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Detailed Translations for slacken from English to Spanish

slacken:

to slacken verb (slackens, slackened, slackening)

  1. to slacken
    girar en sentido contrario; disminuir; reducir; anular; aflojar; moderar
  2. to slacken (retard; slow down; temporize; drag out; temporise)
    retrasar; demorar; demorarse; ganar tiempo; dejar para más tarde
  3. to slacken (fade; weaken)
    aflojar; entibiar; debilitarse

Conjugations for slacken:

present
  1. slacken
  2. slacken
  3. slackens
  4. slacken
  5. slacken
  6. slacken
simple past
  1. slackened
  2. slackened
  3. slackened
  4. slackened
  5. slackened
  6. slackened
present perfect
  1. have slackened
  2. have slackened
  3. has slackened
  4. have slackened
  5. have slackened
  6. have slackened
past continuous
  1. was slackening
  2. were slackening
  3. was slackening
  4. were slackening
  5. were slackening
  6. were slackening
future
  1. shall slacken
  2. will slacken
  3. will slacken
  4. shall slacken
  5. will slacken
  6. will slacken
continuous present
  1. am slackening
  2. are slackening
  3. is slackening
  4. are slackening
  5. are slackening
  6. are slackening
subjunctive
  1. be slackened
  2. be slackened
  3. be slackened
  4. be slackened
  5. be slackened
  6. be slackened
diverse
  1. slacken!
  2. let's slacken!
  5. slackened
  6. slackening
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for slacken:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
anular lifting; revoking; withdrawal
debilitarse declining in force; decrease in power; decrease in strength; weakening
disminuir declining in force; decrease in power; decrease in strength; weakening
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
aflojar fade; slacken; weaken adulterate; come forward with; cough up; dilute; fatigue; let free; let go; moderate; restrain; tire out; turn out; water down; wear out
anular slacken abandon; abolish; abort; annul; cancel; cancel an appointment; decline; delete; desist; hold up; neutralise; neutralize; nullify; postpone; recall; recant; refuse; reject; repeal; rescind; resign; reverse; revoke; strike out; terminate; turn down; undo; unhitch; unpick; void
debilitarse fade; slacken; weaken abate; adulterate; be going down hill; be lost; become weak; cease; come down; cool; cool down; cool off; dilute; drain away; enervate; enfeeble; fall away; lessen; lose strength; weaken
dejar para más tarde drag out; retard; slacken; slow down; temporise; temporize postpone; put off
demorar drag out; retard; slacken; slow down; temporise; temporize brood over; dawdle; defer; delay; deter; doubt; hesitate; linger; postpone; procrastinate; put off; retard; saunter; stop; tarry; waver
demorarse drag out; retard; slacken; slow down; temporise; temporize brood over; dawdle; defer; delay; deter; doubt; hesitate; linger; loiter; procrastinate; put off; retard; saunter; stop; tarry; waffle; waver
disminuir slacken allay; be shortcoming; calm down; cool down; crop; decline; decrease; diminishing; drop; dwindle; fall; go down; go thieving; make smaller; minimise; minimize; reduce; regress; remove; scale down; shorten; shrink; sink; soothe; subside; take away; trim; tumble; wain; waining
entibiar fade; slacken; weaken
ganar tiempo drag out; retard; slacken; slow down; temporise; temporize delay; deter; postpone; put off; retard; stop
girar en sentido contrario slacken
moderar slacken damp; moderate; reduce; use sparingly
reducir slacken bring down; confine; crop; curtail; cut back; damage; decline; decrease; diminish; do harm; dwindle; force back; go down; harm; lessen; limit; make smaller; mark down; minimise; minimize; reduce; regress; scale down; shorten; shrink; shrink away; simplify; sink; take down; trace back; trim; waining
retrasar drag out; retard; slacken; slow down; temporise; temporize dawdle; delay; linger; postpone; procrastinate; put off; retard; saunter; tarry
- relax; remit; slack; slack up; slow; slow down; slow up
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- relax; slack
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
anular circular; ring-shaped; rotund; round

Related Words for "slacken":


Synonyms for "slacken":


Related Definitions for "slacken":

  1. make slack as by lessening tension or firmness1
  2. become looser or slack1
    • the rope slackened1
  3. become slow or slower1
  4. make less active or fast1
    • He slackened his pace as he got tired1

Wiktionary Translations for slacken:

slacken
verb
  1. (intransitive) to gradually decrease in intensity
  2. (transitive) to gradually decrease in intensity
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• slacken → aflojar ↔ vieren — een touw of kabel vieren
• slacken → desguindar; largar; halar; arriar ↔ fieren — Seemannssprache: ein Tau, eine Kette kontrolliert ablaufen lassen, um Lasten, Segel, Anker und dergleichen herunterzulassen

slacken form of slack:

slack adj

  1. slack (lazy; workshy; idle; slow)
    perezoso; gandul; reacio al trabajo

to slack verb (slacks, slacked, slacking)

  1. to slack (malinger; lie down on the job; go slow)
    holgazanear; gandulear

Conjugations for slack:

present
  1. slack
  2. slack
  3. slacks
  4. slack
  5. slack
  6. slack
simple past
  1. slacked
  2. slacked
  3. slacked
  4. slacked
  5. slacked
  6. slacked
present perfect
  1. have slacked
  2. have slacked
  3. has slacked
  4. have slacked
  5. have slacked
  6. have slacked
past continuous
  1. was slacking
  2. were slacking
  3. was slacking
  4. were slacking
  5. were slacking
  6. were slacking
future
  1. shall slack
  2. will slack
  3. will slack
  4. shall slack
  5. will slack
  6. will slack
continuous present
  1. am slacking
  2. are slacking
  3. is slacking
  4. are slacking
  5. are slacking
  6. are slacking
subjunctive
  1. be slacked
  2. be slacked
  3. be slacked
  4. be slacked
  5. be slacked
  6. be slacked
diverse
  1. slack!
  2. let's slack!
  5. slacked
  6. slacking
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

slack [the ~] noun

  1. the slack (coal-dust; waste)
    la carbonilla; el carbón en polvo

Translation Matrix for slack:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
carbonilla coal-dust; slack; waste grit; pebble-sand
carbón en polvo coal-dust; slack; waste
gandul idler; lazy bones; loafer; loiterer; sloth; sluggard
perezoso idler; layabout; lazy bones; loafer; lounger; skulker; slacker; sloth; sluggard; twerp
- drop-off; falling off; falloff; mire; morass; quag; quagmire; slack water; slackness; slump
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
gandulear go slow; lie down on the job; malinger; slack bungle; idle; lounge about; lounge around; mess; muck up; sit around
holgazanear go slow; lie down on the job; malinger; slack bungle; dawdle; idle; linger; loaf; loiter; lounge about; lounge around; mess; muck up; sit around; tarry; waffle
- abate; die away; let up; relax; slack off; slack up; slacken; slake; slow; slow down; slow up
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- lax; loose
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- depressed; dull; relax; slacken; sloppy
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
gandul idle; lazy; slack; slow; workshy
perezoso idle; lazy; slack; slow; workshy crazy; daft; dawdling; dragging; drained; drooping; easy-going; foolish; funny; idiotic; inactive; indolent; inert; insane; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; mad; mixed up; muzzy; odd; passive; ridiculous; shuffling; silly; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; stupid; tardy; washed out; weird
reacio al trabajo idle; lazy; slack; slow; workshy

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Synonyms for "slack":


Related Definitions for "slack":

  1. lacking in rigor or strictness1
    • slack in maintaining discipline1
  2. flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide1
    • slack water1
  3. not tense or taut1
    • slack and wrinkled skin1
    • slack sails1
    • a slack rope1
  4. a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely1
    • he took up the slack1
  5. the quality of being loose (not taut)1
  6. a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot1
  7. a stretch of water without current or movement1
    • suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless1
  8. a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality1
    • a gradual slack in output1
  9. dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve1
  10. cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water1
    • slack lime1
  11. become less in amount or intensity1
  12. make less active or intense1
  13. become slow or slower1
  14. make less active or fast1
  15. release tension on1
    • slack the rope1
  16. be inattentive to, or neglect1
    • He slacks his attention1
  17. avoid responsibilities and work, be idle1

Wiktionary Translations for slack:

slack
noun
  1. small coal, coal dust
  2. tidal marsh or periodically filling shallow
adjective
  1. not tense
  2. weak
verb
  1. to procrastinate
  2. to refuse to exert effort
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• slack → grava; cascajo ↔ gravier — géologie|fr roche détritique à éléments assez gros (sables grossiers et cailloux), d’origine fluviatile ou littorale (on dit aussi cailloutis).

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