slow down

[/sloʊ daʊn/]

verb (phrasal verb)

desacelerar; diminuir a velocidade; abrandar

1. To reduce speed or pace

Please slow down, you're driving too fast.

Por favor, desacelere, você está dirigindo muito rápido.

2. To reduce the rate or pace of something

The medication will slow down the progression of the disease.

O medicamento vai desacelerar a progressão da doença.

3. To tell someone to relax or take things less intensely

You need to slow down and take a break.

Você precisa desacelerar e tirar uma pausa.

NYC Slang

chill out; pump the brakes

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

desacelerar; diminuir a velocidade; abrandar

Most common usage across Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

desacelerar; ir mais devagar

Colloquial preference for simpler terms

São Paulo

diminuir a velocidade; desacelerar

Business and formal contexts preferred

Portugal

abrandar; desacelerar; diminuir o ritmo

'Abrandar' is more commonly used in Portugal

slow down and smell the roses (aproveite a vida)

hit the brakes (parar abruptamente)

take it easy (ir com calma)

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