lento

Significado (Inglés)

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

Oposto a

rápido

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˈlento̝/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de latín: lentus

Relativo a portugués: lento

Relativo a asturiano: 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.

Frases

A estes arquitectos gústalles cociñar os proxectos a lume lento .

These architects like to cook the projects on slow fire.