No. 10,760 in Spanish
desacelerar
To slow down or decelerate.
In a sentence
Es importante desacelerar el coche al acercarse a una curva.
It is important to slow down the car when approaching a curve.
The word 'desacelerar' is used here to indicate the action of reducing speed of a vehicle, emphasizing safety.
Debemos desacelerar el ritmo de trabajo para evitar el agotamiento.
We need to slow down the pace of work to prevent burnout.
'Desacelerar' in this sentence refers to decreasing the intensity or pace of activities, applied in a metaphorical sense to mental or resource use.
La máquina comenzó a desacelerar gradualmente antes de detenerse.
The machine began to gradually decelerate before stopping.
Here, 'desacelerar' describes the gradual decrease in operational speed of a machine.
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