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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]
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