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lento

American  
[len-toh, len-taw] / ˈlɛn toʊ, ˈlɛn tɔ /

adjective

  1. slow.


adverb

  1. slowly.

lento British  
/ ˈlɛntəʊ /

adjective

  1. to be performed slowly

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a movement or passage performed in this way

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of lento

1715–25; < Italian < Latin lentus slow

Vocabulary lists containing lento

Example Sentences

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Percibimos que el tiempo corre más lento o más rápido según cuánta energía corporal tenemos”.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2023

Un estudio reciente en el condado encontró que el 20 % de los grupos familiares son marginados; no tienen servicio de banda ancha o tienen un servicio que es infrautilizado, costoso o lento.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2020

The sounds of D-minor resonate from an ambient synth pad before migrating lento to A-minor.

From Time • Aug. 9, 2017

Algunos de los mayores distritos escolares del estado había suspendido el examen luego de que los estudiantes no podían firmarse y el sistema se hizo tan lento que resultaba imposible trabajar.

From Washington Times • Mar. 5, 2015

Vos per non magnum vestri mare sanguinis illuc Cymba tulit nimiis non operosa notis, Quo nos tam lento sub remigio luctantes Ducit inexhausti vis male fida freti.

From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard

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