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slack·en: I. transitive verb II. intransitive verb
slacken off: I. intransitive verb II. transitive verb

I . slack·en [ˈslækən] VB trans

1. slacken (make less tight):

slacken

popuščati [perf popustiti]

to slacken one's grip

popustiti svoj prijem

2. slacken (reduce):

slacken pace

upočasnjevati [perf upočasniti]

slacken pace

zmanjševati [perf zmanjšati]

II . slack·en [ˈslækən] VB intr

1. slacken (become less tight):

slacken

popuščati [perf popustiti]

slacken

2. slacken (diminish):

slacken

upočasnjevati [perf upočasniti]

slacken

zmanjševati se [perf zmanjšati se]

slacken

umirjati se [perf umiriti se]

slacken demand, intensity

upadati [perf upasti]

I . slacken off VB intr

1. slacken (at work):

slacken person

popuščati [perf popustiti]

2. slacken (move slower):

slacken

upočasnjevati [perf upočasniti]

II . slacken off VB trans

slacken

padati [perf pasti]

slacken

zmanjševati [perf zmanjšati]

Usage examples with slacken

to slacken one's grip

popustiti svoj prijem

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

It resists high or low temperatures, does not swell or shrink and the movement does not slacken or damage the fabric. en.wikipedia.org

Do not fail to sound the hooter and slacken speed when coming to a cross road. en.wikipedia.org

For normal, full circle, ringing the ropes are slackened to allow the hammers to drop away from the moving bells. en.wikipedia.org

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

But the pace of his career never slackened. en.wikipedia.org

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. en.wikipedia.org

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

Cracks caused by stretching or slackening the canvas are quite different from cracks due to other factors, such as drying and ageing of the paint. en.wikipedia.org

Once he slackens his speed, down he begins to fall. en.wikipedia.org

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