slack

Klas ve farklı olmak için Hawaii tişörtümü ve yeşil şortumu giymeyi tercih ettim, ama çabucak beyaz gömlek ve siyah pantolona alıştım. - I preferred wearing my Hawaiian T-shirt and green shorts to be cool and different, but I quickly got used to the white shirt and black slacks.

Onu son gördüğümde, o mavi bir gömlek ve beyaz pantolon giyiyordu. - When I last saw him, he was wearing a blue shirt and white slacks.

slacking

{i} kaytarma

Kaytarmayı bırak yoksa seni kovacağım. - Stop slacking or I'll fire you.

take up the slack

gevşetmek

take up the slack

{f} kaytar

Sen yeteneklisin ama kaytarıyorsun. - You're competent but you're slacking.

Kaytarmayı bırak yoksa seni kovacağım. - Stop slacking or I'll fire you.

cut somebody some slack

(deyim) Üzerine varmamak

cut someone some slack

(deyim) Birine işini yapsın diye rahat vermek, rahat bırakmak

I'm going to cut you some slack. Because it's the last day of classes, we don't have to talk anything serious today.

give somebody some slack

Birisi biraz gevşeklik vermek

grow slack

bolluk büyümek

pick up the slack

(deyim) 1. Çalışanlara, harcamalara vs. düzen getirerek, bir işi, kurumu vs. iyi hale getirmek2. İş başa düşünce gerekeni yapmak 3. Halatın bosunu almak, halatı boşaltmak, laçka etmek, gevşetmek

pick up the slack

gevşeklik pick up

slacking

kaytararak

take in the slack

gevşeklik almak

take up the slack

{i} miskin

{i} uyuşuk

{i} tembel

{i} kaytarıcı

{i} tembellik

{i} boşluk

{i} kesatlık

{i} miskinlik

{i} gevşeklik

(Denizbilim) boş alamak

take up the slack

boşunu almak

take up the slack

halatın boşunu almak. f

take up the slack

azaltmak; azalmak

take up the slack

(halatı) boşaltmak, laçka etmek, gevşetmek

Английский Язык - Английский Язык

Определение slack в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: Weak; not holding fast
a slack hand.; Not violent, rapid, or pressing
Business is slack.; The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it
The slack of a rope or of a sail.; A valley, or small, shallow dell; Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended
a slack rope.; Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager
slack in duty or service.; A tidal marsh or shallow, that periodically fills and drains; Slackly
slack dried hops.; to refuse or dislike exerting effort; to procrastinate; to be lazy; Small coal; coal dust; {v} to loosen, be remiss, flag, abate, unbend; {a} loose, relaxed, remiss, slow; {n} coal broken into small parts or pieces; flowing with little speed as e g at the turning of the tide; "slack water"; A slack period is one in which there is not much work or activity. The workload can be evened out, instead of the shop having busy times and slack periods. = quiet; dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water; "slack lime"; {s} slow, sluggish; inactive; loose, limp; lazy, careless; a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely; "he took up the slack"; To be remiss or backward; to be negligent; {i} looseness; slowdown in activity, lull, deceleration; loose part; (Slang) prostitute; To neglect; to be remiss in; To take up the slack or pick up the slack means to do or provide something that another person or organization is no longer doing or providing. As major airlines give up less-traveled routes, smaller planes are picking up the slack. A mixture of coal fragments, coal dust, and dirt that remains after screening coal; dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve; a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely; "he took up the slack" the condition of being loose (not taut); "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope" a stretch of water without current or movement; "suddenly they were in slack water" dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water; "slack lime" make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now" release tension on; "slack the rope" be inattentive to, or neglect; "He slacks his attention" avoid responsibilities and work, be idle flowing with little speed as e; make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"; the condition of being loose (not taut); "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope"; lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline"; make less active or intense; Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager; as, slack in duty or service; To cause to become less eager; to repress; to make slow or less rapid; to retard; as, to slacken pursuit; to slacken industry; To become slack; to be made less tense, firm, or rigid; to decrease in tension; as, a wet cord slackens in dry weather; Term used in arrow diagramming method for float; Weak; not holding fast; as, a slack hand; A command yelled by a climber who needs more rope, usually to clip into protection or anchors; unstressed syllable; avoid responsibilities and work, be idle; at the turning of the tide; "slack water; To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake; as, lime slacks; disapproval If someone is slacking, they are not working as hard as they should. He had never let a foreman see him slacking. Slack off means the same as slack. If someone slacks off, Bill comes down hard; Not fastened; loose; to loosen; Not violent, rapid, or pressing; slow; moderate; easy; as, business is slack; Small coal; also, coal dust; culm; To languish; to fail; to flag; Slack is the amount of time a task can slip before it affects another task's dates or the project finish date Slack is sometimes referred to as float time; a stretch of water without current or movement; "suddenly they were in slack water"; lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "flaccid muscles"; "took his lax hand in hers"; "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G K Chesterton; "a slack grip"; in a slack manner; limply, loosely; slowly, sluggishly; avoid responsibilities and work, be idle flowing with little speed as e; The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it; as, the slack of a rope or of a sail; cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water; "slack lime"; To render slack; to make less tense or firm; as, to slack a rope; to slacken a bandage; Slackly; as, slack dried hops; disapproval Someone who is slack in their work does not do it properly. Many publishers have simply become far too slack. + slackness slack·ness He accused the government of slackness and complacency; be inattentive to, or neglect; "He slacks his attention"; not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and gray"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"; A depression among an area of coastal sand dunes Often the slacks are damper than surrounding areas of sand and may even contain temporary pools; To abate; to become less violent; become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"; {f} loosen, relieve tension or pressure; shirk, evade; become loose; be careless; a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality; "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality"; Time interval between scheduled date and due date; Term used in PERT for float; Not fastened; loose Also, to ease off; To end; to cease; to desist; to slake; become slow or slower; "Production slowed"; release tension on; "slack the rope"; Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as, a slack rope; To lose rapidity; to become more slow; as, a current of water slackens; Something that is slack is loose and not firmly stretched or tightly in position. The boy's jaw went slack
slack tub: A large container full of water used by a blacksmith to quench hot metal
slack-jawed: Overly talkative; indiscreet
Spencer was one of those slack-jawed youths who are constitutionally incapable of preserving a secret.
slack-jawed: Unsophisticated or unthinking; dimwitted in appearance
But driving a car—particularly the supersize models—really should demand more concentration than, say, slouching slack-jawed in front of the wide screen in your den.
slack-jawed: With the mouth in an open position and the jaw hanging loosely, especially as indicating bewilderment or astonishment
For one frightful moment there was no sound; even the men's breathing was hushed, and they sat slack-jawed, stunned, half-minded to believe this some hideous, incredible jest.
slack season: Period of inactivity in business when there is very little work to be done
slack barrel: container for holding dry goods
slack hours: slump hours, time during which there are few tasks to be completed
slack off: become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"
slack off: shirk one's duty, fail to fulfill one's obligations
slack rope: loose rope
slack season: dry season, lack of demand, decrease in distribution of goods
slack suit: casual dress consisting of slacks and matching jacket
slack tide: slack water: the occurrence of relatively still water at the turn of the (low) tide
slack time: The maximum amount of time that you can delay an activity and still finish your project in the shortest possible time = 1 WEEK IN EXAMPLE
slack time: The amount of time that an activity can be delayed without delaying the project (3)
slack time: The comparison of the projected completion date for an operation or project task as compared to the required date, which indicates the amount of time it could be delayed without impacting later operations or tasks
slack time: The amount of time that an activity can be delayed without delaying the project
slack up: slow down
slack up: slack: make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"
slack water: the occurrence of relatively still water at the turn of the (low) tide
slack water: still water; water between high and low tide
slack-jawed: If you say that someone is slack-jawed, you mean that their mouth is hanging open, often because they are surprised. He just gazed at me slack-jawed. having your mouth slightly open, especially because you are surprised or stupid = open-mouthed
cut one some slack: To be lenient with; to give grace to someone after a mistake
cut somebody some slack: to be patient or lenient with somebody; to relax standards or expectations
Cut the new guy some slack. He's only been here for two days.
cut someone some slack: To make allowances for someone, and not treat a failure severely
slacker: One who procrastinates or is lazy; compare slack off
slacks: Casual trousers. (Takes a plural verb even when singular, may be referred to as a pair of slacks )
slacks: Third-person singular simple present indicative form of slack
slacks: plural form of slack
slackly: {a} loosely, negligently, backwardly
slackness: {n} looseness, remissness, want of care
cut somebody some slack: (deyim) To not judge someone as severely as you usually would because they are having problems at the present time
Andrew's late again. Cut him some slack - his wife's just had a baby.
cut somebody some slack: (deyim) Allow someone to do something without criticizing them or making it more difficult:
Hey, cut me some slack, man. I’m only a few bucks short.
cut someone some slack: (deyim) Allow someone some leeway in their conduct, give a break, cut someone a break
cut someone some slack: (deyim) Allow someone some leeway in their conduct
give somebody some slack: (deyim) Allow someone to do something without criticizing them or making it more difficult:
Hey, cut me some slack, man. I’m only a few bucks short.
have a slack: (deyim) Take a breather, take a break, stop over, stop off, have a break
pick up the slack: (deyim) Improve the use of resources to avoid an undesirable lull in business
pick up the slack: (deyim) 1. to make a system or organization as efficient as possible by making sure that money, space, or people are fully used.2. to do something that needs to be done because someone else is no longer doing it3. to make a rope tighter
Without another contract to help pick up the slack, employees may face job losses.
take up the slack: (deyim) 1. to make a system or organization as efficient as possible by making sure that money, space, or people are fully used.2. to do something that needs to be done because someone else is no longer doing it3. to make a rope tighter
Without another contract to help take up the slack, employees may face job losses.
take up the slack: (deyim) Improve the use of resources to avoid an undesirable lull in business
Slackly: slack
at a slack pace: at a slow rate, at a sluggish speed
be slack in one's duties: be careless in completing assigned tasks
slacked: past of slack
slacker: disapproval If you describe someone as a slacker, you mean that they are lazy and do less work than they should. He's not a slacker, he's the best worker they've got. someone who is lazy and does not do all the work they should - used to show disapproval
slacker: One who procrastinates or is lazy; cf. slack off
slacker: A user of Slackware Linux
slacker: {i} lazy person, person who avoids work
slacker: a person who shirks their work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
slacker: A person lacking a sense of direction in life; an underachiever
slackest: superlative of slack
slacking: present participle of slack
slacking: the evasion of work or duty
slackly: In a slack manner
slackly: loosely; slowly; idly, sluggishly; negligently
slackness: the condition of being loose (not taut); "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope"
slackness: The quality or state of being slack
slackness: {i} looseness; slowness; idleness, sluggishness; negligence
slackness: The state of being slack; the quality of having slack
slacks: third-person singular of slack
slacks: plural of slack
slacks: Slacks are casual trousers. She was wearing black slacks and a white sweater. = trousers
slacks: {i} casual trousers worn by men or women
slacks: (usually in the plural) pants for casual wear
trade is slack: commerce is slow, not a lot of goods are being traded
verb slack 3: slack off to make less effort than usual, or to be lazy in your work

slack

Турецкое произношение

släk

Синонимы

culm, slough, slow, moderate, easy, dull, feeble, flabby, flaccid, flexible, flimsy, inert, infirm, laggard, lax

Антонимы

rigid, stiff, taut, tight, active, alert, disciplined, rigidity, stiffness, tautness, tightness

Произношение

/ˈslak/ /ˈslæk/

Этимология

[ 'slak ] (adjective.) before 12th century. Middle English slak, from Old English sleac; akin to Old High German slah slack, Latin laxus slack, loose, languEre to languish, Greek lagnos lustful and perhaps to Greek lEgein to stop.