slack

battere la fiacca, poltrire

Lavorare con meno impegno del dovuto o evitare di fare il proprio lavoro.

In inglese semplice: To work less hard than you should or avoid doing your work.

• Stop slacking and finish your work.
• She slacked off all afternoon.
• Have you been slacking on your homework?

Come si usa: slack off (Don't slack off just because the boss is away.); slack on something (He has been slacking on his homework.)

Sinonimi: slack off, shirk

Espressioni comuni: slack off, slack at work, slack on homework

spegnersi

Disgregarsi o perdere consistenza per una reazione chimica con l’acqua, come fa la calce.

In inglese semplice: To break down or lose firmness through a chemical reaction with water, as lime does.

• The lime began to slack.
• The solid slacked when water reached it.
• Quicklime gives off heat as it slacks.

Sinonimi: slake

Espressioni comuni: lime will slack, begin to slack

gioco, allentamento

La parte di una corda, un cavo o un oggetto simile che non è tesa.

In inglese semplice: The loose part of a rope, cable, or similar thing that is not pulled tight.

• Pull the rope to remove the slack.
• Leave some slack in the cable.
• He took up the slack before lifting the load.

Come si usa: slack in something (There is too much slack in the cable.)

Sinonimi: looseness

Contrari: tension

Espressioni comuni: take up slack, slack in something, leave some slack

allentato, lasco

Che è allentato e non ben teso.

In inglese semplice: Loose rather than pulled tight.

• The rope is slack.
• The cable went slack when he let go.
• Tighten any slack lines before sailing.

Sinonimi: loose

Contrari: tight, taut

Espressioni comuni: slack rope, go slack, slack cable

debole, fiacco

Privo della forza necessaria per tenere qualcosa saldamente.

In inglese semplice: Weak and unable to hold something firmly.

• His grip was slack.
• The cup slipped from her slack hand.
• He kept a slack hold on the reins.

Sinonimi: weak, feeble

Contrari: firm, strong

Espressioni comuni: slack grip, slack hand, slack hold

tiepido

Solo moderatamente caldo, soprattutto riferito a un forno.

In inglese semplice: Only fairly warm, especially when describing an oven.

• Leave the dish in a slack oven.
• The bread baked slowly in the slack oven.
• The old recipe calls for slack heat.

Sinonimi: moderately warm

Espressioni comuni: slack oven, slack heat

debolmente, insufficientemente

In maniera allentata, debole o incompleta.

In inglese semplice: In a loose, weak, or incomplete way.

• The ropes hung slack from the beam.
• The bundle was tied slack.
• Slack dried hops still held too much moisture.

Sinonimi: loosely, slackly

Espressioni comuni: slack dried hops, tied slack, hang slack