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Slow Slower Yavaş Fast Sth Adjective Slowest  /Sləʊ  

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Kind adjective
Front slow 
IPA  /sləʊ   / adjective (slower; slowest) adverb
Back yavaş, ağır
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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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