slack in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for slack in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.slack¹ <slacker slackest> [Am slæk, Brit slak] ADJ

1. slack (loose):

slack rope/cable

flojo

slack muscle

fláccido

slack muscle

flojo

the rope went slack

la cuerda se aflojó

2. slack (lax, negligent):

slack student

poco aplicado

slack piece of work

flojo

slack prose/style

descuidado

discipline is terribly slack

hay muy poca disciplina

security is very slack here

aquí tienen muy descuidada la seguridad

they're very slack about paying on time

son muy negligentes en cuanto a pagar puntualmente

3.1. slack (not busy):

slack period

de poca actividad

slack period

de poco movimiento

business/demand is very slack

hay muy poco trabajo/muy poca demanda

3.2. slack (slow):

slack wind

flojo

slack water

manso

slack pace

relajado

II.slack¹ [Am slæk, Brit slak] N

1. slack U (rope, wire):

there's not enough/there's too much slack in the rope

la cuerda está demasiado tensa/floja

to cut sb some slack Am inf

dejarle pasar algo a alguien

to take up the slack in sth (use spare capacity)

aprovechar la capacidad de algo al máximo

to take up the slack in sth (tighten)

tensar algo

2. slack <slacks, pl >:

slack

pantalones mpl (de sport)

III.slack¹ [Am slæk, Brit slak] VB intr inf

slack

haraganear

slack

flojear inf

slack

hacer el vago Spain inf

slack² [Am slæk, Brit slak] N U (coal)

slack

cisco m

slack off VB [Am slæk -, Brit slak -]

slack off → slacken off

See also slacken off

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

slacken off wind:

amainar

slacken off wind:

aflojar

slacken off traffic:

disminuir

slacken off student:

aflojar el ritmo de trabajo

slacken off speed/rate/effort:

disminuir

slacken off trade/demand:

decaer

slacken off trade/demand:

disminuir

II.slacken off VB [Am ˈslækən -, Brit ˈslak(ə)n -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (loosen)

slacken off rope/wire

aflojar

Translations for slack in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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desidioso (desidiosa) empleado

slack

desidioso (desidiosa) actitud

slack

indolente

slack

laxo (laxa) disciplina

slack

la cuerda está floja

the rope is slack

flojo (floja) COMM, ECON

slack

el mercado estuvo flojo

the market was slack

desapretarse nudo:

to become slack

su desidia había empezado a afectar a los demás empleados

his lax o slack attitude had begun to affect the rest of the staff

cisco

slack

slack in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for slack in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.slack [slæk] ADJ

1. slack (loose):

slack rope

flojo, -a

slack muscle

flácido, -a

2. slack pej (lazy):

slack student

vago, -a

slack piece of work

flojo, -a

slack writing style

descuidado, -a

slack discipline

laxo, -a

slack in paying

negligente

3. slack (not busy):

slack

de poca actividad

slack demand

poca demanda

II.slack [slæk] N no pl

1. slack:

slack

flojedad

to take up the slack of rope

tensar la cuerda

to take up the slack (compensate)

compensar

2. slack COMM:

slack

período m de inactividad

III.slack [slæk] VB intr

slack

hacer el vago

I.slack off VB intr, slacken off VB intr

1. slack off (make less effort):

slack off

hacer menos esfuerzo

2. slack off (go more slowly):

slack off

aflojar el paso

3. slack off (diminish):

slack off demand, intensity

disminuir

II.slack off VB intr, slacken off VB trans

slack off

reducir

Translations for slack in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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laxo (-a)

slack

laso (-a)

slack

flojo (-a) (cuerda)

slack

flojo (-a)

slack

slack Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

slack demand

poca demanda

to take up the slack of rope

tensar la cuerda

to take up the slack (compensate)

compensar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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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It was slacking off as much as it could when it came through there.

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Slack served on the court until his death.

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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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Organizational slack occurs when firms opt to employ more resources than are needed to produce a given level of output.

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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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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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There are examples of slack key played in standard tuning, but the overwhelming majority of recorded examples use altered tunings.

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Much of modern slack-key guitar has become entirely instrumental.

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The schools were open only in winter, the slack season of the farm.

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