slack

slack
slæk
adjective
1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) slakk, slapp
2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) løs, slakk
3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) slapp, treg, slurvet
4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) treg, langsom, stille
•
- slackly
- slackness
- slacks
slakk
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I
subst. \/slæk\/
1) slakk, slapp del, løsthengende del
2) slark, spillerom
3) stille vann (ved skifte mellom flo og fjære)
4) nedgang, dødperiode, stopp
5) (hverdagslig) avbrekk, avkobling, hvilepause
cut someone some slack gi noen litt spillerom
the slack of something (sjøfart) slakk, slapt punkt på noe
slacks slacks, lange ledige bukser
slack suit slacks med matchende skjorte\/jakke
take up the slack (sjøfart) stramme til tauet (overført) stramme til
II
subst. \/slæk\/
kullgrus, kullstøv
III
verb \/slæk\/
1) slappe (av), døse hen, bli treg(ere)
2) slakke, henge løst, fire på, bli slakk
• the rope slacked
tauet ble slakkere
3) minske, saktne, avta, slå av på
• slack your pace
slå av på farten din
• the wind slacked
vinden avtok
4) leske
• they slack lime
de lesker kalk
• I slacked my thirst
jeg lesket strupen
slack away! (sjøfart) fir vekk!
slack off slappe av, døse hen, bli tregere sakke farten, saktne løsne
slack up sakke farten, saktne
IV
adj. \/slæk\/
1) slakk, slapp, løs
• tighten that slack rope
stram det slakke tauet
• slack reins
slakke tøyler
2) langsom, sakte, rolig
• they walked in slack pace
de gikk i rolig fart
3) (handel) stille, død, treg
• the summer is a slack season
sommeren er en treg sesong
• trade is slack
handelen går tregt
4) slapp, lat, dårlig, slurvete
• they have slack control at this place
de har slapp kontroll her
• slack discipline is common
dårlig disiplin er vanlig
get slack slakke på kravene
keep a slack hand være slepphendt med
slack demand liten etterspørsel
slack lime lesket kalk
slack period dødperiode
slack water (ved skifte mellom flo og fjære) stille vann
slack wind (meteorologi) flau vind

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