slack

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. (uncountable) The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
2. (countable, uncountable) A dip in a surface.
3. (countable, uncountable) In particular, a shallow dell or hollow; a dip in the surface of terrain, such as between hills.
4. (countable) A low-lying marsh or a pool, especially a tidal or intermittent one which periodically fills and drains.
5. (uncountable) Unconditional listening attention given by client to patient.
6. (attributive, countable, form-of, uncountable) Attributive form of slacks (“semi-formal trousers”).

Adj

1. Lax; not tense; not firmly extended.
2. Weak; not holding fast.
3. Moderate in some capacity.
4. Moderate in some capacity.
5. Lacking diligence or care; not earnest or eager.
6. Not active or busy, successful, or violent.
7. Excess; surplus to requirements.
8. (Caribbean, Jamaica, slang) Vulgar; sexually explicit, especially in dancehall music.
9. Lax.

Adv

Slackly.

Verb

1. (ambitransitive) To slacken.
2. (obsolete) To mitigate; to reduce the strength of.
3. To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake.
4. To refuse to work as hard as one is supposed to.

slacks

• Noun
• Verb

Llegeix-ne més

Conceptes

sornejar

ronsejar

remolejar

dropejar

gandulejar

mandrejar

afluixar

moderar

alentir

gallofejar

sorra grossa

caiguda

debilitar

fangar

remetre

descurar

mitigar

deixar anar

asserenar

amansir

destesar

defallir

asserenar-se

flaquejar

amansir-se

encalmar-se

davallada

descuidat

fluixedat

fluixesa

fanguera

fanguissar

apagar

zona pantanosa

cedir

cessar

🛑

disminuir

grava

morir

💀

parar

🛑

pòlvores gruixudes

reduir

retardar

Sinònims

loose

lax

sluggish

slow

looseness

slake

lazy

slacken

slackness

limp

languid

loosen

flaccid

weak

inert

listless

careless

loaf

flabby

idle

abate

relax

relaxed

☺️

morass

baggy

laxity

culm

dull

slothful

slow down

droopy

slackening

shirk

sag

slack up

relaxation

die away

quagmire

quiet

slack water

negligent

falloff

mire

nerveless

fen

falling off

loosened

play

dullness

gravel

Traduccions

lâche

schlaff

flojo

aflojar

lento

los

desserré

floscio

slap

gravier

frouxo

négligent

locker

lose

debole

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/slæk/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: slak

Heretat de anglès antic: slæc

Heretat de anglès mitjà: slakken

Heretat de anglès antic: slacian

Cognat amb islandès: slakki

Cognat amb noruec: slakke

In summary

From Middle English slak, from Old English slæc (“slack”), from Proto-Germanic *slakaz. For sense of coal dust, compare slag.