slacks

slack ¹

 (slăk)

adj. slack·er, slack·est

1. Not tense or taut; loose: a slack rope; slack muscles. See Synonyms at loose.

2.

a. Lacking in activity; not busy: a slack season for the travel business.

b. Moving slowly; sluggish: a slack pace.

3. Lacking in diligence or due care or concern; negligent: a slack worker. See Synonyms at negligent.

4. Flowing or blowing with little speed: a slack current; slack winds.

5. Linguistics Pronounced with the muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed; lax.

v. slacked, slack·ing, slacks

v.tr.

1.

a. To make looser or less taut: slacked the sail.

b. To make slower: slacked our pace.

2. To be careless or remiss in doing: slack one's duty.

3. To slake (lime).

v.intr.

1. To be or become slack.

2. To be inactive or avoid work: slacked around the house all day.

n.

1. A loose part, as of a rope or sail: hauled in the slack.

2. A period of little activity; a lull: a slack in business.

3.

a. A cessation of movement in a current of air or water.

b. An area of still water.

4. Unused capacity: still some slack in the economy.

5. slacks Casual pants that are not part of a suit.

adv.

In a slack manner: a banner hanging slack.

Phrasal Verb:

slack off

1. To decrease in activity or intensity.

2. To work less intensely than is required or expected: slacked off at work and started surfing the internet.

Idiom:

cut/give (someone) some slack

Slang To make an allowance for (someone), as in allowing more time to finish something.

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[Middle English slak, from Old English slæc; see slēg- in Indo-European roots.]

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slack′ly adv.

slack′ness n.

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slack ²

 (slăk)

n.

A mixture of coal fragments, coal dust, and dirt that remains after screening coal.

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[Middle English sleck.]

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slack ³

 (slăk)

n. Chiefly British

1. A small dell or hollow.

2. A bog; a morass.

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[Middle English slak, from Old Norse slakki.]

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slacks

(slæks)

pl n

(Clothing & Fashion) informal trousers worn by both sexes

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slacks

(slæks)

n. (used with a pl. v.)

trousers for informal or casual wear.

[1815–25]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

slacks - (usually in the plural) pants for casual wear trouser, pant - (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers" plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

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Translations

ألْبِسَه فَضْفاضَه مُتَراخِيَه

kalhoty

slacks

Freizeithose

falzarpantalon

hosszúnadrág

buxur

calzonipantaloni

beinklærbukser

bol tip pantolon

便裤宽松的长裤

slacks

[slæks] NPL → pantalones mpl

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

slacks

[ˈslæks] npl (old-fashioned) (= trousers) → pantalon m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

slacks

pl → Hose f

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slacks

[slæks] npl → pantaloni mpl casual inv

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slack

(slӕk) adjective

1. loose; not firmly stretched. Leave the rope slack. slap رَخْو отпуснат frouxo volný locker slap χαλαρός, μπόσικοςflojo lõtv سست löysä lâcheרפוי ढीला labav, nenapet laza (kötél) kendur slakur lento ゆるい 느슨한 neįtemptas, laisvas vaļīgs; nenostiepts longgar losslakk, slappluźny لټ، سست (پراخ)، غړند، (اصط) مړ مړ frouxo neîncordat слабый, плохо натянутый voľný ohlapen labav slak, slack หย่อน gevşek 鬆弛的 не натягнутий; ненапружений ڈھیلا ڈھالا chùng , lỏng 松驰的

2. not firmly in position. He tightened a few slack screws. losserig غَيْر مُحْكَم الشَّد хлабав folgado uvolněný lose løs χαλαρός, λάσκοςflojo lõtv شل löysä desserréרפוי ढीला slab, popušten meglazult kendur slakur, ekki hertur allentato ゆるんだ 헐거운 nepriveržtas vaļīgs; nenostiprināts longgar losløs, slakkluźny سست folgado nefixat плохо затянутый, свободный uvoľnený zrahljan labav lös ไม่แน่น gevşek 未旋緊的 слабкий غیر محکم lỏng, không chắc chắn 不紧的

3. not strict; careless. He is very slack about getting things done. sorgeloos مُتَراخٍ небрежен desleixado nedbalý nachlässig sløv αμελής, απρόσεκτοςdescuidado, despreocupado hooletu بي توجه huoleton négligent רַשלָנִי लापरवाह nemaran, lijen gondatlan ceroboh kærulaus negligente のろい 해이한 aplaidus, neatidus, nerūpestingas nolaidīgs; bezatbildīgs cuai laksslapp, treg, slurvetniedbały لټ desleixado neglijent небрежный, нерадивый nedbanlivý zanikrn nemaran slapp, slö ไม่ใส่ใจ kesat 馬虎的 розхлябаний; недбалий لا پروا bê trễ, chểnh mảng 马虎的

4. in industry etc, not busy; inactive. Business has been rather slack lately. stadig, traag راكِد застоял lento váznoucí flau stille; sløv αδρανήςflojo loid بهره ور كردن hiljainen stagnant אִיטִי मंदा व्यापार trom, slab (poslovanje) pangó lesu dauður, í lægð debole 沈滞した 침체한 vangus, negyvas kluss; bez rosības lesu slaptreg, langsom, stille w zastoju ګټه وركول lento inactiv вялый, неактивный viaznuci medel slab trög ซบเซา durgunluk, kesat 蕭條的 повільний; млявий سست، مندا uể oải, chậm chạp 萧条的

ˈslacken verb

(sometimes with off or up).

1. to make or become looser. She felt his grip on her arm slacken. slap word يُرْخي отпускам afrouxar povolit lockern slappes χαλαρώνω κτ., ξεσφίγγωaflojar lõdvendama, lõdvenema شل شدن löystyä relâcher לִרפוֹת ढीला पड़ना olabaviti, omlohaviti meglazít; meglazul menjadi kendur slaka á; slakna diminuire ゆるめる 느슨해지다 at(si)leisti, silpnėti, atpalaiduoti kļūt vaļīgākam; atslābt; atslābināt menjadi longgar verslappenslakke, fire på rozluźniać (się) ل، وروكول، غړندول afrouxar a (se) destinde уменьшать; ослаблять povoliť popustiti olabaviti släppa, lossa, försvaga[s] ทำให้หย่อน gevşemek 鬆開，變鬆 ослабляти; слабшати ڈھیلا ہونا یا کرنا nới lỏng 变松，松动

2. 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. minder besig raak يَرْكُد забавям темпо moderar-se polevit abspannen slappe af χαλαρώνωaflojar, flaquear, decaer lõdvestuma, pinget vähendama سست شدن höllätä ralentir לְהַאֵט कम कर देना, ढीला कर देना usporiti lazít santai slaka á, draga úr rallentare のんきにする (노력 등을) 감소시키다 nepersitempti, liautis plėšiusis, sulėtinti samazināt slodzi; atlaist grožus vaļīgāk rehat kalmer aan doen saktne, minske zwalniać tempo غړندول moderar-se a încetini (ritmul) замедлять; уменьшать темп poľaviť upočasniti (se) usporiti minska, sakta [ner] ผ่อนคลาย yavaşlamak 使或變得較不忙，(使)放輕鬆，減慢，變慢 сповільнювати استراحت یا آرام کرنا làm chậm lại, làm giảm bớt 使某物放慢，使某物松弛，使某物减缓

ˈslackly adverb

slap بِتَراخٍ отпуснато frouxamente volně schlaff slapt; løst; sløvt χαλαράflojamente lõdvalt شلي löysästi mollement בְּרַשלָנוּת ढीलेपन से, लापरवाही से labavo, tromo lazán secara kendur letilega debolmente, mollemente ゆるく 느슨하게 silpnai, vangiai vaļīgi; neaktīvi dengan longgar losslakt, slapt, tregt luźno سستي frouxamente alene расхлябанно voľne mlahavo labavo slakhet อย่างหย่อน gevşekçe 鬆馳地，馬虎地 мляво; повільно لاپروائی سے chùng, chậm lại 松驰地，缓慢地

ˈslackness noun

slapheid تَراخٍ отпуснатост frouxidão uvolněnost die Schlaffheit slaphed; efterladenhed χαλαρότητα, αδράνειαflojedad, inactividad lõtvus سستي löysyys manque de tension רשלנות ढीलापन, लापरवाही labavost, malaksalost pangás, ernyedtség, lazaság kekenduran slaki mollezza ゆるさ 느슨함 atpalaidavimas, suglebimas, vangumas vaļīgums; bezatbildība; gausums kelonggaran losheidslakkhet, slapphet, treghetrozluźnienie, niedbałość سستي، ناغيړى، غړندتوب، ورووالى frouxidão lipsă de energie расхлябанность uvoľnenosť mlahavost labavost slakhet ความหย่อน gevşeklik 鬆馳，馬虎 млявість; ненапруженість سستی، لاپروائی sư chùng, sự chậm lại 松驰，缓慢，懈怠

slacks noun plural

trousers, usually loose-fitting, worn informally by men or women. a pair of slacks. informele langbroek ألْبِسَه فَضْفاضَه مُتَراخِيَه панталони calças kalhoty die Freizeithose slacks φαρδύ σπορ παντελόνι pantalón, pantalones kottpüksid شلوار راحتي housut pantalonמכנסיים ढीली पतलून hlače koje nisu dio odijela, “sportske” hlače (hosszú)nadrág celana buxur (pantaloni a zampa di elefante) スラックス 느슨한 바지, 평상복 바지 laisvos kelnės (platas) bikses seluar slack lange broekbukser, beinklærspodnie دپرتاګه، دپتلانه calças pantaloni слаксы nohavice dolge hlače pantalone långbyxor, slacks กางเกงทรงหลวม bol tip pantolon 寬鬆休閒褲 слакси, широкі штани ڈھیلا ڈھالا پاجامہ یا پتلون đoạn chùng, chỗ chùng 便裤，宽松的长裤

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