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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

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noun

  1. a movement or passage performed in this way

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Etymology

Origin of lento

1715–25; < Italian < Latin lentus slow

Example Sentences

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Si pasamos un día en soledad, puede pasar lento.

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

Ipsa autem, seu corticibus tibi suta cavatis, Seu lento fuerint alvearia vimine texta, Angustos habeant aditus; nam frigore mella Cogit hiems, eademque calor liquefacta remittit.

From A Description of the Bar-and-Frame-Hive With an Abstract of Wildman's Complete Guide for the Management of Bees Throughout the Year by Munn, William Augustus