Translations for „slacken off“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

I . slacken off VB intr

1. slacken off (make less effort):

slacken off

odpuszczać [perf odpuścić] sobie

2. slacken off (go more slowly):

slacken off

zwalniać [perf zwolnić]

3. slacken off → slacken II.2.

II . slacken off VB trans

slacken off

zmniejszać [perf zmniejszyć]

See also slacken

I . slacken [ˈslækən] VB trans

1. slacken grip, rope:

slacken

rozluźniać [perf rozluźnić]

2. slacken sail:

slacken

popuszczać [perf popuścić]

3. slacken pace, vigilance:

slacken

zmniejszać [perf zmniejszyć]

II . slacken [ˈslækən] VB intr

1. slacken grip, string:

slacken

poluźniać [perf poluźnić] się

2. slacken pace, demand:

slacken

zmniejszać [perf zmniejszyć] się

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English

He wasn't one to slacken off during the day.

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To slacken off here while soccer's appeal continues to grow among an impressionable new generation would be negligent.

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Don't slacken off and take an easier option when you can maybe pull out but go again and go that extra mile.

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One thing about the manager is that he will never let us slacken off.

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Circulation began to slacken off, with almost no profit to show.

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Thickset fingers and gnarled knuckles clench then loosen off, pausing a moment, then clench and slacken off again.

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This is due to lack of energy, which makes the muscles around the vocal cords slacken off.

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We're going out to win all three games, we want to keep our 50 over form going and not slacken off in any way.

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The number of patients crowding the emergency rooms did not slacken off....

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