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1 slacken off
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2 slacken
A vtr1 ( release) donner du mou à [rope, cable] ; lâcher [reins] ; relâcher [grip, hold, pressure] ; desserrer [nut] ; he slackened his grip on the rope il a relâché sa prise sur la corde ;2 ( reduce) réduire [pace, speed] ;3 ( loosen) assouplir [control, rule].B vi1 ( loosen) [grip, hold, pressure, rope] se relâcher ; [nut, bolt] se desserrer ; his grip on the rope slackened il a relâché sa prise sur la corde ;2 ( ease off) [activity, momentum, pace, speed, business, sales, trade] ralentir ; [pressure, interest] diminuer ; [rain, gale] se calmer.■ slacken down [driver] ralentir.■ slacken off:▶ slacken off [sth], slacken [sth] off donner du mou à [rope, cable] ; desserrer [nut, bolt].■ slacken up [person] se relâcher dans son travail. -
3 slacken
slacken [ˈslækn][+ rope] relâcher ; [+ cable] donner du ballant à[rope] se relâcher ; [cable] prendre du ballant ; [trade] ralentir ; [enthusiasm, pressure] diminuera. = slackenb. [person] se laisser aller= slacken* * *['slækən] 1.transitive verb1) ( release) donner du mou à [rope, cable]; lâcher [reins]; relâcher [grip, pressure]; desserrer [nut]2) ( reduce) réduire [pace]3) ( loosen) assouplir [control]2.1) ( loosen) [grip, pressure, rope] se relâcher; [nut, bolt] se desserrer2) ( ease off) [activity, pace, speed, business] ralentir; [pressure, interest] diminuer; [rain, gale] se calmer•Phrasal Verbs: -
4 slacken
slacken ['slækən]∎ the train slackened speed le train a ralenti(b) (lessen → speed, demand, interest) diminuer; (→ business) ralentir; (→ wind) diminuer de force; (→ standards) baisser(b) (speed, demand) diminuer -
5 slacken
1) (to make or become looser: She felt his grip on her arm slacken.) (se) relâcher2) (to make or become less busy, less active or less fast: The doctor told him to slacken up if he wanted to avoid a heart-attack.) ralentir (son rythme) -
6 veer
A vtr2 ( slacken) filer [rope, chain].B vi1 lit ( change direction) [ship] virer ; [person, road, wind] tourner ; to veer away from/towards sth se détourner de/vers qch ; to veer off the road s'éloigner de la route ; to veer away ou off s'éloigner ; to veer off course dévier de sa route ; the car veered across the road la voiture a traversé la route ;2 fig [person, opinion, emotion] changer ; to veer (away) from sth se détourner de qch ; to veer towards sth se tourner vers qch ; to veer between depression and elation osciller entre le découragement et l'allégresse.
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