slack
To slackenTo slacken.
» We need to cut Tom some slack.
Нам потрібно дати Тому поблажку. — deniko
Нам треба легше з Томом. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(ambitransitive)To slacken.
trödeln, bummeln, faulenzen
ло́дырничатьlódyrničatʹ, безде́льничатьbezdélʹničatʹ, сачкова́тьsačkovátʹ
To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake.
Lime slacks.
To refuse to work as hard as one is supposed to.
I can't afford to slack. This job is all I have!
(anstrengende) Arbeit scheuen
лени́тьсяlenítʹsja
(obsolete)To mitigate; to reduce the strength of.
- cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
- make less active or fast
- release tension on
- be inattentive to, or neglect
Examples
74 sentencesWe need to cut Tom some slack.
Нам потрібно дати Тому поблажку. — deniko
Tom didn't cut Mary any slack.
ruТом не давал Мэри ни единой поблажки. — sharptoothed
You should cut Tom some slack.
Why don't you cut Tom some slack?
deWarum bist du bei Tom nicht etwas nachsichtig? — Tamy
Why don't we cut Tom some slack?
ruПочему бы нам не быть снисходительней к Тому? — Ooneykcall
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English slakken, slaken, from Old English slacian, from Proto-Germanic *slakōnFrom Middle English slakken, slaken, from Old English slacian, from Proto-Germanic *slakōną (“to slack, slacken”).
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Forms
slacks, slacking, slacked, slackedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
11 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.