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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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I [slæk]1) (careless) [worker, student] indolente, svogliato; [ work] trascuratoto get slack — [ worker] impigrirsi; [discipline, surveillance] allentarsi
2) (not busy) [ period] morto; [demand, sales] deboleII 1. [slæk]to go slack — rilassarsi, distendersi
1) (in rope, cable) allentamento m.2) fig. (in schedule etc.) margine m.3) (in trade) stagnazione f.2. III [slæk]verbo intransitivo [ worker] impigrirsiIV [slæk]* * *[slæk]1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) lento2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) allentato3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) negligente4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) debole•- slacken- slackly
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- slacks* * *[slæk]1) (not tight: rope, knot) lento (-a), allentato (-a), (grip) debole2. n1)etc) to take up the slack in a rope — tendere una corda2) (coal dust) polvere f di carboneSee:3. vifam fare il (la)lavativo (-a)4. vt(Naut: sail) lascare•* * *slack (1) /slæk/a.2 fiacco; flaccido; debole; indolente; inerte; negligente; pigro; trasandato; trascurato: The market is slack, il mercato è fiacco; slack muscles, muscoli flaccidi; a slack workman, un operaio indolente, pigro; slack bookkeeping, contabilità trasandata3 (mecc.) lasco4 (naut.) lasco; non tesato● slack-baked bread, pane cotto male □ slack-dried hops, luppoli essiccati male □ slack-jawed, a bocca aperta □ slack lime, calce spenta □ (econ.) a slack period, un periodo di ristagno □ (comm., tur.) the slack season, la stagione morta □ (ind. tess.) slack silk, seta floscia; seta da ricamo □ (naut.) slack water, stanca di marea □ ( anche fig.) to keep a slack hand (o rein), allentare le redini.slack (2) /slæk/n.5 [u] (mecc.) gioco6 [u] (naut.) stanca8 (pl.) pantaloni sportivi● (naut.) slack of high [of low] water, stanca d'alta [di bassa] marea □ (naut.) to pull in the slack of a rope, tendere una cima; tesare un cavo □ to take up the slack, recuperare l'imbando; (fig.) controbilanciare ( un calo, una crisi, ecc.) □ There's too much slack in the wire, il filo (elettrico) è troppo lento.slack (3) /slæk/n. [u]polverino ( di carbone).(to) slack /slæk/A v. t.4 (naut.) allentare; allascare; lascareB v. i.1 ( spesso to slack off, to slack up) rallentare; diminuire la velocità; rallentare il ritmo di lavoro (o di studio, di gioco); ( sport) sedersi (fig.); rilassarsi* * *I [slæk]1) (careless) [worker, student] indolente, svogliato; [ work] trascuratoto get slack — [ worker] impigrirsi; [discipline, surveillance] allentarsi
2) (not busy) [ period] morto; [demand, sales] deboleII 1. [slæk]to go slack — rilassarsi, distendersi
1) (in rope, cable) allentamento m.2) fig. (in schedule etc.) margine m.3) (in trade) stagnazione f.2. III [slæk]verbo intransitivo [ worker] impigrirsiIV [slæk] -
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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
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- 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
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[slæk]1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) slap2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) løs3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) sløv4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) stille; sløv•- slacken- slackly
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- slacks* * *[slæk]1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) slap2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) løs3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) sløv4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) stille; sløv•- slacken- slackly
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slæk1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) slakk, slapp2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) løs, slakk3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) slapp, treg, slurvet4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) treg, langsom, stille•- slacken- slackly
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- slacksslakk--------slappIsubst. \/slæk\/1) slakk, slapp del, løsthengende del2) slark, spillerom3) stille vann (ved skifte mellom flo og fjære)4) nedgang, dødperiode, stopp5) ( hverdagslig) avbrekk, avkobling, hvilepausecut someone some slack gi noen litt spilleromslacks slacks, lange ledige bukserslack suit slacks med matchende skjorte\/jakkeIIsubst. \/slæk\/kullgrus, kullstøvIIIverb \/slæk\/1) slappe (av), døse hen, bli treg(ere)2) slakke, henge løst, fire på, bli slakk3) minske, saktne, avta, slå av på4) leskeslack away! ( sjøfart) fir vekk!slack off slappe av, døse hen, bli tregere sakke farten, saktne løsneslack up sakke farten, saktneIVadj. \/slæk\/1) slakk, slapp, løs2) langsom, sakte, rolig3) ( handel) stille, død, treg4) slapp, lat, dårlig, slurveteget slack slakke på kravenekeep a slack hand være slepphendt medslack demand liten etterspørselslack lime lesket kalkslack period dødperiodeslack water ( ved skifte mellom flo og fjære) stille vannslack wind ( meteorologi) flau vind -
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[slæk]1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) frouxo2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) folgado3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) desleixado4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) lento•- slacken- slackly
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- slacks* * *slack1[slæk] n 1 parte solta de um cabo. 2 inatividade ou recesso de uma indústria. 3 baixa da água ou maré. • vi 1 soltar, afrouxar. 2 diminuir, moderar. 3 apagar (cal). 4 relaxar. • adj 1 solto, frouxo, bambo. 2 negligente, relaxado, descuidado, indolente. 3 lento, folgado. 4 calmo, sem atividade ou movimento. to slack away/ off desapertar, afrouxar a tensão (de um cabo). to slack up diminuir a velocidade antes de parar (trem). to take up the slack in an industry tomar medidas para que atividade e produção cresçam em uma indústria. to take up the slack in a rope puxar a corda até tornar-se apertada.————————slack2[slæk] n moinha de carvão, pó, escória. basic slack Chem fosfato básico obtido pelo processo de Thomas, escória básica. -
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(цепи, провода) slack, slackness* * *слабина́ ж.
slackвыбира́ть слабину́, напр. кана́та — take up [heave in] the slack of, e. g., a ropeоставля́ть (небольшу́ю) слабину́, напр. в кана́те — keep (some) slack in, e. g., the rope* * * -
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[slæk] 1. adjtrousers, skin obwisły; security, discipline rozluźniony; period, season martwy2. n( in rope etc) luźny kawałek mthe business/market is slack — panuje zastój w interesach/na rynku
- slacks* * *[slæk]1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) luźny2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) luźny3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) niedbały4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) w zastoju•- slacken- slackly
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[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
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- 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 -
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[slæk]1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) slakur2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) slakur, ekki hertur3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) kærulaus4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) dauður, í lægð•- slacken- slackly
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kókadt, feszítéslazulás, lazaság, hézag, szénpor to slack: tágul, lazít, csökkent, lazul, kiereszt, hígít* * *[slæk]1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) laza (kötél)2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) meglazult3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) gondatlan4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) pangó•- slacken- slackly
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adj. gevşek, ağır, uyuşuk, gayretsiz, laçka, mıymıntı, tembel, ihmalci, durgun, kesat————————n. gevşeklik, durgunluk, durgun su, boşluk, mola, teneffüs, toz kömür, kömür tozu, halatın gevşek ucu, kaloma————————v. gevşetmek, çözmek, koyvermek, yavaşlatmak, gevşemek, söndürmek (kireç), durulmak, tembellik etmek, laçkalaşmak* * *1. gevşek 2. kaytar (v.) 3. sarkan (adj.)* * *[slæk]1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) gevşek2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) gevşek3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) kesat4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) durgunluk, kesat•- slacken- slackly
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• olla vetelä• saamaton• höllentää• hölletä• höllä• höllentyä• höltyä• höllärakenteinen• höllätä• irtonainen• innoton• jännittämätön• jännittymätön• heikko• hiilimurska• hiljentää• hiljainen• hervoton• hidas• hiljentyä• hellittäätechnology• holkkuma• holtiton• veltto• veltostunut• vetelehtiä• vetelätechnology• välys• välinpitämätön• väljät housut• väljyys• ponneton• rento• kiristämätön• leväperäinen• liikkumavara• nahjusmainen• löysä• löyhä• löyhäotteinen• suurpiirteinen• tarmoton• kunnoton• laiminlyödä• laimea• laiska• pingottumaton* * *slæk1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) löysä2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) löysä3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) välinpitämätön4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) hiljainen•- slacken- slackly
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[slæk]1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) vaļīgs; nenostiepts2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) vaļīgs; nenostiprināts3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) nolaidīgs; bezatbildīgs4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) kluss; bez rosības•- slacken- slackly
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- slacks* * *ogļu putekļi; vaļīgs tauvas gals; klusā sezona; bezdarbība; lēnūdens laiks; palaist vaļīgāk; atslābt; palēnināt; dzesēt; slaistīties; dzēst; vaļīgs, ļengans; kluss; lēns, gauss; nomācošs, nogurdinošs; nolaidīgs, nevīžīgs; neizcepts -
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[slæk]1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) neįtemptas, laisvas2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) nepriveržtas3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) aplaidus, neatidus, nerūpestingas4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) vangus, negyvas•- slacken- slackly
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adj. slapp, slak; lat, slö; långsam; slarvig--------adv. slakhet; avkoppling, vila; små stenkol--------n. slapphet; nedgång, sjunkande aktivitet; slak del--------v. dra sig undan, vika undan; släppa; försumma; slöa; slappna av; slaka, bli slak; minska* * *[slæk]1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) slak, slack2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) lös3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) slapp, slö4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) trög•- slacken- slackly
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[slæk]1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) volný2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) uvolněný3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) nedbalý4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) váznoucí•- slacken- slackly
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[slæk]1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) voľný2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) uvoľnený3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) nedbanlivý4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) viaznuci•- slacken- slackly
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- slacks* * *• uvolnenie• volný• volný koniec• vlažný• uviaznút• vôla• uvolnený• uvolnit• uvolnit tah• volne navinutý• vybehaný• zanedbávat• zdlhavý• zmenšit• zmiernit• zvolnit• zvädnutý• zvetrávat• zmenšovat• splasnút• s previsom• skracovat• slabý• spomalit• stojatá voda• spomalit rýchlost• upadat• ulievat sa• unavený• uholný prach• udusit• prevesený• previs• prestávka• prevesit• dusit• hasit• flákat• drobné uhlie• hasit sa• cast lana• brzdit• casová tolerancia• chabý• rozpadat sa• pauza• pomaly• povolený• pracovat ledabolo• pokojný• povolená cast• povolit• povolit sa• popustit• lajdácky• lahostajný• konat nepozorne• lenivý• lenošit• malátny• mdlý• málo• medzera• malý• mierny• mrtvá sezóna• mrtvy chod stroja• mierne zahriati• mrtvy• nedopálený• neutiahnutý• nedosušený• nedopecený• nenapnutý• nepozorný• nepresný• nepatrný• nevelký• necinný• nedostatocne• odpocinok• obdobie malej cinnosti• ochablý• ochabnút• ochabovat• oddych
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slack — slack1 slackingly, adv. slackly, adv. slackness, n. /slak/, adj. 1. not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose: a slack rope. 2. negligent; careless; remiss: slack proofreading. 3. slow, sluggish, or indolent: He is slack in answering letters … Universalium
slack — I. /slæk / (say slak) adjective 1. not tense or taut; loose: slack rope. 2. indolent; negligent; remiss. 3. slow; sluggish. 4. lacking in activity; dull; not brisk: slack times for business. 5. sluggish, as the water, tide, or wind. 6. Colloquial …
neglect — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Disregard Nouns 1. neglect, negligence, carelessness, heedlessness, thoughtlessness, dereliction, delinquency; omission, oversight, laches, default; benign neglect; rashness; procrastination. See… … English dictionary for students
slack — 1. adj., n., v., & adv. adj. 1 (of rope etc.) not taut. 2 inactive or sluggish. 3 negligent or remiss. 4 (of tide etc.) neither ebbing nor flowing. 5 (of trade or business or a market) with little happening. 6 loose. 7 Phonet. lax. 8 relaxed,… … Useful english dictionary
