slow

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
2. Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
3. (derogatory, informal) Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
4. Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.
5. Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
6. Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.
7. Not busy; lacking activity.

Verb

1. (transitive) To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.
2. (transitive) To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.
3. (intransitive) To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.

Noun

1. Someone who is slow; a sluggard.
2. A slow song.

Adv

Slowly.

Concepten

langzaam

traag

sloom

vertragen

langzame

vervelend

ophouden

slome

achter

indolent

duf

flauw

laat

saai

slap

loom

treuzelaar

Synoniemen

sluggish

dull

tardy

slowly

leisurely

stupid

lazy

slow down

inactive

late

unhurried

delay

slow up

obtuse

slack

dumb

quiet

decelerate

lethargic

dim

dilatory

deliberate

careful

lingering

tedious

gradual

retard

gentle

weak

easy

inert

slothful

indolent

awkward

clumsy

behind

thick

calm

boring

tardily

dawdle

laggard

soft

lagging

gently

slow-witted

be slow

dense

retarded

slacken

Vertalingen

lent

lento

langsam

lento

lento

ralentir

αργός

despacio

yavaş

rallentare

lent

devagar

tardus

träge

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/sləʊ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: slow

Overgenomen van Oudengels: slāw

Verwant aan Schots: slaw

Verwant aan Fries: sleau

Verwant aan Nederlands: sleeuw

Verwant aan Nedersaksisch: slee

Verwant aan Duits: schlehe

Verwant aan Deens: sløv

Verwant aan Zweeds: slö

Verwant aan IJslands: sljór

In summary

From Middle English slow, slaw, from Old English slāw (“sluggish, inert, slothful, late, tardy, torpid, slow”), from Proto-West Germanic *slaiw, from Proto-Germanic *slaiwaz (“blunt, dull, faint, weak, slack”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *sleyH-u- (“bad”).
Cognate with Scots slaw (“slow”), West Frisian sleau (“slow, dull, lazy”), Dutch sleeuw (“blunt, dull”), Low German slee (“dull, sluggish”), German schlehe, schleh (“dull, exhausted, faint”), Danish sløv (“dull, torpid, drowsy”), Swedish slö (“slack, lazy”), Icelandic sljór (“dim-witted, slow”).

Zinnen

Wildlife on the site includes slow worms .

This version of Polar Boy can only slow molecular movement .

Deze versie van Polar Boy kan alleen moleculaire beweging vertragen.

Consumers and merchants were slow to accept it , and there was minimal marketing .

Consumenten en handelaren accepteerden het traag en er was minimale marketing.