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1 sluggish
adjectiveträge; schleppend [Gang, Schritt]; schwerfällig [Reaktion, Vorstellungskraft]; (Commerc.) flau; schleppend [Nachfrage, Geschäftsgang]* * *adjective (moving slowly; not active or alert: a sluggish river; I always feel rather sluggish in the mornings.) träge* * *slug·gish[ˈslʌgɪʃ]\sluggish trading stagnierender Handel* * *['slʌgɪʃ]adj(= indolent ALSO MED) träge; engine, car lahm, langsam; temperament phlegmatisch; steps schwerfällig; river träge; business flau; market, stock exchange flau, lustlos* * *sluggish [ˈslʌɡıʃ] adj (adv sluggishly)* * *adjectiveträge; schleppend [Gang, Schritt]; schwerfällig [Reaktion, Vorstellungskraft]; (Commerc.) flau; schleppend [Nachfrage, Geschäftsgang]* * *adj.faul adj.träg adj. -
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3 slack
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
- slackness
- 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. -
4 inactive
adjective1) untätig2) (sluggish) träge* * *[in'æktiv]( formal)1) (not taking much exercise: You're fat because you're so inactive.) träge•- academic.ru/37238/inaction">inaction- inactivity* * *in·ac·tive[ɪnˈæktɪv]the explosive remains \inactive until set off by heat der Sprengstoff wird erst durch Hitze gezündet\inactive market umsatzschwacher Marktan \inactive volcano ein inaktiver Vulkan* * *[In'ktɪv]adjuntätig; person, life, hands also müßig (geh); mind träge, müßig (geh); volcano erloschen, untätig; (FIN) account umsatzlosdon't have money lying inactive in the bank — lassen Sie (Ihr) Geld nicht auf der Bank brachliegen
* * *inactive [ınˈæktıv] adj (adv inactively)1. untätig2. träge, faulinactive account umsatzloses Konto;inactive capital brachliegendes Kapital4. a) CHEM, PHYS inaktiv, unwirksam:inactive mass träge Masseb) PHYS nicht radioaktiv5. MED inaktiv6. MIL nicht aktiv, außer Dienst* * *adjective1) untätig2) (sluggish) träge* * *adj.inaktiv adj.tatenlos adj.träg adj. -
5 stagnant
adjective1) (motionless) stehend [Gewässer]2) (fig.): (lifeless) abgestumpft [Geist, Seele]; stagnierend [Wirtschaft]; dumpf [Leben]the economy is stagnant — die Wirtschaft stagniert
* * *['stæɡnənt]1) ((of water) standing still rather than flowing and therefore usually dirty: a stagnant pool.) abgestanden2) (dull or inactive: Our economy is stagnant.) stockend•- academic.ru/70166/stagnate">stagnate- stagnation* * *stag·nant[ˈstægnənt]\stagnant air stehende Luft\stagnant pool stiller Teich\stagnant water stehendes Wasser2. (sluggish) träge, langweilig* * *['stgnənt]adj(= still, not moving) air, water (still)stehend attr, gestaut; (= foul, stale) water abgestanden; air verbraucht; trade stagnierend, stockend; mind trägethe economy/market is stagnant — die Wirtschaft/der Markt stagniert
* * *stagnant adj (adv stagnantly) stagnierend:a) stockend, stillstehendd) fig träge* * *adjective1) (motionless) stehend [Gewässer]2) (fig.): (lifeless) abgestumpft [Geist, Seele]; stagnierend [Wirtschaft]; dumpf [Leben]* * *adj.stagnierend adj.stillstehend adj.stockend adj. -
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