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I have a long translation I need to do. It has basically talked about how the
speaker's younger brother was very sick. The last sentence of the translation
is the following.

> 弟が、明日、会社に行けるかわかりませんが、  
>  できたら  
>  **もう少しゆっくり** 休んでもらいたいと思います。

Here is what I have so far.

> I do not know whether my younger brother will be able to go to the company
> tomorrow but  
>  if he can  
>  I think I want to receive his action of taking the day off **a little more
> slowly**

That last line doesn't sound right to me. "Taking the day off a little more
slowly". Can anyone think of a better translation?
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Understanding もう少しゆっくり休む - "Take the day off more slowly"?
> I don't know if my brother will be able to go to work tomorrow,  
>  but if possible  
>  I would like him to rest(ゆっくり休む) a little longer(もう少し).

The もう少し doesn't refer to him resting "more slowly", it's resting for a longer
period of time.
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It's true that ゆっくり means "slowly", but it can also mean leisurely (like のんびり)
or being at comfort or at ease (like 楽に). If you go to a restaurant in Japan,
you'll often hear ゆっくりどうぞ, which doesn't mean "Eat slowly", but rather "Take
your time".

So when paired with 休む, ゆっくり indicates taking the time necessary to be
comfortable.

Edit: And like Ash said, it's very common to hear ゆっくり used in conjunction
with 休む.
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