slacks

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈslæks/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/slæks/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(slaks)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
slacks npl (dress pants)pantalón de vestir loc nom m
 Mike put on a shirt and a pair of slacks and went to the interview.
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Principal Translations
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slack adj (not tight)suelto/a adj
  flojo/a adj
 The rope was slack and Malcolm realised Peter must have let go of the other end.
 La cuerda estaba floja, por lo que Malcolm se dio cuenta de que Peter seguramente había soltado el otro extremo.
slack adj (not busy or active) (figurado)flojo/a adj
  de inactividad loc adj
 Work is pretty slack at the moment; we don't have much to do.
 La cosa en el trabajo está floja. De momento, hay poco que hacer.
slack adj (careless, not diligent)vago/a adj
 Daphne's work isn't really good enough; I think she's slack.
 El trabajo que hace Dapthne no es demasiado bueno, creo que es una vaga.
slack n (rope: looseness)cuerda floja loc nom f
 Robert gathered up the slack to pull the rope tight again.
 Robert tiró de la cuerda floja para tensarla de nuevo.
be slacking vi UK, slang (avoid work)hacer el vago loc verb
  holgazanear, haraganear vi
  (AR, EC, PE: coloquial)huevear vi
 Get back to work! You're slacking again.
 ¡Vuelve a tu trabajo! Estás haciendo el vago de nuevo.
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Additional Translations
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slack adj (tide: not ebbing or flowing) (mar, marea)quieto/a adj
  estancado/a adj
 Swimming is generally safer at slack tide.
 Nadar es más seguro con marea quieta.
slack n (period of inactivity)inactividad nf
  poca actividad loc nom f
 It's important for freelancers to build some slack into their day, so they can take a break from time to time.
 Es importante que los trabajadores independientes tengan algo de inactividad en su día: así pueden tomar un descanso.
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Locuciones verbales
slack | slacks
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slack off vi phrasal figurative, slang (avoid work)holgazanear vi
 Since his wife got ill, he has been slacking off at work.
 Desde que su esposa enfermó ha estado holgazaneando en el trabajo.
slack off [sth] vtr phrasal insep (nautical: loosen)aflojar vtr
 Richard slacked off the mainsheet to reduce the boat's speed.
 Richard aflojó la escota para reducir la velocidad del bote.
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Compound Forms:
slack | slacks
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cut [sb] some slack,
give [sb] some slack
v expr
informal, figurative (make allowances for [sb])tenerle paciencia a alguien loc verb + prep
  no ser tan duro con alguien loc verb + prep
  (informal)dejársela pasar a alguien loc verb + prep
 I'll have to cut my new employee some slack; this is all new to her.
 Debo tenerle paciencia a mi nueva empleada; todo esto es nuevo para ella.
cut someone some slack v expr (be lenient)tenerle paciencia a loc verb
  ser paciente con loc verb
slack water n (ocean, etc.: water between tides)marea muerta loc nom f
take up the slack v expr (make rope taut)tensar la soga loc verb
take up the slack,
pick up the slack
v expr
figurative (compensate for [sth] missing)cubrir el puesto v expr
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