slack

Significado (Inglés)

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
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Conceptos

flojo

aflojar

remitir

débil

remiso

laxo

ceder

cisco

floja

grava

moderar

reducir

soltar

somero

superficial

trivial

aflojarse

apoltronado

carboncillo

carbonilla

cisc

encalmado

flojear

flojera

haraganear

inseguro

lánguido

largar

negligente

relajarse

remolón

remolonear

capacidad no utilizada

capacidad ociosa

capacidad subutilizada

falta de dinamismo

margen de maniobra

arena gorda

apagar

destensar

arena gruesa

atonía

bajón

caída

cascajo

charco

Sinónimos

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

Traducciones

lâche

schlaff

floscio

desserré

los

lento

debole

sornejar

remolejar

gravier

locker

ronsejar

lose

flau

négligent

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/slæk/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: slak

Heredado de inglés antiguo: slæc

Heredado de inglés medio: slakken

Heredado de inglés antiguo: slacian

Cognado con islandés: slakki

Cognado con noruego: slakke

In summary

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