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Galician
Etymology
From en- + lento ( “ damp, moist ” ) + -ecer .
Verb
enlentecer (first-person singular present enlentezo , first-person singular preterite enlentecín , past participle enlentecido )
( transitive ) to dampen , to moisten
Conjugation
Conjugation of enlentecer (c-z alternation)
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Spanish
Etymology
From en- + lento ( “ slow ” ) + -ecer .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : ( Spain ) /enlenteˈθeɾ/
IPA (key ) : ( Latin America, Philippines ) /enlenteˈseɾ/
Rhymes: -eɾ
Syllabification: en‧len‧te‧cer
Verb
enlentecer (first-person singular present enlentezco , first-person singular preterite enlentecí , past participle enlentecido )
( transitive ) to slow down , to hamper
2015 October 11, “Consejos para impuntuales”, in El País :
Conjugation
Selected combined forms of enlentecer (c-zc alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
with infinitive enlentecer
enlentecerme
enlentecerte
enlentecerle , enlentecerse
enlentecernos
enlenteceros
enlentecerles , enlentecerse
enlentecerme
enlentecerte
enlentecerlo , enlentecerla , enlentecerse
enlentecernos
enlenteceros
enlentecerlos , enlentecerlas , enlentecerse
with gerund enlenteciendo
enlenteciéndome
enlenteciéndote
enlenteciéndole , enlenteciéndose
enlenteciéndonos
enlenteciéndoos
enlenteciéndoles , enlenteciéndose
enlenteciéndome
enlenteciéndote
enlenteciéndolo , enlenteciéndola , enlenteciéndose
enlenteciéndonos
enlenteciéndoos
enlenteciéndolos , enlenteciéndolas , enlenteciéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative enlentece
enlentéceme
enlentécete
enlentécele
enlentécenos
not used
enlentéceles
enlentéceme
enlentécete
enlentécelo , enlentécela
enlentécenos
not used
enlentécelos , enlentécelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative enlentecé
enlenteceme
enlentecete
enlentecele
enlentecenos
not used
enlenteceles
enlenteceme
enlentecete
enlentecelo , enlentecela
enlentecenos
not used
enlentecelos , enlentecelas
with formal second-person singular imperative enlentezca
enlentézcame
not used
enlentézcale , enlentézcase
enlentézcanos
not used
enlentézcales
enlentézcame
not used
enlentézcalo , enlentézcala , enlentézcase
enlentézcanos
not used
enlentézcalos , enlentézcalas
with first-person plural imperative enlentezcamos
not used
enlentezcámoste
enlentezcámosle
enlentezcámonos
enlentezcámoos
enlentezcámosles
not used
enlentezcámoste
enlentezcámoslo , enlentezcámosla
enlentezcámonos
enlentezcámoos
enlentezcámoslos , enlentezcámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative enlenteced
enlentecedme
not used
enlentecedle
enlentecednos
enlenteceos
enlentecedles
enlentecedme
not used
enlentecedlo , enlentecedla
enlentecednos
enlenteceos
enlentecedlos , enlentecedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative enlentezcan
enlentézcanme
not used
enlentézcanle
enlentézcannos
not used
enlentézcanles , enlentézcanse
enlentézcanme
not used
enlentézcanlo , enlentézcanla
enlentézcannos
not used
enlentézcanlos , enlentézcanlas , enlentézcanse
Derived terms
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