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lent meaning in English

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lent adjectif

slow [slower, slowest]◼◼◼(lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation)
adjective
[UK: sləʊ] [US: sˈloʊ]
John is slow. = John est lent.

slow [slower, slowest]◼◼◼(spread over a comparatively long time)
adjective
[UK: sləʊ] [US: sˈloʊ]
John is slow. = John est lent.

cumbersome◼◼◻(inert, lumbering, slow in movement)
adjective
[UK: ˈkʌm.bə.səm] [US: ˈkʌm.bər.səm]

hung(computing: not responding)
adjective
[UK: hʌŋ] [US: ˈhəŋ]

sullen(sluggish)
adjective
[UK: ˈsʌ.lən] [US: ˈsʌ.lən]

lent adjectif
{m}

slow [slower, slowest]◼◼◼(not quick in motion)
adjective
[UK: sləʊ] [US: sˈloʊ]
John is slow. = John est lent.

lente adjectif
{f}

slow [slower, slowest]◼◼◼(not quick in motion)
adjective
[UK: sləʊ] [US: sˈloʊ]
You were slow. = Vous étiez lentes.

lente nom {f}

nit [nits]◼◻◻(egg of a louse)
noun
[UK: nɪt] [US: ˈnɪt]

lentement adverbe

slowly◼◼◼(at a slow pace)
adverb
[UK: ˈsləʊ.li] [US: ˈsloʊ.li]
Eat slowly! = Mange lentement !

leisurely◼◻◻(in a leisurely manner)
adverb
[UK: ˈle.ʒə.li] [US: ˈliː.zər.li]

lentement mais sûrement adverbe

slowly but surely◼◼◼(in a slow, yet careful manner)
adverb
[UK: ˈsləʊ.li bʌt ˈʃʊə.li] [US: ˈsloʊ.li ˈbət ˈʃʊr.li]

lenteur nom {f}

slowness◼◼◼(quality of being slow)
noun
[UK: ˈsləʊ.nəs] [US: sˈloʊ.nəs]
My daughter's slowness to take action is a pain. = La lenteur de ma fille pour agir me fait mal.

lenticulaire adjectif

lenticular◼◼◼(shaped like a biconvex lens)
adjective
[UK: len.ˈtɪ.kjʊ.lə] [US: len.ˈtɪ.kjə.lər]

lenticulaire adjectif
{f}

lenticular◼◼◼(of or pertaining to a lens)
adjective
[UK: len.ˈtɪ.kjʊ.lə] [US: len.ˈtɪ.kjə.lər]

lentille nom {f}

lens [lenses]◼◼◼(biology: genus of the legume family; its bean)
noun
[UK: lenz] [US: ˈlenz]
She used a zoom lens. = Elle employa une lentille grossissante.

lens [lenses]◼◼◼(device which focuses or defocuses electron beams)
noun
[UK: lenz] [US: ˈlenz]
She used a zoom lens. = Elle employa une lentille grossissante.

lens [lenses]◼◼◼(geometry: convex shape bounded by two circular arcs)
noun
[UK: lenz] [US: ˈlenz]
She used a zoom lens. = Elle employa une lentille grossissante.

lens [lenses]◼◼◼(object focusing or defocusing the light passing through it)
noun
[UK: lenz] [US: ˈlenz]
She used a zoom lens. = Elle employa une lentille grossissante.

contact [contacts]◼◼◼(colloquial: a contact lens, see also: contact lens)
noun
[UK: ˈkɒn.tækt] [US: ˈkɑːn.ˌtækt]
I fell asleep with my contacts in. = Je me suis endormi avec mes lentilles.

lentil [lentils]◼◼◻(seed used as food)
noun
[UK: ˈlen.tl̩] [US: ˈlen.tl̩]
She made a lentil salad. = Elle a fait une salade de lentilles.

lentille nom

lentil [lentils]◼◼◻(plant Lens culinaris)
noun
[UK: ˈlen.tl̩] [US: ˈlen.tl̩]
She made a lentil salad. = Elle a fait une salade de lentilles.

lentille d'Espagne nom {f}

chickling vetch(plant with edible seeds similar to peas)
noun

lentille de contact nom {f}

contact lens◼◼◼(thin lens placed directly on the eye)
noun
[UK: ˈkɒn.tækt lenz] [US: ˈkɑːn.ˌtækt ˈlenz]

lentille d’eau nom {f}

duckweed◼◼◼(plant)
noun
[UK: ˈdʌ.kwiːd] [US: ˈdʌ.ˌkwid]

lentille gravitationnelle nom {f}

gravitational lens◼◼◼(astronomy: body big enough to bend light rays)
noun

lentilles cercle nom

circle contact lens(contact lens that makes the iris appear larger)
noun

lentin du chêne nom {m}

shiitake◼◼◼(Lentinula edodes, an edible mushroom)
noun

[lent] en prêt adverbe

on loan(loaned or lent)
adverb
[UK: ɒn ləʊn] [US: ɑːn ˈloʊn]

[not translated; use the equivalent simple tense verbe

be(used to form the continuous forms of various tenses)
verb
[UK: bi] [US: bi]

[silent] monologue intérieur nom {m}

self-talk(talk to oneself)
noun

[verb "to be silent"] se taire adjectif
{m}

silent(free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet)
adjective
[UK: ˈsaɪ.lənt] [US: ˈsaɪ.lənt]

aliovalent adjectif

aliovalent(having a different valence)
adjective

ambivalent adjectif

ambivalent◼◼◼(experiencing or expressing opposing feelings)
adjective
[UK: æm.ˈbɪ.və.lənt] [US: æm.ˈbɪ.və.lənt]

avez-vous les oreilles qui sifflent ? phrase

are your ears burning(asked of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion)
phrase

avoir les oreilles qui sifflent phrase

ears are burning◼◼◼phrase

avoir un malentendu verbe

get one's wires crossed(to misunderstand one another)
verb

conseiller [rough equivalent] nom {m}

justice [justices]◼◼◼(a judge of certain courts)
noun
[UK: ˈdʒʌst.ɪs] [US: ˈdʒʌst.ɪs]

corpulent adjectif

portly [portlier, portliest]◼◼◼(euphemism for fat)
adjective
[UK: ˈpɔːt.li] [US: ˈpɔːrt.li]

corpulent◼◼◼(large in body; fat)
adjective
[UK: ˈkɔː.pjʊ.lənt] [US: ˈkɔːr.pjə.lənt]

heavyset◼◼◻(corpulent, and sometimes with a squat appearance)
adjective
[UK: ˈhe.vi.ˌset] [US: ˈhe.vi.ˌset]

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