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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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