slacken in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for slacken in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1. slacken (become looser):

slacken rope/wire:

aflojarse

2. slacken (diminish) → slacken off

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

1. slacken (loosen) → slacken off

2. slacken (reduce):

slacken speed

reducir

slacken pace

aflojar

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

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 slacken in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

distender

to slacken

arriar (aflojar)

to slacken off

desapretar nudo

to slacken

aflojar o soltar las riendas

to slacken the reins

aflojar cuerda

to slacken (off)

bajar la guardia (ceder)

to slacken in one's efforts

slacken in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for slacken in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.slacken [ˈslækən] VB trans

1. slacken (loosen):

slacken

aflojar

2. slacken (reduce):

slacken speed, vigilance

reducir

slacken pace

aflojar

II.slacken [ˈslækən] VB intr

1. slacken (loosen):

slacken

aflojarse

slacken

petaquearse Col

2. slacken (diminish):

slacken demand, intensity

disminuir

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 slacken in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

aflojar

to slacken

aflojar

to slacken (off)

aflojar el paso

to slacken one's pace

aflojarse

to slacken

aminorar el paso

to slacken one's pace

flaquear

to slacken

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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Hands must always be on the rope and you may not support it with any other part of your body or let it slacken.

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

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The masonry vault collapsed, which slackened the church buttresses and reduced the shrine in shambles.

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

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This slightly slackens the inferior fibres of the glenohumeral ligament, allowing an abduction of 90.

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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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Since then, attendance has slackened, although since 2005 the festival has experimented with ways to control the sale and consumption of beer.

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