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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. -
3 slack
I [slæk]1) (careless) [worker, student] indolente, svogliato; [ work] trascuratoto get slack — [ worker] impigrirsi; [discipline, surveillance] allentarsi
2) (not busy) [ period] morto; [demand, sales] deboleII 1. [slæk]to go slack — rilassarsi, distendersi
1) (in rope, cable) allentamento m.2) fig. (in schedule etc.) margine m.3) (in trade) stagnazione f.2. III [slæk]verbo intransitivo [ worker] impigrirsiIV [slæk]* * *[slæk]1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) lento2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) allentato3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) negligente4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) debole•- slacken- slackly
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- slacks* * *[slæk]1) (not tight: rope, knot) lento (-a), allentato (-a), (grip) debole2. n1)etc) to take up the slack in a rope — tendere una corda2) (coal dust) polvere f di carboneSee:3. vifam fare il (la)lavativo (-a)4. vt(Naut: sail) lascare•* * *slack (1) /slæk/a.2 fiacco; flaccido; debole; indolente; inerte; negligente; pigro; trasandato; trascurato: The market is slack, il mercato è fiacco; slack muscles, muscoli flaccidi; a slack workman, un operaio indolente, pigro; slack bookkeeping, contabilità trasandata3 (mecc.) lasco4 (naut.) lasco; non tesato● slack-baked bread, pane cotto male □ slack-dried hops, luppoli essiccati male □ slack-jawed, a bocca aperta □ slack lime, calce spenta □ (econ.) a slack period, un periodo di ristagno □ (comm., tur.) the slack season, la stagione morta □ (ind. tess.) slack silk, seta floscia; seta da ricamo □ (naut.) slack water, stanca di marea □ ( anche fig.) to keep a slack hand (o rein), allentare le redini.slack (2) /slæk/n.5 [u] (mecc.) gioco6 [u] (naut.) stanca8 (pl.) pantaloni sportivi● (naut.) slack of high [of low] water, stanca d'alta [di bassa] marea □ (naut.) to pull in the slack of a rope, tendere una cima; tesare un cavo □ to take up the slack, recuperare l'imbando; (fig.) controbilanciare ( un calo, una crisi, ecc.) □ There's too much slack in the wire, il filo (elettrico) è troppo lento.slack (3) /slæk/n. [u]polverino ( di carbone).(to) slack /slæk/A v. t.4 (naut.) allentare; allascare; lascareB v. i.1 ( spesso to slack off, to slack up) rallentare; diminuire la velocità; rallentare il ritmo di lavoro (o di studio, di gioco); ( sport) sedersi (fig.); rilassarsi* * *I [slæk]1) (careless) [worker, student] indolente, svogliato; [ work] trascuratoto get slack — [ worker] impigrirsi; [discipline, surveillance] allentarsi
2) (not busy) [ period] morto; [demand, sales] deboleII 1. [slæk]to go slack — rilassarsi, distendersi
1) (in rope, cable) allentamento m.2) fig. (in schedule etc.) margine m.3) (in trade) stagnazione f.2. III [slæk]verbo intransitivo [ worker] impigrirsiIV [slæk] -
4 flojear
flojear ( conjugate flojear) verbo intransitivo
flojear verbo intransitivo
1 (ir mal) to fall off, go down (estar débil, flaquear) to weaken, grow weak (memoria) to fail
2 (actuar con desgana) to slack ' flojear' also found in these entries: English: slacken off - slack -
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6 облениться
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > облениться
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7 разлениться
совер.;
возвр.;
разг. grow very lazy;
become utterly lazy;
become sunk in slothсов. разг. become* lazy, get slack.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > разлениться
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8 dejado
Del verbo dejar: ( conjugate dejar) \ \
dejado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: dejado dejar
dejado
◊ -da adjetivo
dejar ( conjugate dejar) verbo transitivo 1 dejó a los niños en el colegio she dropped the children (off) at school; dejado un recado to leave a message; dejado propina to leave a tip; deja ese cuchillo put that knife down; déjala, ella no tuvo la culpa leave her alone, it wasn't her fault; dejado mucho que desear to leave a great deal to be desired◊ ¡déjalo! forget it!2 3 ( abandonar) ‹novia/marido› to leave; ‹ familia› to leave, abandon; ‹ trabajo› to give up, leave; ‹ lugar› to leave; 4 (+ compl) ( en cierto estado) to leave; me dejó esperando afuera she left me waiting outside; ¡déjame en paz! leave me alone!; me lo dejó en 1.000 pesos he let me have it for 1,000 pesos; See also→ lado 3 5◊ no lo dejes para después, hazlo ahora don't put it off o leave it until later, do it now( permitir)◊ dejadoa algo/algn hacer algo to let sth/sb do sth;déjalo entrar let it/him in; deja correr el agua let the water run; ¿me dejas ir? will you let me go?; dejado que algo/algn haga algo to let sb/sth do sth; déjame que te ayude let me help you; See Also→ caer 1, See Also→ paso 1 b verbo intransitivo dejado de hacer algo to stop doing sth;◊ dejado de fumar to give up o to stop smoking;no dejes de escribirme make sure you write to me dejarse verbo pronominal 1b)◊ dejadose hacer algo: se deja dominar por la envidia he lets his feelings of envy get the better of him;se deja influir fácilmente he's easily influenced; dejadose llevar por la música to let oneself be carried along by the music; dejadose estar (AmL); ( descuidarse) to be careless; ( abandonarse) to let oneself go 2 ‹barba/bigote› to grow 3 dejadose de hacer algo to stop doing sth; 4 (esp Esp fam) ( olvidar) to leave
dejado,-a adjetivo
1 (descuidado en el aseo) untidy, slovenly
2 (negligente, despreocupado) negligent, careless Locuciones: familiar dejado de la mano de Dios, godforsaken: su prima vive en un pueblo dejado de la mano de Dios, her cousin lives in a village in the middle of nowhere
dejar
1 verbo transitivo
1 (poner en un sitio una cosa) to leave: déjalo donde estaba, leave it where it was
no sé dónde dejé las llaves, I don't know where I left my keys (a una persona en un lugar) to drop off
2 (prestar) to lend: ¿me dejas tu blusa?, may I borrow your blouse?
3 (abandonar a un niño) to abandon (romper relaciones con) to leave: Carmen dejó a su novio, Carmen broke up with her boyfriend (una actividad) to give up: dejó de bailar, she gave up dancing
dejar el trabajo, to leave one's job (desistir) to give up: lo dejé por imposible, I gave it up
4 (autorizar, dar permiso) to let, allow: no sé si le dejarán viajar solo, I don't know if they'll let her travel unaccompanied
dejar entrar/salir, to let in/out ➣ Ver nota en let 5 (no molestar) to leave sb alone: deja a mamá, que está descansando, leave mummy alone, she's having a rest
6 (producir beneficios) to produce
7 (aplazar) dejaron la visita para otro día, they put the visit off for another day
8 (+ adjetivo: en un estado) to make
dejar cansado, to make (sb) tired
dejar preocupado/satisfecho, to worry/satisfy
II v aux ( dejar de + infinitivo) to stop, give up: no deja de hablar de él, she never stops talking about him
no dejes de llamar para avisarme, don't forget to call me
de pronto dejó de respirar, suddenly he stoped breathing ➣ Ver nota en give y stop
Locuciones: déjame en paz, leave me alone
dejar dicho, to leave a word o a message
dejar fuera, (excluir, no tener en cuenta) to leave out, omit
dejar mucho que desear, to leave a lot to be desired: su examen dejó mucho que desear, his exam performance left a lot to be desired ' dejado' also found in these entries: Spanish: defensa - dejada - dejarse - estropajosa - estropajoso - estupefacta - estupefacto - horda - secuela - deber - entrever English: discontinue - godforsaken - jack in - leave - numb - off - reportedly - resign - shut out - slob - some - stop - wherever - neglected - scruffy -
9 descuidado
Del verbo descuidar: ( conjugate descuidar) \ \
descuidado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: descuidado descuidar
descuidado
◊ -da adjetivo( en el vestir) sloppy
descuidar ( conjugate descuidar) verbo transitivo ‹negocio/jardín› to neglect verbo intransitivo:◊ descuide, yo me ocuparé de eso don't worry, I'll see to thatdescuidarse verbo pronominala) (no prestar atención, distraerse):◊ se descuidó un momento y el perro se le escapó his attention strayed for a moment and the dog ran off;si te descuidas, te roban if you don't watch out, they'll rob you; como te descuides, te van a quitar el puesto if you don't look out, they'll take your job from you
descuidado,-a adjetivo
1 (poco aseado) untidy, neglected
2 (poco cuidadoso) careless, negligent
3 (desprevenido) off one's guard
descuidar verbo transitivo to neglect, overlook Locuciones: descuida, don't worry ' descuidado' also found in these entries: Spanish: dejada - dejado - descuidada - descuidarse - abandonado - despreocupado English: careless - neglected - neglectful - negligent - slack - slapdash - sloppy - slovenly - unkempt - untidy - grow - messy - straggly - untended -
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1. n уменьшение, убывание; понижение, ослабление; спад2. v уменьшать; убавлять, сокращать3. v убывать; уменьшаться, убавляться, сокращаться; идти на убыльsales have now peaked and we expect them to decrease soon — товарооборот уже достиг максимума, и ожидается, что он скоро начнёт уменьшаться
Синонимический ряд:1. cutback (noun) curtailment; cutback2. decline (noun) decline; drop; fall3. reduction (noun) abatement; contraction; cut; decrement; diminishment; diminution; discount; letup; reduction; remission; shrinkage; slack; subtraction4. abate (verb) abate; bate; close; contract; decline; deplete; diminish; drain; drain away; dwindle; ebb; lessen; let up; minimize; peak out; peter out; rebate; recede; shrink; shrivel; tail off; taper; taper off5. curtail (verb) curtail; pare; shave; slash6. reduce (verb) abridge; check; curb; cut; hush; impair; lower; reduceАнтонимический ряд:amplify; augment; develop; dilate; enlarge; expand; extend; grow; increase; swell
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