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1 slack
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 -
2 slack
A n1 lit (in rope, cable) mou m ; to take up the slack in a rope tendre une corde ; to take up the slack fig ( take over) prendre le relais ;3 ( coal) poussier m ;4 ( drop in trade) ralentissement m des affaires.C adj1 ( careless) [worker] peu consciencieux/-ieuse ; [management] négligent ; [student] peu appliqué ; [work] peu soigné ; to be slack about sth/about doing négliger qch/négliger de faire ; to get ou grow slack [worker, discipline, surveillance] se relâcher ;2 ( not busy) [period, season] creux/creuse (after n) ; [demand, sales] faible ; business is slack les affaires tournent au ralenti ; the trading ou market is slack le marché est peu actif ;D vi [worker] se relâcher dans son travail.■ slack off:▶ slack [sth] off, slack off [sth] donner du mou à [rope] ; desserrer [nut].■ slack up [person] se relâcher dans son travail. -
3 slack
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: -
4 slow
slow [sləʊ]1. adjectivelent ; [market, demand] stagnant• he's a bit slow ( = stupid) il a l'esprit un peu lent2. adverb( = slowly) lentement• to go slow [workers] faire une grève perlée• "slow" (on road sign) « ralentir »• you must slow down or you'll make yourself ill il faut que vous travailliez moins, sinon vous allez tomber malade5. compounds* * *[sləʊ] 1.1) (not quick, dull) lent2) ( slack) gen stagnant; [economic growth] lent3) ( dim) lent (d'esprit)4) [clock, watch]5) [oven] doux/douce6) [pitch, court] lourd2.adverb gen lentement3.to go slow — [workers] freiner la production
transitive verb, intransitive verb slow downPhrasal Verbs:- slow up -
5 slow
A adj1 ( not quick) [runner, vehicle, gesture, movement, progress, process, development] lent ; the pace of life is slow here on vit au ralenti ici ; to fall into a slow decline tomber lentement dans le déclin ; to make slow progress/a slow recovery avancer/se remettre lentement ; the slow movement Mus le mouvement lent ; to be slow to do tarder à faire ; attitudes are slow to change les attitudes changent lentement ; he is slow to anger il lui en faut beaucoup pour se mettre en colère ; to be slow in doing être lent à faire ;2 ( dull) [film, novel, play, plot] lent ;4 ( intellectually unresponsive) [child, pupil, learner] lent (d'esprit) ; slow at sth faible en qch ;5 ( showing incorrect time) [clock, watch] to be slow retarder ; to be 10 minutes slow retarder de 10 minutes ;6 ( not too hot) [oven, flame] doux/douce ;7 Sport [pitch, court] lourd.B adv [go, drive, travel] gen lentement ; to go slow [workers] freiner la production ; slow-acting à action lente ; slow-cooked dish plat mijoté. ⇒ go-slow.■ slow down:▶ slow down [train, runner, pulse, output, economy] ralentir ; to slow (down) to a crawl rouler au pas ; to slow (down) to 20 km/h ralentir à 20 km/h ; to slow (down) to 2% tomber à 2% ; at your age you should slow down à ton âge tu devrais ralentir (tes activités) ;▶ slow down [sth/sb], slow [sth/sb] down ralentir [car, traffic, runner, progress, production] ; the illness has slowed her down la maladie l'a diminuée.
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