slack

Signification (Anglais)

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

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Concepts

lâche

desserré

négligent

gravier

être lâche

nonchalant

ralentir

réduire

relâcher

marécage

diminuer

mou

lent

marais

moelleux

superficiel

supprimer

ballant

détendu

diminuer d’efforts

étale

mévente

poussier

ralentissement

relâché

sans force

se relâcher

stagnation

volant de ressources inutilisées

capacité inutilisée

capacité inemployée

capacité oisive

capacité sous-employée

faible taux d’utilisation des capacités

lourdeur de la conjoncture

glander

amoindrir

mal fixé

arène

atonie

bourbe

bourbier

cesser

descendre

doux

faible

indolent

jeu

léger

Synonymes

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

Traductions

schlaff

flojo

aflojar

los

lento

floscio

frouxo

sornejar

remolejar

debole

locker

ronsejar

slap

flau

lose

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/slæk/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: slak

Hérité de ancien anglais: slæc

Hérité de moyen anglais: slakken

Hérité de ancien anglais: slacian

Appartenant à islandais: slakki

Appartenant à norvégien: slakke

In summary

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