lento

Senso (Inglese)

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

Opposto di

rápido

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈlento̝/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da latino: lentus

Affine portoghese: lento

Affine 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.

Frasi

A estes arquitectos gústalles cociñar os proxectos a lume lento .

A questi architetti piace cucinare progetti su un fuoco lento.