slacken in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for slacken in the English»French Dictionary

I.slacken [Brit ˈslak(ə)n, Am ˈslækən] VB trans

1. slacken (release):

slacken rope, cable

donner du mou à

slacken reins

lâcher

slacken grip, hold, pressure

relâcher

slacken nut

desserrer

he slackened his grip on the rope

il a relâché sa prise sur la corde

2. slacken (reduce):

slacken pace, speed

réduire

3. slacken (loosen):

slacken control, rule

assouplir

II.slacken [Brit ˈslak(ə)n, Am ˈslækən] VB intr

1. slacken (loosen):

slacken grip, hold, pressure, rope:

se relâcher

slacken nut, bolt:

se desserrer

his grip on the rope slackened

il a relâché sa prise sur la corde

2. slacken (ease off):

slacken activity, momentum, pace, speed, business, sales, trade:

ralentir

slacken pressure, interest:

diminuer

slacken rain, gale:

se calmer

I.slacken off VB [Brit ˈslak(ə)n -, Am ˈslækən -] (slacken off)

slacken off business, trade, demand:

diminuer

slacken off gale, rain:

se calmer

II.slacken off VB [Brit ˈslak(ə)n -, Am ˈslækən -] (slacken off [sth], slacken [sth] off)

slacken off rope, cable

donner du mou à

slacken off nut, bolt

desserrer

slacken down VB [Brit ˈslak(ə)n -, Am ˈslækən -]

slacken down driver:

slacken down

ralentir

slacken up VB [Brit ˈslak(ə)n -, Am ˈslækən -]

slacken up person:

slacken up

se relâcher dans son travail

Translations for slacken in the French»English Dictionary

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se distendre peau, ligament, ressort, câble, corde:

to slacken

détendre ressort, corde

to slacken

se détendre corde, ressort:

to slacken

se desserrer

to slacken

relâcher/tenir/forcer la cadence

to slacken/keep up/force the pace

lâcher les rênes lit

to slacken the reins

faiblir vitesse:

to slacken

slacken in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for slacken in the English»French Dictionary

I.slacken VB trans

1. slacken (make less tight):

slacken reins, rope

desserrer

to slacken one's grip

se relâcher

2. slacken (reduce):

slacken one's pace, speed

ralentir

slacken vigilance

relâcher

II.slacken VB intr

slacken

se relâcher

I.slacken off VB intr

slacken off

se relâcher

II.slacken off VB trans

slacken off

relâcher

Translations for slacken in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

ralentir zèle, activité

to slacken

se ralentir

to slacken off

détendre arc, ressort, corde

to slacken

se détendre corde

to slacken

lâcher les rênes

to slacken the reins

slacken Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to slacken one's grip

se relâcher

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Placed under high tension, they are subject to repeated blows, they are stretched and slackened during tuning and are still expected to last for decades.

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When the fighting did slacken, all of the officers were carried back to the redoubt by the seven men who could still walk.

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At the same time the wind slackened considerably.

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If the translator moves downwards with a lower speed than the buoy the line will slacken and the resulting line force becomes almost zero.

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Once he slackens his speed, down he begins to fall.

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At the upper end stop the wave flushes over the buoy and at the lower the line slackens.

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When winds slacken, barchans/kalutoqaniq consolidate via sublimation and recrystallization.

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After slackening in the early 1980, growth was restored through the introduction of casinos, vigorous advertising campaigns, and more competitive pricing.

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For the final year of the war, the repair ship engaged in round-the-clock work schedules which seldom slackened.

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Seeing his example, others began doing the same and the fire from the window began to slacken.

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