slowly

Significat (Anglès)

At a slow pace.

Conceptes

lentament

a poc a poc

lent

gradualment

de mica en mica

pas a pas

Sinònims

gently

gradually

sluggishly

little by little

tardily

slow

leisurely

quietly

unhurriedly

softly

carefully

calmly

bit by bit

smoothly

lazily

steadily

ponderously

heavily

dilatorily

progressively

deliberately

inactively

awkwardly

step by step

with difficulty

easily

clumsily

lento

inertly

drop by drop

easy

hesitatingly

leasurely

in due time

late

largo

by degrees

do slowly

stealthily

soon

🔜

at a walking pace

unskillfully

limpingly

long time

with care

very loose

not hard

taking one’s time

creepingly

dawdlingly

Traduccions

lentement

langsam

despacio

lentamente

lentamente

doucement

piano

langzaam

lente

devagar

allmählich

αργά

langzaamaan

traag

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈsləʊli/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: slowly

Heretat de anglès antic: slāwlīċe

Cognat amb nòrdic antic: slæliga

In summary

From Middle English slowly, slowli, slouli, slowliche, from Old English slāwlīċe (“slowly; sluggishly”), equivalent to slow + -ly. Compare Old Norse slæliga, sljóliga.

Frases

He turned from the door and walked slowly toward the gate , still holding the keys in his hand .

The carbon dioxide slowly forms the bubbles that develop the " eyes ".

Grow angry slowly , there's plenty of time .

Instead , the stranger lowered it slowly , until the point touched the boy's forehead .