/ˈlen.to/
#1618 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
slow
Word origin
From Latin lentus ('pliant, slow, sluggish, tough').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- lentus
- English cognates
- lento, relent
Grammar
Femininelenta
Masc plurallentos
Fem plurallentas
Examples
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My grandfather walks very slowly down the street.
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This car is too slow for the road.
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The bar service was very slow tonight.
, .
Speak more slowly, I don't quite understand.
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I'm slow at reading in another language.
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