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slow
/sloh/
 
adj.
 
1.
Def.: malambened; meyimulung; meyinay
MS: malambened; meyimulung; meyinay
If someone or something is slow, they take a long time to do something.
He is a very slow worker
 
vi.
 
2.
Def.: egmeyimulung
MS: egmeyimulung
If something slows, or slows down, it becomes more slow.
Suddenly the bus slowed as it passed the group of people.
 
adj.
 
3.
Def.: due kalambeneran (puun te kenè ne masalig ka egkeyitabù)
MS: due kalambeneran
If a place or activity is slow, not many things happen, so it is not very busy or interesting.
He finds the small town a little slow.
Diyè te kandin due kalambeneran te deisek ne lungsud.
Business was very slow at the shop this morning. There were only three customers.
 
adj.
 
4.
Def.: kabaluan se katagseb
MS: kabaluan se katagseb
A slow person is not very intelligent.
 
adj.
 
5.
Def.: meyimulung (meyitenged te egtileng)
MS: meyimulung
If a clock is slow, it shows a time later than the real time.
My watch is about 10 minutes slow. It says 10:50, but it's really 11 o'clock.
Sem.Dom.: GSL0501-0525
Status: ready

Last updated: 18/Jan/2012