ralenti

See also: ralentí

French

Etymology

From ralentir.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ralenti m (plural ralentis)

1. slow motion

Descendants

• → Catalan: ralentí
• → Spanish: ralentí

Verb

ralenti (feminine ralentie, masculine plural ralentis, feminine plural ralenties)

1. past participle of ralentir

Anagrams

• alentir, reliant

Further reading

• “ralenti”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Norman

Etymology

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Verb

ralenti

1. (Jersey, transitive) to slow down