langsam
slowly
English translations
- 01
slowly
- 02
slow
Word details
- German meaning
- Sich mit geringer Geschwindigkeit bewegend oder ablaufend.
- English meaning
- slow
- Synonym
- gemächlich, bedächtig
- German example
- Die Schnecke bewegt sich sehr langsam.
- English example
- The snail moves very slowly.
- Comparative
- langsamerSuperlative: am langsamsten
- Opposite of
- slow (taking a long time to move or travel, not happening in a short time)schnell
Related words
- Langsamkeit
Slowness
- verlangsamt
Slowed down
- verlangsamen
to slow down
- Pulsverlangsamung
Slowing of pulse
- Verlangsamung
Deceleration refers to the process or state of becoming slower or reducing speed.
- Cytostatikum
cytostatic drug
- Verkehrshubbel
speed bump
- Drift
Drift refers to the slow, gradual deviation or shift from an original position or course.
- Caissonkrankheit
Caisson disease, also known as decompression sickness, is a condition caused by a too rapid decrease in pressure, e.g. when divers surface.
- Trauerzug
Funeral procession
- Krankheitsausbreitung
Disease spread
- Ansteckungsausbreitung
Spread of infection
- Strassenkurve
Road curve
- Straßenkurve
Road curve
- abfließen
To drain
- abflachen
to flatten, to level off
- nagen
To gnaw, to nibble
- atmen
to breathe
- sickern
to seep, to leak
- schleichen
To move slowly and quietly so as not to be noticed.
- joggen
to jog
- karren
To cart, to wheel; colloquially: to drive slowly and laboriously
- schwelen
To smolder
- schlendern
to stroll
- schreiten
To stride, to step
- zehren
To deplete
- tattern
To totter
- entsteigen
To ascend, to rise
- läppern
trickle
- versickern
To seep, to percolate
- ins Stocken geraten
To stall
- aushauchen
To exhale, to breathe out; to breathe one's last
- herbeiziehen
To approach
- rumkrabbeln
"To crawl around" means to move slowly and awkwardly on all fours, often on the floor.
- herumkrabbeln
to crawl around
- bürokratisch
Bureaucratic
- zytostatisch
Cytostatic
- wiegend
Rocking
- betulich
Leisurely
- antiangiogenetisch
Antiangiogenic
- begriffsstutzig
Slow on the uptake
- bedächtig
Deliberate, cautious
- pomadig
Slow, sluggish, heavy.
- retardierend
Retarding
- Kugelschnecke
Globular snail
- Schnecke
Snail
- Amtsschimmel
Red tape refers to excessive bureaucracy and unnecessary regulations in administration.
- Schildkrebs
Slowpoke
- Schneckenpost
Snail mail
Example sentences with “langsam”
Können Sie bitte langsamer sprechen? (Can you please speak more slowly?)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'langsam' an adjective or adverb?
It can be both, depending on the sentence usage.