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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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