lentamente

[ len-tuh-men-tey; Italian len-tah-men-te ]

/ ˌlɛn təˈmɛn teɪ; Italian ˌlɛn tɑˈmɛn tɛ /

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Origin of lentamente

1755–65; <Italian, equivalent to lenta- (see lento) + -mente adv. suffix <Latin: ablative of mēns mind, purpose, intention (see mental¹)

Words nearby lentamente

lens pit, lens stars, lens turret, lens vesicle, lent, lentamente, lentando, Lenten, lentic, lenticel, lenticle

How to use lentamente in a sentence

Interpuso lentamente la mano sobre la cual el trigo caa en clara cascada, y as la tuvo mucho tiempo.
Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader|Ernesto Nelson
Pepe Rey entr de nuevo en su cuarto rpidamente y procurando no hacer ruido, pas a la galera, avanzando despus lentamente por ella.
Doa Perfecta|Benito Prez Galds
Pepe, acercndose lentamente a ella, observ el angustioso sollozar de su ta y las lgrimas que abundantemente derramaba.
Doa Perfecta|Benito Prez Galds
Otras veces habla muy lentamente porque no ha estudiado su leccin con diligencia.
A First Spanish Reader|Erwin W. Roessler and Alfred Remy

British Dictionary definitions for lentamente

lentamente

/ (ˌlɛntəˈmɛntɪ) /

adverb

music to be played slowly

Word Origin for lentamente

C18: Italian, from lento

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