verlangsamt
Translation
slowed down, decelerated
Examples
Der Verkehr ist verlangsamt.
The traffic is slowed down.
Er hat ein verlangsamtes Sprechtempo.
He has a slowed pace of speech.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) is slowed down The traffic is slowed down.
Similar Words
Synonyms: braked, throttled; Antonyms: accelerated, sped up
Etymology
From the prefix 'ver-' (indicating a change of state) + 'langsam' (slow). It signifies the state of having become slow.
Memory Tips
Think of 'ver-' as 'very' and 'langsam' as 'longsome'. Something taking a 'very longsome' time is slowed down.