lento

[ len-toh; Italian len-taw ]

adjective

1. slow.

adverb

1. slowly.

lento

/ ˈlɛntəʊ /

adjective

1. to be performed slowly

noun

1. a movement or passage performed in this way

Word History and Origins

Origin of lento¹

1715–25; < Italian < Latin lentus slow

Word History and Origins

Origin of lento¹

C18: Italian, from Latin lentus slow

Example Sentences

Y se march a su casa con paso lento, y pas la noche con las angustias del padre que va a casar una hija al da siguiente.

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Bne ricorda che il procedere sia lento et in modo alcuno non si venghi al giudicio.'

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The finale they shared in, Mendelssohn starting with an allegro movement, and my father following with a "pi-lento."

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We now reach at M—molto pi lento—the most poetic variation of the work.

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The second waltz (in A minor; Lento) is of quite another, of a more retired and private, nature, an exception to the rule.

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