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slack [slæk]1. adjectiveb. ( = not busy) [time, season, month] creux ; [market] dépriméc. ( = lax) [discipline, security] relâché ; [student, worker] peu sérieux2. noun3. plural noun* * *[slæk] 1.1) lit (in rope, cable) mou mto take up the slack — fig ( take over) prendre le relais
2) fig ( in schedule etc) marge f3) ( coal) poussier m2.slacks plural noun pantalon m3.1) ( careless) [worker] peu consciencieux/-ieuse; [management] négligent; [student] peu appliqué; [work] peu soignéto get slack — [worker, discipline, surveillance] se relâcher
2) ( not busy) [period] creux/creuse (after n); [demand, sales] faible3) (loose, limp) détendu4.intransitive verb [worker] se relâcher dans son travailPhrasal Verbs: -
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slack [slæk](a) (loose → rope, wire) lâche, insuffisamment tendu; (→ knot) mal serré, desserré; (→ chain) lâche; (→ grip) faible; (→ handshake) mou (molle);∎ the rope is very slack la corde a du mou;∎ the chain is very slack la chaîne n'est pas assez tendue∎ he's becoming very slack about his appearance/his work il commence à négliger son apparence/son travail;∎ her work has become rather slack lately il y a eu un certain laisser-aller dans son travail dernièrement;∎ she's very slack about or at getting orders ready on time elle n'est pas très sérieuse pour ce qui est de préparer les commandes en temps voulu∎ the slack season for tourists la période creuse pour le tourisme;∎ after lunch is my slack period après le déjeuner, c'est mon heure creuse;∎ business is slack at the moment les affaires marchent au ralenti en ce moment∎ they're rather slack about discipline ils sont plutôt laxistes∎ slack water, slack tide mer f étale2 noun∎ to take up the slack in a rope tendre une corde;∎ leave a bit of slack laissez un peu de mou;∎ American familiar figurative cut me some slack! fiche-moi la paix!∎ to take up the slack in the economy relancer les secteurs faibles de l'économie(person → become negligent) se laisser aller; (→ in one's work, efforts) se relâcherfamiliar (slow down) se laisser aller -
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slæk1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) flojo2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) flojo3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) descuidado, despreocupado4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) flojo•- slacken- slackly
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slack adj flojo / poco apretadoSi se dice things are slack refiriéndose a un negocio, por ejemplo, quiere decir que hay poca actividad, hay poco trabajo o que se vende pocotr[slæk]1 (not taut) flojo,-a3 (not busy - trade, demand) flojo,-a1 (part of rope, wire etc) parte nombre femenino floja\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto take up the slack (rope) tensar la cuerda 2 (industry) reactivar la productividad, aumentar la productividadslack season temporada baja————————tr[slæk]1 (coal) ciscoslack ['slæk] adj1) careless: descuidado, negligente2) loose: flojo3) slow: de poco movimientoslack n1) : parte f flojato take up the slack: tensar (una cuerda, etc.)2) slacks npl: pantalones mpladj.• descuidado, -a adj.• flojera adj.• flojo, -a adj.• laxo, -a adj.n.• flojedad s.f.• pantalones s.m.pl.• temporada de inactividad s.f.v.• aflojar v.• atrasarse v.• laxar v.
I slækadjective -er, -est1) ( loose) <rope/cable> flojo2) (lax, negligent) < student> poco aplicado; < piece of work> flojo
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1) u (rope, wire)2) slacks pl pantalones mpl (de sport)
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intransitive verb (colloq) haraganear, flojear (fam), hacer* el vago (Esp fam)[slæk]1. ADJ(compar slacker) (superl slackest)1) (=not tight or firm) flojo2) (=lax) descuidado, negligente; (=lazy) perezoso, vago, flojoto be slack about one's work — desatender su trabajo, ser negligente en su trabajo
to be slack about or in doing sth — dejar de hacer algo por desidia
3) (Comm) [market] flojo, encalmado; [period] de inactividad; [season] muertobusiness is slack — hay poco movimiento or poca actividad en el negocio
2. N1) (=part of rope etc) comba f2) (=coal) cisco m3) (Comm) (=period) período m de inactividad; (=season) estación f muerta; slacks3.VI * gandulear, holgazanear4.VT = slacken 1.* * *
I [slæk]adjective -er, -est1) ( loose) <rope/cable> flojo2) (lax, negligent) < student> poco aplicado; < piece of work> flojo
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1) u (rope, wire)2) slacks pl pantalones mpl (de sport)
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intransitive verb (colloq) haraganear, flojear (fam), hacer* el vago (Esp fam) -
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1. n слабая, плохо натянутая, провисшая часть; слабина2. n тех. зазор, игра, люфт3. n тех. стрела провисания4. n затишье; спад5. n разг. бездействие, ничегонеделаниеslack period — период затишья; период бездействия; период застоя
6. n мор. стояние прилива или отлива; время между приливом и отливом7. n амер. разг. наглость, дерзость8. n неударный слог9. n резерв времени10. a медленный, замедленный, ленивый11. a слабый, несильный12. a вялый, неактивный; неэнергичныйslack hours — время, когда на улицах нет большого движения
13. a небрежный; нерадивый, ленивый; разболтанный, расхлябанный14. a свободный, плохо натянутый; расслабленный15. a нетребовательный, нестрогий16. a нетвёрдый, слабеющий17. a расслабляющий18. a расслабленный, разбитыйto feel slack — чувствовать себя разбитым; испытывать слабость
19. a раскисший, разжидившийся20. v ослаблять, распускать21. v слабеть; становиться менее крепким22. v замедлять, сбавлять23. v ослаблять; уменьшать24. v глушить, уменьшать, умерять25. v стихать, ослабевать, уменьшаться26. v разг. бездельничать, лодырничать; бить баклуши27. v утолять28. v идти вяло29. v редк. пренебрегать, относиться небрежно, недобросовестно30. v редк. тормозить, задерживатьмедлить, мешкать
31. v стр. гасить32. n угольный шлам, мелкий уголь, угольная пыльСинонимический ряд:1. flabby (adj.) flabby; flaccid; soft; weak2. lazy (adj.) down; inattentive; indolent; late; lazy; lingering; off; slow; sluggish3. negligent (adj.) behindhand; careless; delinquent; derelict; discinct; disregardful; neglectful; negligent; regardless; remiss; sloppy4. quiet (adj.) blunted; dull; idle; inactive; quiet5. relaxed (adj.) baggy; lax; limp; loose; relaxed6. allowance (noun) allowance; extra; give; leeway7. loosening (noun) decrease; indolence; laziness; loosening; negligence; relaxation; remissness; slowing; weakness8. slacks (noun) pants; slacks; trousers9. slowdown (noun) slackening; slowdown; slow-up10. abate (verb) abate; mitigate; moderate; reduce; relax; slacken11. loose (verb) ease; ease off; lax; let up; loose; loosen; untighten12. neglect (verb) malinger; neglect; shirk; skulkАнтонимический ряд:diligent; disciplined; drawn; dutiful; painstaking; taut; tense; tight -
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[slæk]1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) ohlapen2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) zrahljan3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) zanikrn4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) medel•- slacken- slackly
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- slacks* * *I [slæk]1.nounnenapet (zrahljan, ohlapen) del vrvi; čas stagnacije, mrtvila v poslih, kupčijah; plural colloquially dolge (ženske) hlače; military slang dolge hlače; popustitev, ponehanje (vetra itd.); prosody nepoudarjen zlog (zlogi); colloquially pavza, odmorto have a good slack — pošteno, zares "izpreči";2.adjective ( slackly adverb)mlahav, ohlapen, nenapet, nenategnjen, popuščen; len, nemaren, zanikrn, brezbrižen, počasen, okoren; mirujoč, mrtev (o vodi); slab, medel (o kupčijah, poslih); polpepečen (kruh)with a slack hand — leno, brez energijea slack rope — nenapeta, ohlapna vrvslack season — mrtva sezona, mrtviloslack in stays nautical ki se počasi premikaslack trade, slack market commerce medlo, slabo tržiščeslack water — mirujoča, mrtva vodaslack weather — vreme, ki človeka naredi lenegabusiness is slack commerce posli zastajajo, stagnirajoto keep a slack hand — nemarno, ohlapno voditi, upravljatito keep a slack rein — premalo brzdati, imeti uzdo premalo napeto;3.adverb (v zloženkah) počasi, medlo; nepopolno, nezadostnoII [slæk]transitive verb & intransitive verbpopustiti (vrv), zrahljati (se) (o vijaku); odviti (se); opočasniti (se), postati počasen, popustiti (v prizadevanju); biti brezbrižen, zanemarjati (dolžnosti); postati medel, mlahav; zmanjšati (se), ubtažiti (se), oslabeti, onemogoči; počivati; (= to slake) gasiti (apno); commerce postati medel, slab (poslovanje, tržišče)III [slæk]nountechnical premogov grušec (prah)IV [slæk]noundialectal nižava, kotlina; močvirje, barje -
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1. adjective1) (lax) nachlässig; schlampig (ugs. abwertend)be slack about or in or with something — in Bezug auf etwas (Akk.) nachlässig sein
3) (sluggish) schlaff; schwach [Wind, Flut]4) (Commerc.): (not busy) flau2. nounthere's too much slack in the rope — das Seil ist zu locker od. nicht straff genug
3. intransitive verbtake in or up the slack — das Seil/die Schnur usw. straffen
(coll.) bummeln (ugs.)* * *[slæk]1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) locker2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) lose3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) nachlässig4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) flau•- academic.ru/67805/slacken">slacken- slackly
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- slacks* * *[slæk]I. adj1. (not taut) schlaffdiscipline has become very \slack lately die Disziplin hat in letzter Zeit sehr nachgelassenbusiness is always \slack after Christmas nach Weihnachten geht das Geschäft immer schlecht\slack demand schwache NachfrageII. adv schlaffto get \slack schlaff werden, erschlaffen gehto hang \slack schlaff herunterhängenthe men pulled on the rope to take up the \slack die Männer zogen am Seil, um es zu spannen* * *[slk]1. adj (+er)1) (= not tight) lockerthey are very slack in renewing contracts — das Erneuern der Verträge wird sehr nachlässig gehandhabt
to be slack in one's work — in Bezug auf seine Arbeit nachlässig sein
2. nto take up the slack (on a rope/sail) — ein Seil/Segel straffen or spannen
there is too much slack — das Seil/Segel hängt zu sehr durch
to cut sb some slack (fig inf) — mit jdm nachsichtig sein
2) (= coal) Grus m3. vibummeln* * *slack1 [slæk]A adj (adv slackly)1. schlaff, locker (Seil etc):2. a) flau (Wind etc)b) langsam, träge (Strömung etc)3. WIRTSCH flau, lustlos:slack period Flaute f4. fig (nach)lässig, lasch, schlaff, träge:be slack in one’s duties seine Pflichten vernachlässigen;slack pace gemächliches Tempo;slack performance schlappe Leistung, müde Vorstellung umg5. LING locker:slack vowel offener VokalB adv (in Zusammensetzungen) ungenügend:slack-baked nicht durchgebackenC stake up the slack die Lose durchholen3. SCHIFF Stillwasser n4. umg (Ruhe)Pause f6. TECH Spiel n7. TECH Kabelzuschlag m (Vorratslänge)8. LIT unbetonte Silbe(n pl)D v/tE v/ia) nachlassen,b) umg trödeln, bummeln* * *1. adjective1) (lax) nachlässig; schlampig (ugs. abwertend)be slack about or in or with something — in Bezug auf etwas (Akk.) nachlässig sein
2) (loose) schlaff; locker [Verband, Strumpfband]3) (sluggish) schlaff; schwach [Wind, Flut]4) (Commerc.): (not busy) flau2. nounthere's too much slack in the rope — das Seil ist zu locker od. nicht straff genug
3. intransitive verbtake in or up the slack — das Seil/die Schnur usw. straffen
(coll.) bummeln (ugs.)* * *adj.flau adj.los adj.schlaff adj. n. -
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I1. adjective1) слабый; дряблый; to feel slack чувствовать себя разбитым2) вялый (о торговле, рынке); неактивный; а slack season период затишья3) ненатянутый (о канате, вожжах); вялый (о мышцах)4) медленный; at a slack расе медленным шагом5) collocation расхлябанный; небрежный; slack in duty нерадивый6) недопеченный (о хлебе)7) слабый, несильный; slack oven негорячая печь8) расслабляющий (о погоде)to keep a slack hand (или rein) опустить поводьяslack waterа) стоячая вода;б) время между приливом и отливомSyn:slow2. noun1) ослабнувшая веревка, слабина2) затишье (в торговле)3) бездействие; безделье; to have a good slack бездельничать, ничего не делать4) = slack water3. verb1) ослаблять, распускать2) слабнуть3) замедлять(ся)4) утолять (жажду)5) collocation лодырничать6) гасить (известь)slack awayslack offslack upIInounугольная пыль* * *1 (a) бездействующий; вялый; замедленный; застойный; простаивающий2 (n) спад* * *слабый; изможденный, уставший* * *[ slæk] n. ослабнувшая веревка, слабина, ненатянутость; зазор, игра; затишье, бездействие, безделье v. ослаблять, распускать, утолять; идти вяло (о торговле); гасить известь adj. медленный, ленивый, слабый, несильный, вялый; медлительный, неактивный, небрежный, расхлябанный* * *бездействиебездельевялыйдряблыйзамедлензамедленныйзамедлятьзатишьемедленныйнеактивныйнебрежныйнедопеченныйненатянутыйнесильныйослаблятьразвращенразвращенныйраспускатьраспущенраспущенныйрасшатанрасшатанныйслабинаслабнутьслабыйуменьшатьутолять* * *I 1. прил. 1) слабый 2) а) вялый, неактивный (о торговле, рынке) б) недопеченный, непропеченный (о хлебе) в) несильный г) недостаточный 3) а) ненатянутый (о веревке, канате, вожжах) б) дряблый, вялый (о мышцах) 4) медленный 2. сущ. 1) провисшая веревка 2) а) бездействие б) экон., финанс. спад деловой активности; затишье (в торговле) 3. гл. 1) а) ослаблять б) слабнуть, слабеть, становиться менее натянутым 2) замедлять ход 3) а) ослаблять, уменьшать активность б) финанс., экон. становиться неактивным, вялым (о рынке); ослабевать (о торговле) 4) утолять (жажду) II сущ. угольная пыль, мелкий уголь -
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------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be slack[Swahili Word] -lega[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] legevu Adj, mlegevu N, ulegevu N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be slack[Swahili Word] -legarega[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] legevu Adj, mlegevu N, ulegevu N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be slack[Swahili Word] -legea[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] lega V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be slack[Swahili Word] -rega[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] legevu Adj, mlegevu N, ulegevu N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be slack[Swahili Word] -regarega[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] legevu Adj, mlegevu N, ulegevu N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be slack[Swahili Word] -nyong'onyea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be slack[Swahili Word] -tepeta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] slack[Swahili Word] -ajiza[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] slack[Swahili Word] -ajizi[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] slack[Swahili Word] kejekeje[Part of Speech] adjective[Swahili Example] (=pwaya, legea)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] slack[Swahili Word] kulifu[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] kua V, ukulifu N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] slack[Swahili Word] kulivu[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] kua V, ukulifu N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] slack[Swahili Word] -legevu[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] lega V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] slack[Swahili Word] legevu[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] lega V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] slack[Swahili Word] tepete[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] slack[Swahili Word] -tepetevu[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] slack[Swahili Word] -zembe[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] slack person[Swahili Word] mlegevu[Swahili Plural] walegevu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] legea V------------------------------------------------------------ -
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1. период затишья; период бездействия; период застоя2. глухая пораСинонимический ряд:bad year (noun) bad period; bad year; off season; off year; poor period; poor year; slack time; slack year; time of reduced voting -
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[slaekdžɔ:]nounfiguratively dolg jezik, gobezdalo, predrzno (nesramno) govorjenje, nesramnost -
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1. n разг. замедление, торможение2. n разг. снижение темпа работыСинонимический ряд:slack (noun) retardation; slack; slackening; slow-up -
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nounhe's in the wool business — er ist in der Wollbranche
business is business — (fig.) Geschäft ist Geschäft
set up in business — ein Geschäft od. eine Firma gründen
go out of business — pleite gehen (ugs.)
go into business — Geschäftsmann/-frau werden
do business [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Geschäfte machen
be in business — Geschäftsmann/-frau sein
that is my business/none of your business — das ist meine Angelegenheit/nicht deine Sache
what business is it of yours? — was geht Sie das an?
mind your own business — kümmere dich um deine [eigenen] Angelegenheiten!
he has no business to do that — er hat kein Recht, das zu tun
4) (matter to be considered) Angelegenheit, die‘any other business’ — "Sonstiges"
5) (serious work)get down to [serious] business — [ernsthaft] zur Sache kommen; (Commerc.) an die Arbeit gehen
mean business — es ernst meinen
business before pleasure — erst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen
* * *['biznis]1) (occupation; buying and selling: Selling china is my business; The shop does more business at Christmas than at any other time.) das Geschäft2) (a shop, a firm: He owns his own business.) das Geschäft3) (concern: Make it your business to help him; Let's get down to business (= Let's start the work etc that must be done).) die Angelegenheit•- academic.ru/9798/businesslike">businesslike- businessman
- on business* * *busi·ness<pl -es>[ˈbɪznɪs]I. nis your visit for \business or pleasure? ist ihr Besuch dienstlicher oder privater Natur?to combine [or mix] \business with pleasure das Angenehme mit dem Nützlichen verbindennever mix \business with pleasure Dienst ist Dienst und Schnaps ist Schnaps famto do \business with sb mit jdm Geschäfte machen [o geschäftliche Beziehungen unterhalten] [o Handel treiben]to go into \business Geschäftsmann/Geschäftsfrau werdenhe went into \business as a caterer er ging ins Gaststättengewerbeto go out of \business das Geschäft aufgebento talk \business zur Sache kommenon \business beruflich, dienstlich, geschäftlichhow's \business at the moment? was machen die Geschäfte?\business is booming/slow die Geschäfte gehen hervorragend/nicht gutwhat line of \business are you in? in welcher Branche sind Sie tätig?small \business Kleinunternehmen ntto start up [or establish] a \business ein Unternehmen gründenthat's none of your \business ( fam) das geht dich nichts anto be a time-consuming \business eine zeitraubende Angelegenheit seinto make sth one's \business sich dat etw zur Aufgabe machen6. no plto mean \business (be serious) es [wirklich] ernst meinento get on with the \business of sth mit etw dat weitermachen\business committee Unterhausausschuss m für die Einteilung der Sitzungszeit9.▶ to do one's \business ( euph: person) austreten, sich akk erleichtern euph; (dog) sein Geschäft verrichten euph▶ to get down to \business zur Sache kommen▶ to be in the \business of [doing] sth dafür zuständig sein, etw zu tunI'm not in the \business of telling you what to do es ist nicht meine Sache, Ihnen zu sagen, was Sie zu tun habento hurt like nobody's \business ganz arg weh tun famto run like nobody's \business ganz schnell rennen▶ what a \business was für ein Umstand* * *['bIznɪs]n1) no pl (= commerce) Geschäft nt; (= line of business) Branche fto be in the publishing/insurance business — im Verlagswesen/der Versicherungsbranche tätig sein
to set up in business as a butcher/lawyer etc — sich als Fleischer/Rechtsanwalt etc niederlassen
to do business with sb — Geschäfte pl mit jdm machen
"business as usual" (during renovation etc) — das Geschäft bleibt geöffnet
he is here/away on business — er ist geschäftlich hier/unterwegs
to get down to business —
to combine or mix business with pleasure — das Angenehme mit dem Nützlichen verbinden
you shouldn't mix business with pleasure — man sollte Geschäftliches und Vergnügen trennen
looking for business? (asked by prostitute) — na, Süßer, wie wärs?
2) (fig inf)it's/she's the business — das/sie ist spitze (inf)
that's my business — das ist meine Sache or Angelegenheit
that's no business of mine/yours, that's none of my/your business — das geht mich/dich nichts an
to make it one's business to do sth — es sich (dat) zur Aufgabe machen, etw zu tun
you should make it your business to see that all the products... — Sie sollten sich darum kümmern, dass alle Produkte...
you've no business doing that — du hast kein Recht, das zu tun
we are not in the business of doing that — es ist nicht unsere Aufgabe, das zu tun
I must be about my business (form) — ich muss( jetzt) meinen Geschäften nachgehen
See:→ mind5) (= difficult job) Problem nt6) (inf: affair) Sache fmoving house can be a costly/stressful business — ein Umzug kann ganz schön teuer/stressig sein
See:→ funny8) (inf: defecation of dog, child) Geschäft nt (inf)* * *business [ˈbıznıs]A s1. Geschäft n, Beruf m, Tätigkeit f, Gewerbe n, Arbeit f:in the music business im Musikgeschäft;on business geschäftlich, beruflich, in Geschäften, in einer geschäftlichen Angelegenheit;be away on business dienstlich oder geschäftlich unterwegs sein, auf Dienst- oder Geschäftsreise sein;on the way to business auf dem Weg zur Arbeit(sstätte);politics is a dirty business die Politik ist ein schmutziges Geschäft;carry on business as an estate agent als Grundstücksmakler tätig sein;discuss business über geschäftliche Dinge reden;he knows his business er versteht sein Geschäft2. a) Kaufmannsberuf mb) Geschäftsleben n, Handel m:be in business Geschäftsmann oder Kaufmann sein, ein Geschäft haben;be back in business wieder im Geschäft sein;go into business Kaufmann werden;a) das Geschäft oder seinen Beruf aufgeben,b) den Betrieb einstellen;business is business Geschäft ist Geschäft3. WIRTSCH Geschäft(sgang) n(m), Geschäftsvolumen n, Umsatz m:bad for business schlecht fürs Geschäft;how is business? wie gehen die Geschäfte?;business is slack das Geschäft ist flau;no business (done) (Börse) ohne Umsatz;do good business gute Geschäfte machen ( with mit);lose business Kundschaft oder Aufträge verlieren, geschäftliche Einbußen erleiden4. WIRTSCH Geschäft n, (Geschäfts)Unternehmen n, (-)Betrieb m, Firma f5. (Laden)Geschäft n6. Arbeit f, Tätigkeit f, Beschäftigung f:business before pleasure erst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen;8. Sache f, Aufgabe f, Pflicht f:that’s your business (to do) das (zu tun) ist deine Aufgabe;make it one’s business to do sth, make a business of doing sth es sich zur Aufgabe machen, etwas zu tun9. Angelegenheit f, Sache f:life is a serious business das Leben ist eine ernste Angelegenheit;that’s my business das ist meine Sache, das geht niemanden etwas an;this is nobody’s business das geht niemanden etwas an;this is none of your business, that is no business of yours das geht Sie nichts an;get down to business zur Sache kommen;I’m trying to keep out of this demonstration business umg ich versuche, mich aus der ganzen Demonstriererei herauszuhalten;10. Anliegen n:what is your business? was haben Sie auf dem Herzen?11. Anlass m, Grund m, Berechtigung f:what business did he have to say that? wie kam er dazu, das zu sagen?12. THEAT Aktion f (stumme Szenen, Bewegungen etc; Ggs Sprechtext)13. Geschäft n euph (Notdurft):B adj geschäftlich:for business reasons aus geschäftlichen Gründen* * *noun2) no pl. (buying and selling) Geschäfte Pl.business is business — (fig.) Geschäft ist Geschäft
set up in business — ein Geschäft od. eine Firma gründen
go out of business — pleite gehen (ugs.)
go into business — Geschäftsmann/-frau werden
do business [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Geschäfte machen
be in business — Geschäftsmann/-frau sein
3) (task, duty, province) Aufgabe, die; Pflicht, diethat is my business/none of your business — das ist meine Angelegenheit/nicht deine Sache
mind your own business — kümmere dich um deine [eigenen] Angelegenheiten!
he has no business to do that — er hat kein Recht, das zu tun
4) (matter to be considered) Angelegenheit, die‘any other business’ — "Sonstiges"
get down to [serious] business — [ernsthaft] zur Sache kommen; (Commerc.) an die Arbeit gehen
business before pleasure — erst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen
* * *adj.geschäftlich adj. n.Angelegenheit f.Geschäft -e n.Problem -e n.Sache -n f. -
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1) (negligence) Nachlässigkeit, die3) (looseness) Schlaffheit, die4) (of market, trade) Flaute, die* * *noun die Schlaffheit* * *slack·ness[ˈslæknəs]n no pl* * *['slknɪs]n3) (of business, market etc) Flaute f* * *1. Schlaffheit f, Lockerheit f3. fig (Nach)Lässigkeit f, Laschheit f, Trägheit f4. TECH Spiel n, toter Gang* * *noun, no pl.1) (negligence) Nachlässigkeit, die3) (looseness) Schlaffheit, die4) (of market, trade) Flaute, die* * *n.Schlaffheit f. -
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noun(coll. derog.)1) Faulenzer, der* * *slack·er[ˈslækəʳ, AM -ɚ]* * *['slkə(r)]nBummelant( in) m(f)* * ** * *noun(coll. derog.)1) Faulenzer, der* * *n.Drückeberger m.Faulpelz* m. -
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noun collocation1) лодырь, бездельник2) mil. уклоняющийся от службы в армии* * *1 (n) бездельник; лодырь; прогульщик2 (r) уклоняющийся от службы в армии* * *лентяй, бездельник, лодырь, тунеядец, лежебока* * *['slack·er || 'slækə(r)] n. лодырь, бездельник, прогульщик; дезертир, уклоняющийся от службы в армии* * *бездельниклентяйлодырь* * *разг. 1) лентяй, бездельник 2) воен. уклоняющийся от службы в армии во время войны -
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plei
1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) jugar2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) jugar (a)3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) representar, actuar4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) ser representado5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) tocar6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) gastar una broma (a alguien)7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) jugar contra8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) rielar, bailar9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) dirigir10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) jugar
2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) diversión2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) obra3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) partido4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) juego•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up
play1 n1. obra de teatrothere's a Shakespeare play on at the local theatre representan una obra de Shakespeare en el teatro de la ciudad2. juegoplay2 vb1. jugar2. tocartr[pleɪ]1 (recreation) juego3 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL obra (de teatro), pieza (teatral)4 (free and easy movement, slack) juego5 (action, effect, interaction) juego1 (game, sport) jugar a■ some played cards while the others played football algunos jugamos a cartas mientras otros jugaron a fútbol■ do you play the Stock Exchange? ¿juegas a la Bolsa?2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (compete against) jugar contra; (in position) jugar de; (ball) pasar; (card) jugar; (piece) mover■ have you played David at tennis? ¿has jugado al tenis con David?3 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL tocar1 (joke, trick) gastar, hacer2 (record, song, tape) poner3 (direct - light, water) dirigir1 (amuse oneself) jugar (at, a), ( with, con)2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (at game) jugar4 (pretend) pretender, jugar a■ what are you playing at? ¿qué pretendes?, ¿a qué estás jugando?5 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL tocar6 (move) recorrer\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa play on words un juego de palabrasto be in play estar dentro de juegoto be out of play estar fuera de juegoto be played out estar agotado,-a, estar rendido,-ato bring something into play poner algo en juegoto come into play entrar en juegoto give full play to something dar rienda suelta a algoto make a play for something/somebody intentar conseguir algo/conquistar a alguiento play by ear (music) tocar de oídoto play dead hacerse el/la muerto,-ato play for time tratar de ganar tiempoto play hard to get hacerse de rogar, hacerse el/la interesanteto play into somebody's hands hacerle el juego a alguiento play it by ear (improvise) decidir sobre la marcha, improvisarto play it cool hacer como si nadato play one's cards right jugar bien sus cartasto play safe / play it safe ir a lo seguro, no arriesgarseto play the fool hacer el indio, hacer el tontoto play the game jugar limpioto play truant hacer novillos, hacer campanato play with an idea dar vueltas a una ideato play with fire jugar con fuegofair play / foul play juego limpio / juego sucioplay ['pleɪ] vi1) : jugarto play with a doll: jugar con una muñecato play with an idea: darle vueltas a una idea2) fiddle, toy: jugar, jugueteardon't play with your food: no juegues con la comida3) : tocarto play in a band: tocar en un grupo4) : actuar (en una obra de teatro)play vt1) : jugar (un deporte, etc.), jugar a (un juego), jugar contra (un contrincante)2) : tocar (música o un instrumento)3) perform: interpretar, hacer el papel de (un carácter), representar (una obra de teatro)she plays the lead: hace el papel principalplay n1) game, recreation: juego mchildren at play: niños jugandoa play on words: un juego de palabras2) action: juego mthe ball is in play: la pelota está en juegoto bring into play: poner en juego3) drama: obra f de teatro, pieza f (de teatro)4) movement: juego m (de la luz, una brisa, etc.)5) slack: juego mthere's not enough play in the wheel: la rueda no da lo suficienten.• drama s.m.• holgura s.f.• huelgo s.m.• juego s.m.• jugada s.f.• obra dramática s.f.• pieza s.f.• recreo s.m. (A role)v.v.v.• tañer v.v.• divertirse v.• jugar v.• juguetear v.• representar v.• reproducir (Electrónica) v.• sonar v.pleɪ
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1)a) u ( recreation) juego mb) u ( Sport) juego mplay was interrupted — se interrumpió el juego or el partido
to bring something/come into play — poner* algo/entrar en juego
to make a play for somebody/something — (also BrE)
he made a play for her — trató de ganársela or de conquistársela
the company made a play for ownership of ABC Industries — la compañía intentó hacerse con ABC Industries
2) u ( interplay) juego m4) c ( Theat) obra f (de teatro), pieza f (teatral), comedia fradio play — obra f radiofónica
5) c ( pun)
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2)a) \<\<cards/hopscotch\>\> jugar* ato play a jokeick on somebody — hacerle* or gastarle una broma/una jugarreta a alguien
b) \<\<football/chess\>\> jugar* (AmL exc RPl), jugar* a (Esp, RPl)3)a) ( compete against) \<\<opponent\>\> jugar* contrato play somebody AT something: I used to play her at chess — jugaba ajedrez or (Esp, RPl) al ajedrez con ella
b) \<\<ball\>\> pasar; \<\<card\>\> tirar, jugar*; \<\<piece\>\> mover*c) ( in particular position) jugar* ded) ( use in game) \<\<reserve\>\> alinear, sacar* a jugar4) ( gamble on) jugar* ato play the market — ( Fin) jugar* a la bolsa
5) ( Theat)a) \<\<villain/Hamlet\>\> representar el papel de, hacer* de, actuar* deto play the innocent — hacerse* el inocente
b) \<\<scene\>\> representarto play it cool — hacer* como si nada
to play (it) safe — ir* a la segura, no arriesgarse*
to play (it) straight — ser* sincero or honesto
c) \<\<theater/town\>\> actuar* en6) ( Mus) \<\<instrument/note\>\> tocar*; \<\<piece\>\> tocar*, interpretar (frml)7) ( Audio) \<\<tape/record\>\> poner*8) ( move) (+ adv compl)
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1) vi2) ( amuse oneself) \<\<children\>\> jugar*to play AT something — jugar* a algo
what are you playing at? — ¿a qué estás jugando?, ¿qué es lo que te propones?
to play WITH something/somebody — jugar* con algo/alguien
3) (Games, Sport) jugar*to play fair — jugar* limpio
to play fair with somebody — ser* justo con alguien
4)a) ( Theat) \<\<cast\>\> actuar*, trabajar; \<\<show\>\> ser* representadob) ( pretend)to play dead — hacerse* el muerto
to play hard to get — hacerse* el (or la etc) interesante
5) ( Mus) \<\<musician\>\> tocar*6) ( move)•Phrasal Verbs:- play off- play on- play out- play up[pleɪ]1. N1) (=recreation) juego m•
to be at play — estar jugando•
to do/say sth in play — hacer/decir algo en broma2) (Sport) juego m; (=move, manoeuvre) jugada f, movida fto be in play — [ball] estar en juego
fair I, 1., 1), foul 5.to be out of play — [ball] estar fuera de juego
3) (Theat) obra f (de teatro), pieza fplays teatro msingthe plays of Lope — las obras dramáticas de Lope, el teatro de Lope
radio/television play — obra f para radio/televisión
radioto be in a play — [actor] actuar en una obra
4) (Tech etc) juego mthere's too much play in the clutch — el embrague tiene demasiada holgura or va demasiado suelto
5) (fig) (=interaction)•
to come into play — entrar en juego•
to make a play for sth/sb — intentar conseguir algo/conquistar a algnto make (a) great play of sth — insistir en algo, hacer hincapié en algo
2. VT1) [+ football, tennis, chess, bridge, cards, board game etc] jugar a; [+ game, match] jugar, disputardo you play football? — ¿juegas al fútbol?
what position does he play? — ¿de qué juega?
to play centre-forward/centre-half etc — jugar de delantero centro/medio centro etc
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to play a game of tennis — jugar un partido de tenisthe children were playing a game in the garden — los niños estaban jugando (a un juego) en el jardín
don't play games with me! — (fig) ¡no me vengas con jueguecitos!, ¡no trates de engañarme!
- play the field- play the game2) [+ team, opponent] jugar contralast time we played Sunderland... — la última vez que jugamos contra Sunderland...
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to play sb at chess — jugar contra algn al ajedrez3) [+ card] jugar; [+ ball] golpear; [+ chess piece etc] mover; [+ fish] dejar que se canse, agotar•
he played the ball into the net — (Tennis) estrelló or golpeó la pelota contra la red•
to play the market — (St Ex) jugar a la bolsa- play one's cards right or well- play ball4) (=perform) [+ role, part] hacer, interpretar; [+ work] representar; (=perform in) [+ town] actuar enwhat part did you play? — ¿qué papel tuviste?
when we played "Hamlet" — cuando representamos "Hamlet"
to play the peacemaker/the devoted husband — (fig) hacer el papel de pacificador/de marido amantísimo
we could have played it differently — (fig) podríamos haber actuado de otra forma
- play it cool- play it safebook 1., 1), fool, trick 1., 1)5) (Mus etc) [+ instrument, note] tocar; [+ tune, concerto] tocar, interpretar more frm; [+ tape, CD] poner, tocarto play the piano/violin — tocar el piano/el violín
they played the 5th Symphony — tocaron or more frm interpretaron la Quinta Sinfonía
they were playing Beethoven — tocaban or more frm interpretaban algo de Beethoven
6) (=direct) [+ light, hose] dirigirto play a searchlight on an aircraft — dirigir un reflector hacia un avión, hacer de un avión el blanco de un reflector
3. VI1) (=amuse o.s.) [child] jugar; [puppy, kitten etc] jugar, juguetearto play with an idea — dar vueltas a una idea, barajar una idea
to play with fire — (fig) jugar con fuego
how much time/money do we have to play with? — ¿con cuánto tiempo/dinero contamos?, ¿de cuánto tiempo/dinero disponemos?
to play with o.s. * — euph tocarse, masturbarse
2) (Sport) (at game, gamble) jugarplay! — ¡listo!
who plays first? — ¿quién juega primero?
are you playing today? — ¿tu juegas hoy?
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England are playing against Scotland in the final — Inglaterra jugará contra or se enfrentará a Escocia en la final•
to play at chess — jugar al ajedrezwhat are you playing at? * — pero ¿qué haces?, ¿qué te pasa?
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to play by the rules — (fig) acatar las normas•
he plays for Liverpool — juega en el Liverpoolto play for high stakes — (lit) apostar muy alto; (fig) poner mucho en juego
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to play in defence/goal — (Sport) jugar de defensa/de portero•
he played into the trees — (Golf) mandó la bola a la zona de árboles- play for time- play into sb's hands- play to one's strengths3) (Mus) [person] tocar; [instrument, record etc] sonardo you play? — ¿sabes tocar?
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will you play for us? — ¿nos tocas algo?•
to play on the piano — tocar el piano•
to play to sb — tocar para algn4) (Theat, Cine) (=act) actuarthe film now playing at the Odeon — la película que se exhibe or proyecta en el Odeon
- play hard to get- play deadgallery5) (=move about, form patterns) correr6) [fountain] correr, funcionar4.CPDplay clothes NPL — ropa f para jugar
play reading N — lectura f (de una obra dramática)
- play in- play off- play on- play out- play up* * *[pleɪ]
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1)a) u ( recreation) juego mb) u ( Sport) juego mplay was interrupted — se interrumpió el juego or el partido
to bring something/come into play — poner* algo/entrar en juego
to make a play for somebody/something — (also BrE)
he made a play for her — trató de ganársela or de conquistársela
the company made a play for ownership of ABC Industries — la compañía intentó hacerse con ABC Industries
2) u ( interplay) juego m4) c ( Theat) obra f (de teatro), pieza f (teatral), comedia fradio play — obra f radiofónica
5) c ( pun)
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2)a) \<\<cards/hopscotch\>\> jugar* ato play a joke/trick on somebody — hacerle* or gastarle una broma/una jugarreta a alguien
b) \<\<football/chess\>\> jugar* (AmL exc RPl), jugar* a (Esp, RPl)3)a) ( compete against) \<\<opponent\>\> jugar* contrato play somebody AT something: I used to play her at chess — jugaba ajedrez or (Esp, RPl) al ajedrez con ella
b) \<\<ball\>\> pasar; \<\<card\>\> tirar, jugar*; \<\<piece\>\> mover*c) ( in particular position) jugar* ded) ( use in game) \<\<reserve\>\> alinear, sacar* a jugar4) ( gamble on) jugar* ato play the market — ( Fin) jugar* a la bolsa
5) ( Theat)a) \<\<villain/Hamlet\>\> representar el papel de, hacer* de, actuar* deto play the innocent — hacerse* el inocente
b) \<\<scene\>\> representarto play it cool — hacer* como si nada
to play (it) safe — ir* a la segura, no arriesgarse*
to play (it) straight — ser* sincero or honesto
c) \<\<theater/town\>\> actuar* en6) ( Mus) \<\<instrument/note\>\> tocar*; \<\<piece\>\> tocar*, interpretar (frml)7) ( Audio) \<\<tape/record\>\> poner*8) ( move) (+ adv compl)
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1) vi2) ( amuse oneself) \<\<children\>\> jugar*to play AT something — jugar* a algo
what are you playing at? — ¿a qué estás jugando?, ¿qué es lo que te propones?
to play WITH something/somebody — jugar* con algo/alguien
3) (Games, Sport) jugar*to play fair — jugar* limpio
to play fair with somebody — ser* justo con alguien
4)a) ( Theat) \<\<cast\>\> actuar*, trabajar; \<\<show\>\> ser* representadob) ( pretend)to play dead — hacerse* el muerto
to play hard to get — hacerse* el (or la etc) interesante
5) ( Mus) \<\<musician\>\> tocar*6) ( move)•Phrasal Verbs:- play off- play on- play out- play up -
20 off season
разгар сезона; сезон наибольшего спросаСинонимический ряд:bad year (noun) bad period; bad year; off year; poor period; poor year; slack period; slack time; slack year; time of reduced voting
См. также в других словарях:
slack — Ⅰ. slack [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) not taut or held tightly in position; loose. 2) (of business or trade) not busy; quiet. 3) careless, lazy, or negligent. 4) (of a tide) neither ebbing nor flowing. ► NOUN 1) … English terms dictionary
slack tide — noun the occurrence of relatively still water at the turn of the (low) tide • Syn: ↑slack water • Hypernyms: ↑tide * * * noun see slack water 1 * * * slack tide, = slack water. (Cf. ↑ … Useful english dictionary
slack water — noun 1. a stretch of water without current or movement suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless • Syn: ↑slack • Derivationally related forms: ↑slack (for: ↑slack) • Hypernyms … Useful english dictionary
slack jaw — noun : wearisome or impudent talk * * * slack jaw noun (slang) Impudent talk • • • Main Entry: ↑slack … Useful english dictionary
slack rope — noun : a loosely stretched rope used by some ropewalkers and acrobats compare tightrope * * * slack rope noun A loosely stretched rope for a funambulist • • • Main Entry: ↑slack … Useful english dictionary
slack wire — noun : a wire slack rope * * * slack wire, a loosely stretched wire on which an acrobat performs: »A man twirling hoops while balancing on a slack wire (New York Times) … Useful english dictionary
slack-off — «SLAK F, OF», noun. Informal. a slowing down; a lessening; letup: »an industry wide slack off exists … Useful english dictionary
slack|age — «SLAK ihj», noun. the amount allowed for the droop or sag of a rope or cable when not fully strained; slack … Useful english dictionary
slack|en|ing — «SLAK uh nihng», noun. the action of making or becoming slack; diminution; lessening:»Zinc demand continues strong, with no indications of immediate slackening (Wall Street Journal) … Useful english dictionary
slack´en|er — slack|en «SLAK uhn», transitive verb. 1. to make slower: »Don t slacken your efforts till the work is done. SYNONYM(S): retard. 2. to make looser: »Slacken the rope. Slackening the reins, I let my horse take his own course (Francis Parkman). –v.i … Useful english dictionary
slack|en — «SLAK uhn», transitive verb. 1. to make slower: »Don t slacken your efforts till the work is done. SYNONYM(S): retard. 2. to make looser: »Slacken the rope. Slackening the reins, I let my horse take his own course (Francis Parkman). –v.i. 1. to… … Useful english dictionary