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sluggish ['slʌgɪʃ](b) (mind) lent, engourdi; (response, attempt, engine) mou (molle); (river, pulse) lent, paresseux; (market) stagnant; (sales) médiocre; (organization, bureaucracy) lourd;∎ at a sluggish pace au ralenti;∎ trading is always rather sluggish on Mondays les affaires ne marchent jamais très bien ou très fort le lundi;∎ the engine is very sluggish in the mornings le moteur est très lent à démarrer le matin -
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1 [person, animal] léthargique ; [circulation, reaction] lent ; [traffic] engorgé ; [river] stagnant ;2 Fin [demand, economy, market, trade] qui stagne ; after a sluggish start après un démarrage difficile. -
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adjective (moving slowly; not active or alert: a sluggish river; I always feel rather sluggish in the mornings.) mou -
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(market, business, economy) calme, stagnant(e);∎ trading is always rather sluggish on Mondays les affaires ne marchent jamais très fort le lundi -
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adj.1) paresseux; apathique; mou; léthargique2) Fin., Comm. (marché) morose, sans dynamisme, dépriméEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > sluggish
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[con.] croissance économique atoneEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > sluggish economic growth
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I noun(a kind of animal like a snail.) limace- sluggish- sluggishly - sluggishness II 1. noun(a piece of metal, especially an irregularly shaped lump used as a bullet.) balle2. verb(to strike (a person) heavily usually causing unconsciousness: The man had been slugged on the back of the neck with a heavy object.) assommer -
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Sluggish — Slug gish, a. 1. Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man. [1913 Webster] 2. Slow; having little motion; as, a sluggish stream. [1913 Webster] 3. Having no power to move one s self or itself; inert. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sluggish — slug‧gish [ˈslʌgɪʆ] adjective happening or reacting more slowly than usual: • Trading activity has been sluggish all week. • sluggish consumer demand sluggishly adverb : • Economists predict that taxable income will grow only sluggishly.… … Financial and business terms
sluggish — index despondent, inactive, indolent, languid, lax, lifeless (dull), otiose, phlegmatic … Law dictionary
sluggish — mid 15c., from M.E. slugge lazy person (see SLUGGARD (Cf. sluggard)). Earlier adj. was sluggi (early 13c.) … Etymology dictionary
sluggish — *lethargic, torpid, comatose Analogous words: inert, *inactive: indolent, slothful, *lazy: listless, languishing, *languid Antonyms: brisk: expeditious: quick (of mind) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
sluggish — [adj] dull, slow moving apathetic, blah*, comatose, dopey*, down, dragging, draggy*, drippy*, heavy, hebetudinous, inactive, indolent, inert, laid back*, languid, languorous, leaden, lethargic, lifeless, listless, lumpish, mooney*, off,… … New thesaurus
sluggish — ► ADJECTIVE 1) slow moving or inactive. 2) lacking energy or alertness. DERIVATIVES sluggishly adverb sluggishness noun … English terms dictionary
sluggish — [slug′ish] adj. [< SLUG1 + ISH] 1. lacking energy, alertness, or vigor; indisposed to exertion; slothful 2. not active; slow or slow moving; dull 3. not functioning with normal vigor sluggishly adv. sluggishness n … English World dictionary
sluggish — adjective a) Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man. And the sluggish land slumbers in utter neglect. b) Slow; having little motion; as, a s … Wiktionary
sluggish — [[t]slʌ̱gɪʃ[/t]] ADJ GRADED You can describe something as sluggish if it moves, works, or reacts much slower than you would like or is normal. The economy remains sluggish... Circulation is much more sluggish in the feet than in the hands. ...the … English dictionary
sluggish — sluggishly, adv. sluggishness, n. /slug ish/, adj. 1. indisposed to action or exertion; lacking in energy; lazy; indolent: a sluggish disposition. 2. not acting or working with full vigor, as bodily organs: a sluggish liver. 3. slow to act or… … Universalium