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slack [slæk](a) (loose → rope, wire) lâche, insuffisamment tendu; (→ knot) mal serré, desserré; (→ chain) lâche; (→ grip) faible; (→ handshake) mou (molle);∎ the rope is very slack la corde a du mou;∎ the chain is very slack la chaîne n'est pas assez tendue∎ he's becoming very slack about his appearance/his work il commence à négliger son apparence/son travail;∎ her work has become rather slack lately il y a eu un certain laisser-aller dans son travail dernièrement;∎ she's very slack about or at getting orders ready on time elle n'est pas très sérieuse pour ce qui est de préparer les commandes en temps voulu∎ the slack season for tourists la période creuse pour le tourisme;∎ after lunch is my slack period après le déjeuner, c'est mon heure creuse;∎ business is slack at the moment les affaires marchent au ralenti en ce moment∎ they're rather slack about discipline ils sont plutôt laxistes∎ slack water, slack tide mer f étale2 noun∎ to take up the slack in a rope tendre une corde;∎ leave a bit of slack laissez un peu de mou;∎ American familiar figurative cut me some slack! fiche-moi la paix!∎ to take up the slack in the economy relancer les secteurs faibles de l'économie(person → become negligent) se laisser aller; (→ in one's work, efforts) se relâcherfamiliar (slow down) se laisser aller -
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slack tide — noun the occurrence of relatively still water at the turn of the (low) tide • Syn: ↑slack water • Hypernyms: ↑tide * * * noun see slack water 1 * * * slack tide, = slack water. (Cf. ↑ … Useful english dictionary
slack tide — noun see slack water … New Collegiate Dictionary
slack tide — the period at high or low tide when there is no visible flow of water … Dictionary of ichthyology
Slack water — Slack water, or slack tide, is the period during which no appreciable tidal current flows in a body of water. Slack water usually happens near high tide and low tide, and occurs when the direction of the tidal current reverses.… … Wikipedia
Tide — This article is about tides in the Earth s oceans. For other uses, see Tide (disambiguation). Tidal redirects here. For other uses, see Tidal (disambiguation). High Tide redirects here. For other uses, see High Tide (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
slack water — noun 1. a stretch of water without current or movement suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless • Syn: ↑slack • Derivationally related forms: ↑slack (for: ↑slack) • Hypernyms … Useful english dictionary
slack water — noun Date: 1764 the period at the turn of the tide when there is little or no horizontal motion of tidal water called also slack tide … New Collegiate Dictionary
Slack — Slack, a. [Compar. {Slacker}; superl. {Slackest}.] [OE. slak, AS. sleac; akin to OS. slak, OHG. slah, Prov. G. schlack, Icel. slakr, Sw. slak; cf. Skr. s[.r]j to let loose, to throw. Cf. {Slake}.] Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slack in stays — Slack Slack, a. [Compar. {Slacker}; superl. {Slackest}.] [OE. slak, AS. sleac; akin to OS. slak, OHG. slah, Prov. G. schlack, Icel. slakr, Sw. slak; cf. Skr. s[.r]j to let loose, to throw. Cf. {Slake}.] Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slack water — Slack Slack, a. [Compar. {Slacker}; superl. {Slackest}.] [OE. slak, AS. sleac; akin to OS. slak, OHG. slah, Prov. G. schlack, Icel. slakr, Sw. slak; cf. Skr. s[.r]j to let loose, to throw. Cf. {Slake}.] Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slack-water navigation — Slack Slack, a. [Compar. {Slacker}; superl. {Slackest}.] [OE. slak, AS. sleac; akin to OS. slak, OHG. slah, Prov. G. schlack, Icel. slakr, Sw. slak; cf. Skr. s[.r]j to let loose, to throw. Cf. {Slake}.] Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English