slack in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for slack in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.slack¹ [Brit slak, Am slæk] ADJ

1. slack (careless):

slack worker, student

indolente, svogliato

slack management

trascurato

slack work

poco curato

to be slack about sth, about doing

essere svogliato nei confronti di qc, nel fare

to get or grow slack worker:

impigrirsi

to get or grow slack discipline, surveillance:

allentarsi

2. slack (not busy):

slack period, season

morto

slack demand, sales

debole

business is slack

gli affari ristagnano

the trading or market is slack

il mercato è fiacco

3. slack (loose, limp):

slack cable, rope

lento, allentato

slack body, mouth

rilassato, disteso

to go slack

rilassarsi, distendersi

II.slack¹ [Brit slak, Am slæk] N

1. slack (in rope, cable):

slack

allentamento m

to take up the slack in a rope

tendere una corda

to take up the slack (in take over etc.)

tagliare le spese inutili

to take up the slack fig

riprendere il controllo della situazione

2. slack (in schedule etc.):

slack fig

margine m

3. slack (drop in trade):

slack

stagnazione f

III.slacks N

slacks npl:

slacks

pantaloni m ampi

IV.slack¹ [Brit slak, Am slæk] VB intr

slack worker:

slack

impigrirsi

slack² [Brit slak, Am slæk] N (coal)

slack

polverino m

slack water [Am slæk ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] N

slack water (in lake, river)

acqua f stagnante

slack water (at sea)

(acqua) stanca f

nutty slack [ˈnʌtɪˌslæk] N

nutty slack

carbonella f

I.slack off VB [slak -] (slack off)

slack off business, trade:

diminuire, ristagnare

slack off rain:

diminuire

II.slack off VB [slak -] (slack [sth] off, slack off [sth])

slack off rope, nut:

slack off

allentare

slack up VB [slak -]

slack up person:

slack up

ridurre il ritmo, infiacchirsi

slack side [ˈslækˌsaɪd] N

these trousers are on the slack side

questi pantaloni sono sul largo or piuttosto larghi

Translations for slack in the Italian»English Dictionary

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allentato corda

slack

allentato cavo

slack

allentato sorveglianza

slack

svaccato

slack

lasso nodo

slack

slack in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for slack in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.slack [slæk] ADJ

1. slack (loose):

slack rope

lento, -a

slack muscle

flaccido, -a

2. slack pej (lazy):

slack student

svogliato, -a

slack piece of work, writing style

poco curato, -a

slack discipline

lassista

slack in paying

negligente

3. slack (not busy):

slack

fiacco, -a

slack period

periodo fiacco

II.slack [slæk] N

1. slack (looseness):

slack

allentamento m

to take up the slack of rope

tendere la corda

2. slack COMM:

slack

periodo m fiacco

Phrases:

to cut sb some slack sl

non andarci giù troppo duro

III.slack [slæk] VB intr

slack

darsi meno da fare

I.slack off VB intr, slacken off VB intr

1. slack off (make less effort):

slack off

darsi meno da fare

2. slack off (go more slowly):

slack off

rallentare il passo

3. slack off (diminish):

slack off demand, intensity

diminuire

II.slack off VB intr, slacken off VB trans

slack off

ridurre

Translations for slack in the Italian»English Dictionary

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carbonella

slack

battere la fiacca

to slack off

slack Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

slack period

periodo fiacco

to take up the slack of rope

tendere la corda

to cut sb some slack sl

non andarci giù troppo duro

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She liked to fashion her own clothes, which, in addition to the slacks, included boots and a black artist frock coat.

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This is done in the slack period between tides and held in place for the optimal heading for the next tide.

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The left hand operates on a separate brain, taking up slack line as it becomes available, while always preserving a little slack.

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Most originals used a sizing system considerably smaller than today's comparable sizes, with only 2-4 in of slack over the tagged chest size.

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Organizations may create slack resources by adding additional inventory so that groups do not have to interact as frequently.

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Because of this, students thought she was just slacking off, and was bullied by them, leaving her traumatized and unwilling to go to high school.

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Meanwhile, the young players developed by the team's farm system could not pick up the slack.

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Slack served on the court until his death.

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In his opinion, this second text is taut where the first one is slack, precise where the first is woolly.

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As the tide rises again there is a period of slack water when the levels are the same on either side.

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