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noun plural (trousers, usually loose-fitting, worn informally by men or women: a pair of slacks.) pantalon -
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slack [slæk]1. adjectiveb. ( = not busy) [time, season, month] creux ; [market] dépriméc. ( = lax) [discipline, security] relâché ; [student, worker] peu sérieux2. noun3. plural noun* * *[slæk] 1.1) lit (in rope, cable) mou mto take up the slack — fig ( take over) prendre le relais
2) fig ( in schedule etc) marge f3) ( coal) poussier m2.slacks plural noun pantalon m3.1) ( careless) [worker] peu consciencieux/-ieuse; [management] négligent; [student] peu appliqué; [work] peu soignéto get slack — [worker, discipline, surveillance] se relâcher
2) ( not busy) [period] creux/creuse (after n); [demand, sales] faible3) (loose, limp) détendu4.intransitive verb [worker] se relâcher dans son travailPhrasal Verbs: -
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A n1 lit (in rope, cable) mou m ; to take up the slack in a rope tendre une corde ; to take up the slack fig ( take over) prendre le relais ;3 ( coal) poussier m ;4 ( drop in trade) ralentissement m des affaires.C adj1 ( careless) [worker] peu consciencieux/-ieuse ; [management] négligent ; [student] peu appliqué ; [work] peu soigné ; to be slack about sth/about doing négliger qch/négliger de faire ; to get ou grow slack [worker, discipline, surveillance] se relâcher ;2 ( not busy) [period, season] creux/creuse (after n) ; [demand, sales] faible ; business is slack les affaires tournent au ralenti ; the trading ou market is slack le marché est peu actif ;D vi [worker] se relâcher dans son travail.■ slack off:▶ slack [sth] off, slack off [sth] donner du mou à [rope] ; desserrer [nut].■ slack up [person] se relâcher dans son travail.
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