | Il était lent à comprendre ce que je voulais vraiment dire. |
| slow wave | (physiology) | onde lente nf |
| slow-acting adj | (drug, insulin) | à action lente, qui agit lentement loc adj |
| slow-burning adj | (fuel: taking a long time to burn) | à combustion lente loc adj |
| slow-burning adj | figurative (emotion: taking time to build) | qui progresse lentement, qui monte lentement loc adj |
| slow-burning adj | figurative (story: taking time to develop) (intrigue) | qui prend son temps, qui démarre lentement, qui met du temps à s'installer loc adj |
slow-mo,
slow-mo n | informal, abbreviation (slow motion) | ralenti nm |
| slow-motion n as adj | (at slowed-down speed) | au ralenti loc adj |
| slow-moving adj | (sluggish, unhurried) | lent adj |
| slow-paced adj | (not fast-moving) | lent adj |
| slow-walk [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (delay [sth]'s progress) | faire traîner⇒ vtr |
| slow-witted adj | (unintelligent) | lent d'esprit loc adj |
| | (figuré, familier) | long à la détente loc adj |
| | | lourdaud adj |
slowdown,
slow-down n | (decline in pace) | ralentissement nm |
| | There's been a slowdown in the rate of infection. |
| | Il y a eu un ralentissement dans le taux des infections. |
slowdown,
slow-down n | (decline in activity) | ralentissement nm |
| | The cause of the economic slowdown is unknown. |
| | La cause du ralentissement économique est inconnue. |
slowdown,
slow-down n | US (deliberate slowing of work pace) | grève perlée, grève du zèle nf |
| | The workers organized a slowdown when management refused to listen to their demands. |
| take it slow v expr | (do, go slowly) | y aller doucement loc v |