/lentaˈmente/
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Translation
slowly
Word origin
Formed from the adjective lento ('slow') plus the adverb-forming suffix -mente, which descends from the Latin noun mens, mentis ('mind'), via the phrase lenta mente ('with a slow mind'). The same root gives English 'mental'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- lentus + mente
- English cognates
- mental
Examples
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The train moved slowly through the mountains.
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Speak more slowly, please.
niebla disipaba .
The fog cleared slowly at dawn.
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They walked slowly along the riverbank.
¿ leerlo ?
Can you read it more slowly?
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