slacken in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for slacken in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

1. slacken (release):

slacken rope, cable, nut, reins, grip, hold

allentare

slacken pressure

diminuire, ridurre

he slackened his grip on the rope

allentò la presa sulla corda

2. slacken (reduce):

slacken pace, speed

ridurre

3. slacken (loosen):

slacken control, rule

allentare

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

1. slacken (loosen):

slacken rope, nut, bolt, grip, hold:

allentarsi

slacken pressure:

diminuire

his grip on the rope slackened

allentò la presa sulla corda

2. slacken (ease off):

slacken activity, momentum, pace, speed, pressure:

diminuire, calare

slacken business, sales, trade, interest:

ristagnare

slacken rain, gale:

diminuire

slacken up VB [ˈslak(ə)n -]

slacken up person:

slacken up

ridurre il ritmo, infiacchirsi

slacken down VB [ˈslak(ə)n -]

slacken down driver:

slacken down

rallentare

I.slacken off VB [ˈslak(ə)n -] (slacken off)

slacken off business, trade, demand:

ristagnare

slacken off gale, rain:

diminuire

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

slacken off rope, cable, nut, bolt:

slacken off

allentare

Translations for slacken in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

lascare

to slacken

allascare

to slacken

ristagnare affari, commercio:

to slacken (off)

ammollare

to slacken

rallentare ritmo

to slacken

rallentare disciplina

to slacken

rallentarsi produzione:

to slacken

allentare le redini

to slacken the reins

slacken in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for slacken in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.slacken [ˈslæ·kən] VB trans

1. slacken (loosen):

slacken

allentare

2. slacken (reduce):

slacken speed, vigilance

ridurre

slacken pace

rallentare

II.slacken [ˈslæ·kən] VB intr

1. slacken (loosen):

slacken

allentarsi

2. slacken (diminish):

slacken demand, intensity

diminuire

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 slacken in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

allentare

to slacken

allentarsi

to slacken

rallentare

to slacken

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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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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He observed a general slackening off in procedure; ships are seldom where they should be, and a minority of merchant ships identify themselves to aircraft.

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The positive trend continued during the first half of 2008, but the rate of increase slackened.

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In the case of paintings on canvas, the canvas slackens as it ages as it can not endure the long-term stress of stretching.

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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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For a while the tempo of operations slackened, returning to the small-scale raids and probes of the winter months.

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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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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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When the power of the pen looks like slackening, he uses the hands that push the pen, so to say.

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