Slow in French 🇫🇷

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Lent – Rapide (Slow – Fast)

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Tips to remember the French word: The French word for “slow” is “lent.” You can remember this by associating it with the English word “lent,” which is a period leading up to Easter where things often slow down while people reflect and fast. This can help you remember that “lent” corresponds with slowness or a slower pace.

Explanations: “Lent” is an adjective in French and must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies. Therefore, it changes to “lente” for feminine singular, “lents” for masculine plural, and “lentes” for feminine plural.

Other words that mean the same thing: Some synonyms for “lent” in French include “doucement” (gently, softly), “mou” (sluggish, soft), and “paresseux” (lazy when referring to someone’s behavior). A more formal word could be “languissant” (languid).

Alternate meanings like slang: In French, “lent” doesn’t have widely recognized slang meanings. However, in some contexts, it’s used figuratively to describe something that is boring or tedious.

Examples of sentences that use it:

– Elle marche d’un pas lent. (She walks with a slow pace.)
– Le cours était si lent que j’ai failli m’endormir. (The class was so slow that I nearly fell asleep.)
– Sois patient, la justice peut être lente. (Be patient, justice can be slow.)
– Ce film est trop lent à mon goût. (This film is too slow for my taste.)

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