Level | A1 |
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Kind | adjective |
Front | slow |
IPA | /sləʊ / adjective (slower; slowest) adverb |
Back | yavaş, ağır |
Back 2 | slow (adjective) /sləʊ
/ adjective (slower; slowest) adverb
NOT FAST
1
moving, doing sth or happening without much speed; not fast
yavaş, ağır
The traffic is always very slow in the city
centre.
Haven't you finished your homework yet?
You're being very slow!
Progress was slower than expected.
a slow driver/walker/reader
OPPOSITE FAST1
Slow sözcüğünü zarf olarak
kullanmak mümkünse de slowly çok daha yaygındır. Ancak slow
tamlamalarda daha sık kullanılır:
slow-moving traffic.
Karşılaştırma halleri slower ve more
slowly'de çokça kullanılır:
Could you drive a bit slower/more slowly,
please?
WITH DELAY
2 slow
to do sth; slow (in/about) doing sth
not doing sth
immediately
ağırdan
almak, yavaş davranmak
She was rather slow to realize what was
going on.
They've been rather slow in replying to my
letter!
NOT CLEVER
3 not
quick to learn or understand
kalın
kafalı, yavaş
He's the slowest student in the class.
NOT BUSY
4 not
very busy; with little action
kesat, durgun
Business is very slow at the moment.
WATCH/CLOCK
5 [not
before a noun]
showing a time that is
earlier than the real time
(saat) geri
That clock is five minutes slow.
OPPOSITE fast noun
IDIOM
quick/slow
on the uptake
quick/slow to
understand the meaning of sth
çabuk
kavrayan/anlayışı kıt
I gave him a hint but he's slow on the
uptake.
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