Translations for slow down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

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2. slow down (be less active):

slow down inf

tomarse las cosas con más calma

II.slow down VB [Am sloʊ -, Brit sləʊ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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2. slow down vehicle/engine:

reducir la velocidad de

Translations for slow down in the Spanish»English Dictionary

disminuye la velocidad

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I.slow <slower slowest> [Am sloʊ, Brit sləʊ] ADJ

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1. slow tempo/rate/reactions:

slow

it's slow work stripping furniture

quitarles la pintura a los muebles lleva mucho tiempo

she's a slow learner

tiene problemas de aprendizaje

she's a slow learner

le cuesta aprender

oak trees are very slow growers

los robles crecen muy despacio

I'm a slow reader

he's slow, but he gets the job done

es lento or trabaja despacio, pero termina las cosas

in a slow oven

a slow poison

un veneno de efecto retardado or que tarda en hacer efecto

it has a slow leak or Brit puncture

to be slow to + infin

tardar en + infin

the authorities were slow to react

las autoridades tardaron en reaccionar

she wasn't slow to point out the defects

no tardó en encontrarle defectos

he was slow to anger

tenía mucha paciencia

2.2. slow (stupid):

slow euph

poco despierto euph

slow euph

corto (de entendederas) inf

3. slow (of clock, watch):

the kitchen clock is slow

el reloj de la cocina (se) atrasa or está atrasado

my watch is five minutes slow

mi reloj está cinco minutos atrasado

4. slow SPORTS:

slow surface/pitch

II.slow [Am sloʊ, Brit sləʊ] VB intr

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IV.slow [Am sloʊ, Brit sləʊ] ADV

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slow

slow

my watch runs slow

mi reloj (se) atrasa

“slow!”

nice and slow

despacio y con cuidado

to go slow driver/walker:

avanzar lentamente

to go slow driver/walker:

to go slow (take things easy)

tomarse las cosas con calma

to go slow workers: Brit

trabajar a reglamento

to go slow workers: Brit

hacer huelga de celo Spain

to go slow workers: Brit

hacer una operación tortuga Col

See also mark², mark¹

mark² [Am mɑrk, Brit mɑːk] N

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mark FIN, HISTORY

I.mark¹ [Am mɑrk, Brit mɑːk] N

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2. mark (identifying sign):

mark

a mark of quality

un signo de calidad

as a mark of respect

en señal de respeto

tolerance is the mark of a civilized society

una sociedad civilizada se distingue por su tolerancia

it's the mark of a gentleman

es lo que distingue a un caballero

to leave or stamp one's mark on sb/sth

dejar su impronta en alguien/algo

five years in prison have left their mark

cinco años en la cárcel le han dejado huella

to make one's mark (make big impression)

dejar su impronta

to make one's mark lit (on document)

firmar con una cruz

3. mark (for paper, exam):

mark

mark SPORTS

to give sb/get a good mark

ponerle a alguien/sacar una buena nota

to give sb/get a good mark SPORTS

darle a alguien/obtener un buen puntaje

to give sb/get a good mark SPORTS

darle a alguien/obtener una buena puntuación esp Spain

she always gets top marks Brit

siempre saca las mejores notas

she always gets top marks Brit

siempre saca la máxima calificación form

I give her full marks for trying

se merece un premio por intentarlo

no marks for guessing who said that! Brit inf, hum

no hace falta ser un genio para saber quién dijo eso

4.1. mark (indicator):

the cost has reached the $100, 000 mark

el costo ha llegado a los 100.000 dólares

(gas) mark 6 Brit

el número 6 (de un horno de gas)

to be/come up to the mark

to overstep the mark

pasarse de la raya

5. mark (target):

mark

to be an easy mark inf

ser (un) blanco fácil

$300? $3, 000 would be nearer the mark!

¿300 dólares? ¡yo diría más bien 3.000!

to be or fall wide of the mark lit arrow:

no dar en el blanco (por mucho)

his estimate was wide of the mark

erró por mucho en su cálculo

to hit/miss the mark insinuation/warning:

hacer/no hacer mella

to hit/miss the mark lit arrow:

dar/no dar en el blanco

6. mark (type, version):

mark, a. Mark

II.mark¹ [Am mɑrk, Brit mɑːk] VB trans

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1.1. mark (stain, scar):

mark dress/carpet

mark dress/carpet

dejar (una) marca en

1.2. mark (pattern) usu pass:

the male's throat is marked with two white bars

el macho tiene dos franjas blancas en el cuello

3.2. mark (characterize):

mark

a period marked by constant riots

un período caracterizado por constantes disturbios

4. mark paper/exam:

mark (make corrections in)

mark (grade)

poner(le) nota a

mark (grade)

it was right, but he marked it wrong

estaba bien, pero lo marcó como erróneo

he marked my essay 13 out of 20

me puso 13 sobre 20 en el trabajo

the judges marked her performance very high SPORTS

los jueces le dieron un puntaje muy alto

the judges marked her performance very high SPORTS

los jueces le dieron una puntuación muy alta esp Spain

6. mark Brit SPORTS:

mark

III.mark¹ [Am mɑrk, Brit mɑːk] VB intr

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mark linen/carpet:

mark

I.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADV down often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back down, clamp down, tone down, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, clamp, tone, etc).

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1.1. down (in downward direction):

I ran all the way down to the bottom

corrí hasta abajo

the path that goes down into the valley

el sendero que baja hasta el valle

to help sb down

ayudar a alguien a bajar

don't look down!

¡no mires (hacia or para) abajo!

from the waist/neck down

desde la cintura/el cuello para abajo

he flopped down exhausted

se dejó caer agotado

down, boy!

wind the window down

baja la ventanilla

down with Smith/tyranny!

¡abajo Smith/la tiranía!

2.1. down (of position):

down

down in the basement/valley

abajo en el sótano/el valle

500m/two floors down

500m/dos pisos más abajo

further down on the same page

más abajo en la misma página

down here/there

aquí/allí (abajo)

it was down at the bottom of the rucksack

estaba en el fondo de la mochila

the sun/moon is down

el sol/la luna se ha puesto

2.2. down (downstairs):

I'll be down right away

2.4. down (in position):

the carpet isn't down yet

aún no han puesto or colocado la alfombra

I had newspaper down

había puesto periódicos (en el suelo)

2.5. down (prostrate):

the champ is down!

¡el campeón ha caído en la lona!

I was down with flu all last week

estuve con gripe toda la semana pasada

3.2. down (in league, table, hierarchy):

still down at the bottom of the league

todavía en el último lugar de la clasificación

from the president down

desde el presidente para abajo

4.1. down (in, toward the south):

to go/come down south/to London

ir/venir al sur/a Londres

people down south/in Mexico

la gente del sur/de México

4.2. down (at, to another place) esp Brit :

down on the farm

he's down at the bar

está en el bar

I'm going down to Anne's/the library

voy a casa de Anne/a la biblioteca

4.3. down (away from university, major city) esp Brit :

they're sending a detective down from Scotland Yard

van a enviar un detective de Scotland Yard

he went down from Oxford in 1967

terminó sus estudios en Oxford en 1967

he went down from Oxford in 1967

egresó de Oxford en 1967 LatAm

5.2. down (out of action):

the telephone lines are down

las líneas de teléfono están cortadas

the system is down again COMPUT

otra vez el sistema no funciona

5.3. down (deflated):

one of your tires is down

tienes un neumático desinflado

7. down (in cash):

he's demanding $150 down

exige un depósito de $150

8. down (hostile):

to be down on sb inf, my teacher's down on me at the moment

la maestra me tiene ojeriza

to be down on sb inf, my teacher's down on me at the moment

la maestra la ha agarrado conmigo LatAm inf

9.2. down (reduced to):

when the liquid is down to half its volume

cuando el líquido se haya reducido a la mitad de su volumen

we're down to our last tin of tomatoes

nos queda solo una lata de tomates

9.3. down (dependent on) Brit:

it's all down to luck

todo es cuestión de suerte

9.4. down (to be done by):

the rest is down to you

el resto depende de ti

it's down to the owner to take precautions

es responsabilidad del propietario tomar precauciones

II.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] PREP

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1.2. down (at lower level):

halfway down the hill

a mitad de camino ladera abajo

line 26, halfway down the page

línea 26, hacia la mitad de la página

2.3. down (to, in) Brit inf:

I've got to go down the shops

tengo que ir de compras

I saw her down the pub yesterday

ayer la vi en el bar

3. down (through):

down the ages/centuries

a través de los tiempos/los siglos

III.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADJ

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1.1. down attr (going downward):

the down escalator

la escalera mecánica de bajada or para bajar

1.2. down attr Brit (from London):

the down train

el tren de Londres

IV.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N

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1. down (dislike):

to have a down on sb Brit inf

tenerle ojeriza a alguien

2. down (in US football):

down

down

V.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] VB trans

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1.2. down (knock down):

down person/opponent

down person/opponent

1.3. down (shoot down):

down aircraft

down aircraft

1.4. down (put down):

to down tools

dejar de trabajar

2. down (defeat) Am:

down inf

See also fall down, cut down, burn down

fall down VB [Am fɔl -, Brit fɔːl -] (v + adv)

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I.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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1. cut down (fell):

cut down tree

cut down tree

2. cut down (kill):

he was cut down in his prime liter

su vida fue segada en flor liter

II.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + adv) (make reductions)

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I.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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II.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + adv)

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quedar reducido a cenizas

down² [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N U

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1. down (on bird):

down

3. down (on plant, fruit):

down

down³ <downs, pl> [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N esp Brit GEOG

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down

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I.slow down VB trans

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II.slow down VB intr

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1. slow down (reduce speed):

reducir la velocidad

2. slow down (be less active):

moderar el ritmo de vida

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entorpecer (retrasar)

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I.slow [sləʊ, Am sloʊ] ADJ

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2. slow (stupid):

slow

slow

guanaco, -a LatAm

II.slow [sləʊ, Am sloʊ] VB intr

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slow

ir más despacio

to slow to a halt

detenerse gradualmente

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slow

slow development

down¹ [daʊn] N

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I.down² [daʊn] ADV

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1. down (movement):

down

to fall down

to lie down

2. down (from another point):

to go down to Brighton/the sea

bajar a Brighton/al mar

5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down

escribir/anotar algo

II.down² [daʊn] PREP

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2. down (along):

to go down the street

ir por la calle

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In general, less bulky groups such as methyl or ethyl favor oxidation, while bulkier groups such as tert-butyl slow down or stop oxidation. en.wikipedia.org

With it he is able to slow down time in a bubble-like space around himself. en.wikipedia.org

Pilots need to touch down with ample runway remaining to slow down and stop. en.wikipedia.org

There is, too, in the motor traffic an evident desire not to slow down before the last moment. en.wikipedia.org

The gondola remains at the top of the tower for just over a minute before starting its descent and immediately beginning to slow down. en.wikipedia.org

He would sometimes cause other boats to slow down by quickly racing in front of them. en.wikipedia.org

Maintaining drier conditions with better air circulation helps prevent the spread of the disease, although it can also prevent or slow down germination. en.wikipedia.org

Peat soils can restore carbon and slow down the global warming. en.wikipedia.org

The 1990s saw the pace of expansion slow down compared to the 1980s, with 1,000 stores opened. en.wikipedia.org

You may also use magic found on the map to slow down your opponent, teleport or speed up. en.wikipedia.org

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