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incet

slowly /ɨnˈtʃet/

adverb#5158 most common

Also: quietly, slow (as an adjective)

Example sentences

Vorbește încet, te rog.
Speak quietly, please.
Copilul doarme, mergi încet.
The child is sleeping, walk quietly.
Trenul acesta merge foarte încet.
This train goes very slowly.
Broasca țestoasă este foarte înceată.
The tortoise is very slow.
Vorbeau încet ca să nu-i audă nimeni.
They spoke quietly so that no one would hear them.
Deși pare cam încet la minte, e de fapt foarte isteț.
Although he seems a bit slow-witted, he's actually very clever.

Word family

încetinito slow down, to decelerate
încetinireslowdown, deceleration
înceatăslow
încet-încetlittle by little, gradually
încetișorrather slowly, softly (diminutive tone)

Etymology

The origin of "încet" is not settled among Romanian etymologists, and standard dictionaries list it as uncertain rather than tracing it to a confirmed Latin source. It has been part of the language since the earliest attested texts, already carrying its current sense of slowness or quietness. No reliable Indo-European root can be assigned to it without speculation.

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