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1 slacken
1) (to make or become looser: She felt his grip on her arm slacken.) slaka á; slakna2) (to make or become less busy, less active or less fast: The doctor told him to slacken up if he wanted to avoid a heart-attack.) slaka á, draga úr -
2 depress
[di'pres]1) (to make sad or gloomy: I am always depressed by wet weather.) hryggja2) (to make less active: This drug depresses the action of the heart.) draga úr•- depressing
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3 depressed
1) (sad or unhappy: The news made me very depressed.) dapur2) (made less active: the depressed state of the stock market.) sem samdráttur hefur orðið í
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