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1 slack
[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
- slackness
- 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 -
2 slack up
transitive verb & intransitive verb zavlačevati, opočasniti, obrzdati; postati počasnejši, šibkejši; zmanjšati hitrost vlaka ipd. pred ustavljanjemto slack up work — zavlačevati delo, "mečkati" pri delu
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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
Slack-water navigation — 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 — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English slak, from Old English sleac; akin to Old High German slah slack, Latin laxus slack, loose, languēre to languish, Greek lagnos lustful and perhaps to Greek lēgein to stop Date: before 12th century 1. not… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Slack — Slack, Slacken Slack en, v. t. 1. To render slack; to make less tense or firm; as, to slack a rope; to slacken a bandage. Wycklif (Acts xxvii. 40) [1913 Webster] 2. To neglect; to be remiss in. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] Slack not the pressage.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slack — slack, slacken Both words have been in use since the 16c, and remain interchangeable in many meanings. There are, however, some areas of preference: slacken is generally more dominant in the sense ‘to make or become slack (or slacker)’: a breeze … Modern English usage
at a slack pace — at a slow rate, at a sluggish speed … English contemporary dictionary
pace — I n. rate of movement 1) to set the pace 2) to keep pace with 3) to change pace; to slacken the pace 4) a brisk, fast, rapid; even, steady; frantic, hectic; grueling, killing pace 5) a slack, slow, sluggish; snail s ( extremely slow ) pace 6) at… … Combinatory dictionary
slack up — verb make less active or fast He slackened his pace as he got tired Don t relax your efforts now • Syn: ↑slack, ↑slacken, ↑relax • Derivationally related forms: ↑relaxation ( … Useful english dictionary
Slacker — 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