slack
/slæk/ sustantivo C1En español: flojera, soltura, charco, carbonilla
- The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it. · the slack of a rope or of a sail· take in the slack
- A dip in a surface.
- In particular, a shallow dell or hollow; a dip in the surface of terrain, such as between hills.
- A low-lying marsh or a pool, especially a tidal or intermittent one which periodically fills and drains.
- Forbearance; lenience; gracious allowance. · cut [someone] some slack [= cut them a break]
- Unconditional listening attention given by client to patient.
Plural slacks
Phrasal verbs y expresiones
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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.”
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