замедлить

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Russian

Etymology

за- (za-) +‎ ме́длить (médlitʹ)

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Verb

заме́длить (zamédlitʹpf (imperfective замедля́ть)

  1. to slow down, to decelerate
    Antonym: уско́рить (uskóritʹ)
    заме́длить те́мпыzamédlitʹ tɛ́mpyto slacken the pace
    заме́длить ходzamédlitʹ xodto slow down; reduce speed
    заме́длить шаги́zamédlitʹ šagíto slow down one's pace; walk slower
  2. to hold back, to delay, to retard
  3. in expressions
    не заме́длить ()ne zamédlitʹnot to take long
    он не заме́длил яви́тьсяon ne zamédlil javítʹsjahe did not take long to appear; he was not long in coming
    они́ не заме́длили воспо́льзоваться э́тимoní ne zamédlili vospólʹzovatʹsja étimthey hastened to take advantage of it
    прошу́ не заме́длить с отве́томprošú ne zamédlitʹ s otvétomplease reply immediately

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