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[læks] adjective laxbe lax about hygiene/paying the rent — etc. es mit der Hygiene/der Zahlung der Miete usw. nicht so genau nehmen
* * *[læks](careless or not strict in discipline or morals: Pupils have been rather lax about some of the school rules recently.) lässig- academic.ru/42045/laxity">laxity- laxness* * *[læks]\lax discipline mangelnde Disziplin\lax security mangelnde Sicherheitsvorkehrungen2. (lenient) locker, laschthe rules are \lax here die Vorschriften sind hier nicht besonders streng* * *[lks]adj (+er)1) lax; discipline lasch, lax; morals locker, loseshe is rather lax in her relations with men — sie hat ein recht lockeres Verhältnis zu Männern
he's lax about washing/imposing discipline — er nimmts mit dem Waschen/der Disziplin nicht so genau
I've been rather lax about replying to your letters — ich habe mir mit der Beantwortung Ihrer Briefe reichlich viel Zeit gelassen
things are very lax at the school — in der Schule geht es sehr lax or undiszipliniert zu
2)* * *lax [læks] adj (adv laxly)1. lax, locker, (nach)lässig:a lax attitude eine lasche Einstellung;lax morals lockere Sitten2. unklar, verschwommen (Vorstellungen etc)3. schlaff, lose, locker:a lax handshake ein schlaffer Händedruck;a lax rope ein schlaffes Seil;lax tissue lockeres Gewebe4. a) PHYSIOL gut arbeitend:have lax bowels regelmäßig Stuhlgang habenb) MED an Durchfall leidend* * *[læks] adjective laxbe lax about hygiene/paying the rent — etc. es mit der Hygiene/der Zahlung der Miete usw. nicht so genau nehmen
* * *adj.locker adj.
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