lento

Betekenis (Engels)

1. slow
2. soft, not firm
3. wet, humid, moist, damp, covered in mold

Teenoorgestelde van

rápido

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈlento̝/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Latyn: lentus

Verwante met Portugees: lento

Verwante met Asturies: llentu

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin lentus. The main sense of "slow" may be a learned one, as opposed to the original inherited meaning of "wet, humid", "moistened, soft", also found in the Old Spanish equivalent. Compare also Portuguese lento, Asturian llentu.

Sinne

A estes arquitectos gústalles cociñar os proxectos a lume lento .

These architects like to cook the projects on slow fire.