slow lane in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for slow lane in the English»French Dictionary

slow lane N

slow lane (in UK, Australia)

voie f de gauche

slow lane (elsewhere)

voie f de droite

Translations for slow lane in the English»French Dictionary

lane [Brit leɪn, Am leɪn] N

1. lane (narrow road):

lane (in country)

chemin m

lane (in country)

petite route f

lane (in town)

ruelle f

‘Church lane’

‘chemin de l'Église’

2. lane (of road):

lane

voie f

lane

file f

lane AVIAT, NAUT, SPORTS

couloir m

a three-lane road

une route à trois voies

to keep in lane Brit

rester sur la même voie

‘get in lane’ Brit

‘mettez-vous sur la bonne file’

to be in the wrong lane

être sur la mauvaise file

to change lanes

changer de voie or file

I.slow [Brit sləʊ, Am sloʊ] ADJ

1. slow (not quick):

slow runner, vehicle, gesture, movement, progress, process, development

lent

the pace of life is slow here

on vit au ralenti ici

to fall into a slow decline

tomber lentement dans le déclin

to make slow progress/a slow recovery

avancer/se remettre lentement

the slow movement MUS

le mouvement lent

to be slow to do

tarder à faire

attitudes are slow to change

les attitudes changent lentement

he is slow to anger

il lui en faut beaucoup pour se mettre en colère

to be slow in doing

être lent à faire

2. slow (dull):

slow film, novel, play, plot

lent

3. slow (slack):

slow business, demand, trade, market

stagnant

slow economic growth

lent

4. slow (intellectually unresponsive):

slow child, pupil, learner

lent (d'esprit)

slow at sth

faible en qc

5. slow (showing incorrect time) clock, watch:

to be slow

retarder

to be 10 minutes slow

retarder de 10 minutes

6. slow (not too hot):

slow oven, flame

doux/douce

7. slow SPORTS:

slow pitch, court

lourd

II.slow [Brit sləʊ, Am sloʊ] ADV

slow go, drive, travel (gen):

slow

lentement

to go slow workers:

freiner la production

slow-cooked dish

plat mijoté.

III.slow [Brit sləʊ, Am sloʊ] VB trans, intr

slow → slow down

See also slow down, go-slow

I.slow down VB [Brit sləʊ -, Am sloʊ -] (slow down)

slow down train, runner, pulse, output, economy:

slow down

ralentir

to slow (down) to a crawl

rouler au pas

to slow (down) to 20 km/h

ralentir à 20 km/h

to slow (down) to 2%

tomber à 2%

at your age you should slow down

à ton âge tu devrais ralentir (tes activités)

II.slow down VB [Brit sləʊ -, Am sloʊ -] (slow down [sth/sb], slow [sth/sb] down)

slow down car, traffic, runner, progress, production:

slow down

ralentir

the illness has slowed her down

la maladie l'a diminuée

go-slow [Brit ˌɡəʊˈsləʊ, Am ˈɡoʊ ˈˌsloʊ] Brit N

go-slow

grève f perlée

go-slow attr tactics

de la grève perlée

slow lane in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for slow lane in the English»French Dictionary

lane [leɪn] N

1. lane (road):

lane

petite route f

2. lane (street):

lane

ruelle f

3. lane (marked strip) AUTO:

lane

voie f

4. lane SPORTS:

lane

couloir m

5. lane (route):

air lane

couloir f aérien

shipping lane

route f de navigation

I.slow [sləʊ, Am sloʊ] ADJ

slow a. fig:

slow

lent(e)

to be slow to +infin

être lent à +infin

to be 10 minutes slow

être en retard de 10 minutes

Phrases:

slow and steady wins the race prov

rien ne sert de courir, il faut partir à point

II.slow [sləʊ, Am sloʊ] VB intr, trans

slow

ralentir

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A tortoise the size of a grape is enjoying life in the slow lane after becoming the newest, and smallest, addition to a zoo.

metro.co.uk

It isn't clear how many communities are really in the slow lane.

www.itworldcanada.com

Low-income residents should not be relegated to the slow lane.

www.thestranger.com

A slow lane and subsequent overtaking lanes for the seasoned stroller.

metro.co.uk

Life in the slow lane is really quite a tonic.

www.thecourier.co.uk

A car came up behind me, overtook me then cut back into the slow lane too soon.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Nowadays it can sometimes seem like we're in the slow lane and life is overtaking us at speed.

www.independent.ie

Yet large numbers of households in rural and semi-rural areas look set to be left in the broadband slow lane for the time being.

www.techweekeurope.co.uk

Don't be afraid to jump in the slow lane for a while, too.

triathlonmagazine.ca

We can toot along in the slow lane -- humble but happy.

www.telegraph.co.uk