slack
/slæk/ adjectif C1En français : lâche
- Lax; not tense; not firmly extended. · a slack rope
- Weak; not holding fast. · a slack hand
- Moderately warm. · a slack oven
- Moderate in speed. · a slack wind
- Lacking diligence or care; not earnest or eager. · slack in duty or service
- Not active or busy, successful, or violent. · Business is slack.· the slack period following the main tourist season
- Excess; surplus to requirements. · the slack capacity of an oil pipeline
- Vulgar; sexually explicit, especially in dancehall music.
Comparatif slacker · Superlatif slackest
Verbes à particule et expressions
Dans la bibliothèque
They were paying a pound a day each—fourteen pounds a week, and this is the slack season.
“He said that we were slack about such matters—that it would be easy for a traitor to get the plans.”
“I was going to say that my practice could get along very well for a day or two, since it is the slackest time in the year.”
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