What does ralentissement in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word ralentissement in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use ralentissement in French.

The word ralentissement in French means speed reduction, reduction in speed, holdup, hold-up, reduction, decrease, slackening, economic slowdown. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ralentissement

speed reduction, reduction in speed

nom masculin (baisse de vitesse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour éviter le sur-accident, la police a procédé au ralentissement de la circulation.
To avoid a pile-up, the police slowed the traffic down.

holdup, hold-up

nom masculin (léger embouteillage) (traffic)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En ce dimanche soir, on attend des ralentissements aux abords des grandes villes.
This Sunday evening, we are expecting holdups on the outskirts of the big cities.

reduction, decrease, slackening

nom masculin (baisse d'intensité de [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On remarque enfin un ralentissement de la montée des eaux.
We finally saw a reduction in the water level.

economic slowdown

nom masculin (baisse générale d'activité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Depuis le premier choc pétrolier de 1973, l'Occident vit un ralentissement économique.

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