slack
The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon itThe part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
» Tom didn't cut Mary any slack.
Том не давал Мэри ни единой поблажки.
Значение
значений: 9(неисчисляемое)The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
the slack of a rope or of a sail
take in the slack
Schlacke
слабина́slabiná, у́гольная пы́льúgolʹnaja pýlʹ
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)A dip in a surface.
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)In particular, a shallow dell or hollow; a dip in the surface of terrain, such as between hills.
Marsch, Senke
(исчисляемое)A low-lying marsh or a pool, especially a tidal or intermittent one which periodically fills and drains.
(неисчисляемое)Unconditional listening attention given by client to patient.
A temporary speed restriction where track maintenance or engineering work is being carried out at a particular place.
(исчисляемое)A valley, or small, shallow dell; a sag or saddle in a ridge.
A flat-bottomed, hollow zone within a sand-dune system that has developed over impervious strata, sometimes due to erosion or blow-out of the dune system; its flat base level is therefore close to or at the permanent water-table level, and therefore has rich, marshy flora, with Salix species (willows) as typical woody colonisers.
(неисчисляемое)Small coal; coal dust.
dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
Примеры
предложений: 74Tom didn't cut Mary any slack.
Том не давал Мэри ни единой поблажки.
Why don't we cut Tom some slack?
Почему бы нам не быть снисходительней к Тому?
Cut Tom some slack.
Сделай Тому поблажку.
You should cut Tom some slack.
Why don't you cut Tom some slack?
deWarum bist du bei Tom nicht etwas nachsichtig?
Переводы
языков: 5По значениям 2
По значениям 3
Происхождение
From Middle English slak, from Old English slæc (“slack”), from Proto-Germanic *slakaz. FoFrom Middle English slak, from Old English slæc (“slack”), from Proto-Germanic *slakaz. For sense of coal dust, compare slag.
Either from the adjective in Etymology 1 or the verb in Etymology 2.
From Middle English slak, from Old Norse slakki (“a slope”). Cognate with Icelandic slakki, Norwegian slakke.
Of unknown origin. Possibly related to Middle Dutch slacke or Middle Low German slecke. Doublet of slag.
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Формы
мн. число: slacksСинонимы
синонимов: 12- the quality of being loose (not taut):slackness
- a stretch of water without current or movement:slack water
- a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality:slumpdrop-offfallofffalling off
- a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot:mirequagmirequagmorass
Однокоренные
связанных слов: 3Уроки к слову
уроков: 1- A1Исчисляемые и неисчисляемые существительные — Потому что оно может быть неисчисляемым