slack

slack
slæk
adjective
1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) flojo
2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) flojo
3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) descuidado, despreocupado
4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) flojo
•
- slackly
- slackness
- slacks
slack adj flojo / poco apretado
my belt is slack mi cinturón está flojo
Si se dice things are slack refiriéndose a un negocio, por ejemplo, quiere decir que hay poca actividad, hay poco trabajo o que se vende poco
slack
tr[slæk]
adjective
1 (not taut) flojo,-a
■ a slack rope una cuerda floja
2 (careless, lax) descuidado,-a; (negligent) negligente; (sloppy) despreocupado,-a, dejado,-a
■ slack security led to an escape la deficiente seguridad causó la fuga
■ discipline is slack hay poca disciplina
■ don't get slack in your work no descuides tu trabajo
3 (not busy - trade, demand) flojo,-a
■ business is slack hay poco trabajo
noun
1 (part of rope, wire etc) parte nombre femenino floja
intransitive verb
1 familiar pejorative (be lazy) gandulear, holgazanear
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to take up the slack (rope) tensar la cuerda 2 (industry) reactivar la productividad, aumentar la productividad
slack season temporada baja
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slack
tr[slæk]
noun
1 (coal) cisco
slack ['slæk] adj
1) careless: descuidado, negligente
2) loose: flojo
3) slow: de poco movimiento
slack n
1) : parte f floja
to take up the slack: tensar (una cuerda, etc.)
2) slacks npl
: pantalones mpl
slack
adj.
• descuidado, -a adj.
• flojera adj.
• flojo, -a adj.
• laxo, -a adj.
n.
• flojedad s.f.
• pantalones s.m.pl.
• temporada de inactividad s.f.
v.
• aflojar v.
• atrasarse v.
• laxar v.

I slæk
adjective -er, -est
1) (loose) <rope/cable> flojo

the rope went slack — la cuerda se aflojó

2) (lax, negligent) <student> poco aplicado; <piece of work> flojo

they're very slack about paying on time — son muy negligentes en cuanto a pagar puntualmente

3) (not busy) <period> de poca actividad, de poco movimiento

II
noun
1) u (rope, wire)

there's too much slack in the rope — la cuerda está demasiado floja

to take up the slack in something — tensar algo

2) slacks pl pantalones mpl (de sport)

III
intransitive verb (colloq) haraganear, flojear (fam), hacer* el vago (Esp fam)
[slæk]
1. ADJ
(compar slacker) (superl slackest)
1) (=not tight or firm) flojo
2) (=lax) descuidado, negligente; (=lazy) perezoso, vago, flojo

to be slack about one's work — desatender su trabajo, ser negligente en su trabajo

to be slack about or in doing sth — dejar de hacer algo por desidia

3) (Comm) [market] flojo, encalmado; [period] de inactividad; [season] muerto

business is slack — hay poco movimiento or poca actividad en el negocio

demand was slack — hubo poca demanda

2. N
1) (=part of rope etc) comba f

to take up the slack — tensar una cuerda

to take up the slack in the economy — utilizar toda la capacidad productiva de la economía

2) (=coal) cisco m
3) (Comm) (=period) período m de inactividad; (=season) estación f muerta; slacks
3.
VI * gandulear, holgazanear

he's been slacking — ha sido muy gandul

4.
VT = slacken 1.
* * *

I [slæk]
adjective -er, -est
1) (loose) <rope/cable> flojo

the rope went slack — la cuerda se aflojó

2) (lax, negligent) <student> poco aplicado; <piece of work> flojo

they're very slack about paying on time — son muy negligentes en cuanto a pagar puntualmente

3) (not busy) <period> de poca actividad, de poco movimiento

II
noun
1) u (rope, wire)

there's too much slack in the rope — la cuerda está demasiado floja

to take up the slack in something — tensar algo

2) slacks pl pantalones mpl (de sport)

III
intransitive verb (colloq) haraganear, flojear (fam), hacer* el vago (Esp fam)

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