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1 slacken
v1) зменшувати, стримувати2) сповільнювати3) сповільнюватися4) ослабляти, послабляти5) вщухати; зменшуватися6) погіршуватися (про торгівлю тощо)8) слабшати9) розбовтуватися, розхитуватися; розпускатися10) пом'якшувати (закони тощо)11) відпочивати (від чогось); ніжитися12) давати відпочинок* * *v1) ( slacken up) сповільнювати; уповільнюватися2) зменшувати, послабляти; слабшати, стихати, зменшуватися3) іти гірше (про справи, торгівлю)4) ослабляти, відпускати, розпускати (часто slacken off, slacken away); слабшати5) розпускатися6) пом'якшувати7) відпочивати ( від чого-небудь); ніжитися; давати відпочинок
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