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slackening

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
slackening n	(making looser)	aflojamiento nm
		relajo nm
	The school's slackening of the rules made students happy.
	El aflojamiento de las reglas en la escuela alegró a los alumnos.
slackening n	(becoming looser)	aflojamiento nm
	The slackening of the rope put the climbers in danger.
	El aflojamiento de la cuerda puso a los escaladores en peligro.
slackening n	figurative (slowing pace)	reducción nf
		disminución nf
	Matt's boss noticed his slackening at work.
	El jefe de Matt notó la reducción en su trabajo.

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
slacken⇒ vi	(become looser)	aflojarse⇒ v prnl
	The rope holding the sail slackened as the wind died down.
	El cabo que sostenía la vela se aflojaba a medida que el viento amainaba.
slacken vi	figurative (become less productive)	disminuir⇒ vi
	(ritmo de trabajo)	aflojarse⇒ v prnl
	Productivity has slackened recently at the company.
	La productividad ha disminuido recientemente en la compañía.
slacken [sth]⇒ vtr	(loosen)	aflojar⇒ vtr
		soltar⇒ vtr
	Robert slackened his grip on the bar.
	Roberto aflojó el agarre de la barra.

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Compound Forms: slacken | slackening
Inglés		Español
slacken off vi + adv	mainly UK (slow down, get less intense)	aflojar⇒ vi
		bajar el ritmo loc verb
		cejar⇒ vi

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