hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
retard
verb
be delayed
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
verlangsamen
der Akt des Verlangsamens oder Zurückfallens
🇫🇷French
ralentir
le fait de ralentir ou de prendre du retard
🇪🇸Spanish
desacelerar
el acto de desacelerar o quedarse atrás
🇮🇹Italian
rallentare
l’atto di rallentare o restare indietro
🇳🇱Dutch
vertraging
de handeling van vertragen of achterop raken
🇵🇹Portuguese
desacelerar
o ato de desacelerar ou ficar para trás
🇷🇺Russian
замедлять
акт замедления или отставания
India
🇮🇳Hindi
गति कम करो
धीमा होने या पीछे पड़ने की क्रिया या भाव
🇧🇩Bengali
মন্দা
ধীরগতির বা পিছিয়ে পড়ার কাজ
🇮🇳Tamil
மந்தநிலை
மெதுவாக அல்லது பின்னால் விழும் செயல்
🇮🇳Telugu
మందగింపు
వేగాన్ని తగ్గించడం లేదా వెనుక పడే చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
मंदी
मंद होण्याची किंवा मागे पडण्याची क्रिया
🇮🇳Gujarati
મંદી
ધીમું પડવાની અથવા પાછળ પડવાની ક્રિયા
🇮🇳Kannada
ನಿಧಾನಗತಿ
ನಿಧಾನಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಹಿಂದೆ ಬೀಳುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വേഗത കുറയ്ക്കൽ
വേഗത കുറയ്ക്കുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പിന്നിൽ വീഴുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਰਫ਼ਤਾਰ ਹੌਲੀ
ਹੌਲੀ ਹੋਣ ਜਾਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਪੈਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ
🇵🇰Urdu
سست روی
سست ہونے یا پیچھے پڑنے کا عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
减速
放慢速度或落后的行为
🇯🇵Japanese
減速する
速度を落とす、または遅れる行為
🇰🇷Korean
감속
속도를 늦추거나 뒤처지는 행위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự chậm lại
hành động chậm lại hoặc tụt lại phía sau
🇹🇭Thai
การชะลอตัว
การชะลอหรือถอยหลัง
🇮🇩Indonesian
kemunduran
tindakan memperlambat atau tertinggal
🇵🇭Filipino
paghina
ang pagkilos ng pagbagal o pagkahuli
🇲🇾Malay
kelembapan
perbuatan melambatkan atau ketinggalan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
ابطئ
فعل التباطؤ أو التخلف
🇮🇷Persian
کاهش سرعت
عمل کند شدن یا عقب افتادن
🇹🇷Turkish
yavaşla
yavaşlama veya geride kalma eylemi
🇮🇱Hebrew
הְאָטָה
פעולת האטה או ירידה מאחור
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What is the primary definition of the word 'slowdown'?
The primary meaning of 'slowdown' is 'the act of slowing down or falling behind'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'slowdown' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'slowdown' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'slowdown' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'slowdown' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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How often do you encounter the word 'slowdown' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'slowdown' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'slowdown' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'slowdown' in regular conversations?
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Teens (13-19)
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How likely are you to use 'slowdown' in a professional email?
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