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1 negligent
adjectivebe negligent about something — sich um etwas nicht kümmern
be negligent of one's duties/somebody — seine Pflichten/jemanden vernachlässigen
* * *adjective nachlässig* * *neg·li·gent[ˈneglɪʤənt]the teacher had been \negligent in leaving the children alone, the judge ruled der Richter befand das Verhalten des Lehrers für fahrlässig, weil dieser die Kinder alleine gelassen hatteto be \negligent of one's duties/family/work seine Pflichten/Familie/Arbeit vernachlässigen; ( liter: nonchalant) manner leger, lässig; clothing salopp* * *['neglIdZənt]adjto be negligent of sb/sth — jdn/etw vernachlässigen
2) (= off-hand) lässig* * *negligent adj (adv negligently)1. nachlässig, unachtsam:2. JUR fahrlässig3. lässig, salopp, ungezwungen* * *adjectivebe negligent of one's duties/somebody — seine Pflichten/jemanden vernachlässigen
* * *adj.liederlich adj.nachlässig adj.nachlässigen adj. -
2 negligent
the teacher had been \negligent in leaving the children alone, the judge ruled der Richter befand das Verhalten des Lehrers für fahrlässig, weil dieser die Kinder alleine gelassen hatte;to be \negligent of one's duties/ family/ work seine Pflichten/Familie/Arbeit vernachlässigen; (liter: nonchalant) manner leger, lässig; clothing salopp -
3 neglectful
adjective(careless) gleichgültig (of gegenüber)be neglectful of — sich nicht kümmern um
* * *ne·glect·ful[nɪˈglektfəl]adj nachlässig\neglectful parents pflichtvergessene Eltern▪ to be \neglectful of sth/sb etw/jdn vernachlässigento be \neglectful of one's duties/friends/housework seine Pflichten/Freunde/die Hausarbeit vernachlässigen* * *[nI'glektfUl]adjnachlässig; father, government etc pflichtvergessento be neglectful of sb/sth — sich nicht um jdn/etw kümmern, jdn/etw vernachlässigen
* * ** * *adjective(careless) gleichgültig (of gegenüber)* * *adj.nachlässig adj. -
4 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.
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