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How to say "slow" in French

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lent
(sing.) (masc.) (adj.) slow
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Il est trop lent .
He is too slow.
Le chien est lent .
The dog is slow.
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Mais ça pourrait être un peu lent parce que nous on aime
But it could be a bit slow because we like
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Le chat est lent .
The cat is slow.
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T' es gros , t' es lent et tu pues de la gueule .
You're fat, you're slow and your breath smells.
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ralentir
(v.) (Infinitive) to slow [down]
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Tu peux ralentir ?
Can you slow down?
Il faut ralentir en ville .
You need to slow down in town.
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Pour nous ralentir , le Président Snow a mis en place de nombreux pièges .
To slow us down, President Snow has put several traps in to place.
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Ils sont censés ralentir la progression de l' ennemi en cas d' attaque .
They are meant to slow the enemy's progression in case of attack.
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qui sont à l' intérieur ou au moins ralentir cette multiplication .
which are inside, or at least slow down this multiplication.
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lente
(sing.) (fem.) (adj.) slow
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Elle est trop lente .
She is too slow.
La chanson est lente .
The song is slow.
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Ce fut d' une voix faible et lente qu' il cita
It was with a slow and weak voice that he quoted
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et la vitesse maximale du personnage , soit dit en passant , assez lente ,
and the character's maximum speed, which by the way is rather slow,
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Elle marche lente comme à contretemps
She walks slowly as if out of time
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vais...ralentir
(v.) (Futur proche) (je) am going to slow [down]
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Je vais ralentir .
I am going to slow.
Je vais ralentir la voiture .
I am going to slow down the car.
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au ralenti
(expression) in slow motion
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C' est dimanche , tout tourne au ralenti .
It's Sunday, everything is in slow motion.
Le jardinier travaille au ralenti ce matin .
The gardener is working in slow motion this morning.
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Revoyons cette action au ralenti .
Let's watch that action again in slow motion.
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Revoyons cette affirmation au ralenti .
Let's watch that statement again in slow motion.
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Maintenant aujourd'hui , on est au ralenti et on espère pouvoir redémarrer .
Now today, we're in slow-motion and we hope to be able to pick up.
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