Slow down – Check out 3 important meanings for this Phrasal Verb!

1. to reduce the speed of a vehicle (ir mais devagar, reduzir a velocidade de veículo)

“Slow down. There are some bumps up ahead”, Patrick told his sister.
“Vai devagar. Há algumas lombadas lá na frente”, Patrick disse para a irmã.

2. to make or become slower, esp. a person’s rhythm of work or business (diminuir o ritmo de trabalho ou de negócios)

“I think you should slow down. If you keep working this hard, you are going to end up stressed”, Paul’s friend told him.
“Acho que você deveria diminuir o ritmo. Se continuar a trabalhar tanto assim, vai acabar estressado”, o amigo de Paul disse a ele.

“Business slows down at this time of the year and only picks up again near Christmas”, Ray explained to us.
“Os negócios ficam devagar nesta época do ano e só melhoram novamente perto do Natal”, Ray nos explicou.

3. to speak more slowly (falar mais devagar)

“Hey! Slow down! I can’t understand a word you are saying!”, Bill told Mike.
“Ei! Fale mais devagar! Não consigo entender uma palavra do que você está dizendo!”, Bill disse para o Mike.

Referência: “600 Phrasal Verbs” – Jonathan T. Hogan e José Roberto A. Igreja, Disal Editora

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