slow down

slow down
1. intransitive verb
1) langsamer werden; seine Geschwindigkeit verringern; (in working/speaking) langsamer arbeiten/sprechen; [Produktion, Geburten-/Sterbeziffer, Inflation[srate]:] sinken
2) (reduce pace of living) langsamer machen (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
verlangsamen

the driver slowed the car/train down — der Autofahrer/Lokomotivführer fuhr langsamer

* * *
slow down
I. vt
to \slow down down ⇆ sb/sth jdn/etw verlangsamen
I don't like working with him, he \slow downs me down ich arbeite nicht gerne mit ihm, er hält mich auf
II. vi
1. (reduce speed) langsamer werden; (speak) langsamer sprechen; (walk) langsamer laufen [o gehen]; inflation abflauen
2. (relax more) kürzertreten fam, sich akk schonen
* * *
1. intransitive verb
1) langsamer werden; seine Geschwindigkeit verringern; (in working/speaking) langsamer arbeiten/sprechen; [Produktion, Geburten-/Sterbeziffer, Inflation[srate]:] sinken
2) (reduce pace of living) langsamer machen (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
verlangsamen

the driver slowed the car/train down — der Autofahrer/Lokomotivführer fuhr langsamer

* * *
v.
abbremsen v.
verlangsamen v.

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