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121 kendur
slack (of rope, business); loose; flabby, not trim (of body); lifeless, weak, without pep; lax (linguistic); slacken -
122 ненатянутый канат
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123 slacken
slack·en [ʼslækən] vt1) ( make less tight)to \slacken the reins/ a rope die Zügel/ein Seil locker lassen;to \slacken sail naut die Segel einholen2) ( reduce)to \slacken one's pace seinen Schritt verlangsamen;to \slacken speed die Geschwindigkeit drosseln;to \slacken vigilance unaufmerksam werden;we must not \slacken our efforts wir dürfen in unseren Bemühungen nicht nachlassen viher grip on the reins \slackened sie lockerte die Zügelthe car's speed \slackened das Auto wurde langsamer;their enthusiasm had not \slackened ihre Begeisterung war ungebrochen -
124 kendur
slack k.r(of rope, business). 2 loose. 3 flabby, not trim k.r(of body). 4 lifeless, weak, without pep. 5 k.r(Ling.) lax. 6 slacken. -
125 flojo
adj.1 loose, non tight, not tight, slack.2 lax, relaxed.3 loose, droopy, flabby, limp.4 loose, not firm, waggly.5 lazy, slothful.6 unconvincing.m.1 lazy person, deadbeat.2 characterless person, sop, namby-pamby.* * *► adjetivo1 (suelto) loose; (no tensado) slack2 (débil) weak3 (perezoso) lazy, idle4 (mediocre) poor5 (poco activo) slack, slow■ por la mañana trabajamos pero la tarde fue muy floja we worked hard in the morning, but the afternoon was very slack► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 lazybones, idler\estar flojo,-a en algo to be weak at somethingme la trae floja argot I couldn't give a toss* * *(f. - floja)adj.1) loose2) weak3) limp4) lazy* * *ADJ1) [nudo, tuerca] loose; [cable, cuerda] slack2) (=débil) [persona] weak; [viento] light3) (=mediocre) [trabajo, actuación] poor, feeble; [estudiante, equipo] weak, poorha escrito una redacción muy floja — he's written a very poor o feeble essay
4) [té, vino] weak5) [demanda, mercado] slack6) (=holgazán) lazy, idle7) LAm (=cobarde) cowardly* * *I- ja adjetivo1)a) <nudo/tornillo/vendaje> loose; < cuerda> slackme la trae floja — (Esp vulg) I don't give a shit (vulg)
b) ( débil) weakc) < vientos> lightd) <café/té> weak2) ( mediocre) <trabajo/examen> poor; <película/vino> second-rate; < estudiante> poorestá flojo en física — he's weak in (AmE) o (BrE) at physics
3) (Com, Econ) slackII- ja masculino, femeninoa) (fam) ( perezoso) lazybones (colloq)b) (Col fam) ( cobarde) coward* * *= slacker, feeble, wobbly [wobblier -comp., wobbliest -sup.], lazybones, layabout, lazy [lazier -comp., laziest -sup.].Ex. The article is entitled 'No slackers here: SLA's youngest members have the vision and enthusiasm to shape the profession'.Ex. Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.Ex. The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.Ex. Many see his art as a vocation for lazybones and social misfits.Ex. There is no evidence that inherited wealth is in itself responsible for turning young people into useless layabouts.Ex. It is most likely to occur when a supervisor is careless or lazy about the rating or does not know the worker well.----* andar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tightrope.* caminar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tightrope, walk + the tight wire.* cuerda floja = tightrope [tight-rope].* traérsela floja a Alguien = not give a shit.* * *I- ja adjetivo1)a) <nudo/tornillo/vendaje> loose; < cuerda> slackme la trae floja — (Esp vulg) I don't give a shit (vulg)
b) ( débil) weakc) < vientos> lightd) <café/té> weak2) ( mediocre) <trabajo/examen> poor; <película/vino> second-rate; < estudiante> poorestá flojo en física — he's weak in (AmE) o (BrE) at physics
3) (Com, Econ) slackII- ja masculino, femeninoa) (fam) ( perezoso) lazybones (colloq)b) (Col fam) ( cobarde) coward* * *= slacker, feeble, wobbly [wobblier -comp., wobbliest -sup.], lazybones, layabout, lazy [lazier -comp., laziest -sup.].Ex: The article is entitled 'No slackers here: SLA's youngest members have the vision and enthusiasm to shape the profession'.
Ex: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.Ex: The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.Ex: Many see his art as a vocation for lazybones and social misfits.Ex: There is no evidence that inherited wealth is in itself responsible for turning young people into useless layabouts.Ex: It is most likely to occur when a supervisor is careless or lazy about the rating or does not know the worker well.* andar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tightrope.* caminar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tightrope, walk + the tight wire.* cuerda floja = tightrope [tight-rope].* traérsela floja a Alguien = not give a shit.* * *A1 ‹nudo/tornillo/vendaje› loosela cuerda está floja the rope is slackhaces el punto muy flojo you knit very looselyme la trae floja ( vulg); I couldn't give a damn (sl), I couldn't give a shit o ( BrE) a toss ( vulg)2 (débil) weak3 ‹vientos› lightsoplarán vientos flojos del sur there will be light, southerly winds4 ‹café/té› weakB (mediocre) ‹trabajo/examen› poor; ‹película› second-rate; ‹estudiante› poorestá flojo en física he's weak at physicshizo un examen muy flojo he did a very poor examsu expediente académico es flojo his academic record is pooreste vino es muy flojo this wine is very poor quality o is second-rateel mercado estuvo flojo the market was slackD ‹persona›1 ( fam) (perezoso) lazyno terminó la carrera por flojo he didn't finish his degree because he was so lazymasculine, feminine* * *
flojo◊ -ja adjetivo
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‹cuerda/goma› slack
2 ( mediocre) ‹trabajo/examen› poor;
‹película/vino› second-rate;
‹ estudiante› poor;◊ está flojo en física he's weak in (AmE) o (BrE) at physics
3 ‹ persona› (fam) ( perezoso) lazy
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) ( perezoso) lazybones (colloq)
flojo,-a adjetivo
1 (tornillo, cuerda, etc) loose, slack
2 (examen, trabajo) poor
3 (vago, perezoso) lazy, idle
' flojo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
floja
English:
limp
- loose
- slack
- sluggish
- weak
- depth
- feeble
- flabby
- shaky
- wobbly
* * *flojo, -a♦ adj1. [suelto] loose;esta falda me queda floja this skirt is too loose for me2. [débil] [persona] weak;[sonido] faint; [salud] poor; [viento] light; [bebida] weak3. [sin calidad, aptitudes] poor;una obra muy floja a very poorly written play;estar flojo en algo to be poor o weak at sth;el pianista ha estado un poco flojo hoy the pianist has been a bit off form today;tuvo una floja actuación he gave a poor performance;4. [mercado, negocio] slack;las ventas están muy flojas sales are very slack5. Compmuy Fam♦ nm,fAndes Fam [holgazán] layabout, lazybones* * *adj1 lazada loose;me la trae floja pop I couldn’t give a damn fam5 L.Am. ( perezoso) lazy* * *flojo, -ja adj1) suelto: loose, slack2) : weak, poorestá flojo en las ciencias: he's weak in science3) perezoso: lazy* * *flojo adj1. (poco fuerte, débil) weak3. (viento) light4. (tornillo, nudo) loose5. (goma, cuerda) slack -
126 mou
mou, molle [mu, mɔl]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective[substance, oreiller] soft ; [tige, tissu, geste, poignée de main] limp2. masculine nouna. ( = personne) (sans caractère) spineless character ; (apathique) lethargic person ; (trop indulgent) soft personb. [de corde] avoir du mou to be slack• donne un peu de mou pour que je puisse faire un nœud let the rope out a bit so that I can make a knot* * *
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1) ( pas ferme) [coussin, matière] soft; [tige, étoffe] limp; [choc] dull2) ( sans tenue) [trait du visage] weak; [chair, ventre] flabby; [cheveux] limp3) ( apathique) [personne] listless; [poignée de main] limp; [croissance, reprise économique] sluggish4) ( sans énergie) [parent, professeur] soft5) ( sans conviction) pej [version, libéralisme] watered-down; [discours, résistance] feeble
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nom masculin1) ( personne) pej wimp (colloq)2) ( en boucherie) lights (pl) GB, lungs (pl) US3) ( de corde)donner du mou à quelqu'un — (colloq) fig to give somebody a bit of leeway
* * *mu, mɔl (molle) mol (devant un nom masculin commençant par une voyelle ou un h muet)1. adj1) (sans rigidité) (siège, substance, sol) softMon matelas est trop mou. — My mattress is too soft.
2)4) péjoratif (personne, caractère) spinelessJe le trouve un peu mou. — I think he's rather spineless.
5) (résistance, protestations) feeble2. nm1) (= abats) lights pl lungs pl2) [corde] slack3) péjoratif (= personne) wimp* * *A adj3 ( apathique) [personne, enfant] listless; [poignée de main] limp; [croissance, reprise économique] sluggish;4 ( sans énergie) [parent, professeur] soft, overindulgent;B nm3 ( de corde) slack; avoir du mou to be slack; donner du mou to let (the rope) out a bit; donner/laisser du mou à qn○ fig to give sb/to let sb have a bit of leeway.[mu] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet mol [mɔl]) ( féminin molle [mɔl]) adjectifmon revers est trop mou my backhand is too weak ou lacks powerallez, rame plus vite, c'est mou tout ça! (familier) come on, pull on those oars, let's see some effort![estompé - contour] soft3. [sans conviction - protestation, excuse, tentative] feeble, weak ; [ - doigté, style] lifeless, dull ; [ - élève] apathetic, lethargic[sans force de caractère] spineless5. LINGUISTIQUE soft————————[mu] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet mol [mɔl]), molle [mɔl] nom masculin, nom féminin1. [moralement] spineless individual2. [physiquement] weak ou feeble individual————————nom masculina. [cordage] to be slackb. [vis, charnière] to be loose, to have a bit of play3. (très familier & locution) -
127 schlaff
Adj.1. Haut, Muskeln: flabby; Körper, Glieder, auch Händedruck: limp, weak; schlaffes Glied umg. limp penis3. Moral, Disziplin: lax; Party etc.: lifeless, dead boring umg.; (träge) sluggish, lethargic; schlaffer Typ umg. lethargic type, wimp* * *baggy; languorous; limp; languid; lax; slack; drooping; flabby; flaccid; floppy* * *schlạff [ʃlaf]1. adjlimp; (= locker) Seil, Segel loose, slack; Moral lax, loose; Disziplin lax; Haut flabby, loose; Muskeln flabby; (= erschöpft) worn-out, shattered (Brit inf exhausted; (= energielos) listless, floppy2. advlimply; (bei Seil, Segel) loosely* * *1) (loose and fat; not firm: flabby cheeks.) flabby2) (tending to flop; flopping: a floppy hat.) floppy3) gangling4) (lacking stiffness or strength; drooping: a limp lettuce; a limp excuse.) limp5) slackly* * *[ʃlaf]I. adj1. (locker fallend) slackeine \schlaffe Fahne a drooping flag2. (nicht straff) sagging, flabbyein \schlaffer Händedruck a limp handshakeII. adv1. (locker fallend) slackly2. (kraftlos) feebly* * *1.1) (nicht straff, nicht fest) slack <cable, rope, sail>; flaccid, limp < penis>; loose, slack < skin>; sagging < breasts>; flabby <stomach, muscles>3) (abwertend): (träge) lethargic2.1) (locker, nicht straff) slackly2) (schlapp, matt) limply* * *schlaff adj1. Haut, Muskeln: flabby; Körper, Glieder, auch Händedruck: limp, weak;schlaffes Glied umg limp penisschlaffer Typ umg lethargic type, wimp* * *1.1) (nicht straff, nicht fest) slack <cable, rope, sail>; flaccid, limp < penis>; loose, slack < skin>; sagging < breasts>; flabby <stomach, muscles>3) (abwertend): (träge) lethargic2.1) (locker, nicht straff) slackly2) (schlapp, matt) limply* * *adj.drooping adj.flabby adj.flaccid adj.slack adj. adv.flabbily adv.flaccidly adv.floppily adv. -
128 schlapp
I Adj.1. (erschöpft) worn out; nach einer Krankheit: run-down, washed-out umg.; (ohne Schwung) listless; (geschwächt) weak; Körper, Glieder: limp3. umg.: das hat mich schlappe 1000 Euro gekostet (= es war teuer) it cost me a cool 1,000 euros; (= es war billig) it cost me a mere 1,000 eurosII Adv.: sich schlapp fühlen feel run-down ( oder washed out); sich schlapp lachen umg. laugh o.s. silly; siehe auch schlappmachen* * *wet; nerveless; spiritless; limp; flabby; flaccid* * *schlạpp [ʃlap]adj (inf)(= erschöpft, kraftlos) worn-out, shattered (Brit inf); (= energielos) listless, floppy (inf); (nach Krankheit etc) run-down; (= feige) Haltung, Mensch lily-livered (inf), yellow (inf); (= gering, unbedeutend) measly (inf)* * *[ʃlap]jdn \schlappmachen (fam) to wear sb outfür \schlappe 10 Euro for a measly 10 euros famein \schlapper Betrag a measly amount fam* * *1) worn out; tired out; (wegen Schwüle) listless; (wegen Krankheit) run-down; listless2) (ugs.): (ohne Schwung) wet (coll.); feeble* * *A. adj1. (erschöpft) worn out; nach einer Krankheit: run-down, washed-out umg; (ohne Schwung) listless; (geschwächt) weak; Körper, Glieder: limp2. umg, pej feeble;schlapper Kerl wimpish type;schlappe Leistung feeble effort3. umg:das hat mich schlappe 1000 Euro gekostet (= es war teuer) it cost me a cool 1,000 euros; (= es war billig) it cost me a mere 1,000 euros4. Seil: slack;schlappe Muskeln flabby musclesB. adv:* * *1) worn out; tired out; (wegen Schwüle) listless; (wegen Krankheit) run-down; listless2) (ugs.): (ohne Schwung) wet (coll.); feeble* * *adj.flabby adj.nerveless adj. adv.limply adv.nervelessly adv.
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slack — slack1 [slæk] adj [: Old English; Origin: sleac] 1.) hanging loosely, or not pulled tight ≠ ↑taut ▪ Keep the rope slack until I tell you to pull it. 2.) with less business activity than usual ▪ Business remained slack throughout the day. 3.) not… … Dictionary of contemporary English
slack — 1 adjective 1 not taking enough care or making enough effort to do things right: Tollitt blundered with a slack header towards the goalkeeper. | The report criticized airport security as disgracefully slack . 2 with less business activity than… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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Slack — Slack, a. [Compar. {Slacker}; superl. {Slackest}.] [OE. slak, AS. sleac; akin to OS. slak, OHG. slah, Prov. G. schlack, Icel. slakr, Sw. slak; cf. Skr. s[.r]j to let loose, to throw. Cf. {Slake}.] Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slack in stays — Slack Slack, a. [Compar. {Slacker}; superl. {Slackest}.] [OE. slak, AS. sleac; akin to OS. slak, OHG. slah, Prov. G. schlack, Icel. slakr, Sw. slak; cf. Skr. s[.r]j to let loose, to throw. Cf. {Slake}.] Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slack water — Slack Slack, a. [Compar. {Slacker}; superl. {Slackest}.] [OE. slak, AS. sleac; akin to OS. slak, OHG. slah, Prov. G. schlack, Icel. slakr, Sw. slak; cf. Skr. s[.r]j to let loose, to throw. Cf. {Slake}.] Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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