Lento – Slow

(Pronounced len-toh)

To remember what lento means, use the following mnemonic:

He was so leant over (lento) on his stick that he was very slow.

Examples of lento in a sentence

They sang the cantata in lento style, but it should really have been much faster.

It's a slow waltz, she said: please play it lento and don't be tempted to speed up.

The drummer set the band's pace, and it was nearly always lento - too slow, and the reason why they were unpopular.