Interglot - "slack" translated from English to Dutch

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slack:
- lui; werkschuw; traag
- lijntrekken
- kolengruis
Wiktionary:
- slack → slak
- slack → treuzelen, slabakken
- slack → gravel, grind, gruis, steengruis

English

Detailed Translations for slack from English to Dutch

slack:

slack adj

slack (lazy; workshy; idle; slow)
lui; werkschuw; traag
- lui adj
- werkschuw adj
- traag adj

to slack verb (slacks, slacked, slacking)

to slack (malinger; lie down on the job; go slow)
lijntrekken
- lijntrekken verb (trek lijn, trekt lijn, trok lijn, trokken lijn, lijngetrokken)

Conjugations for slack:

present

slack
slack
slacks
slack
slack
slack

simple past

slacked
slacked
slacked
slacked
slacked
slacked

present perfect

have slacked
have slacked
has slacked
have slacked
have slacked
have slacked

past continuous

was slacking
were slacking
was slacking
were slacking
were slacking
were slacking

future

shall slack
will slack
will slack
shall slack
will slack
will slack

continuous present

am slacking
are slacking
is slacking
are slacking
are slacking
are slacking

subjunctive

be slacked
be slacked
be slacked
be slacked
be slacked
be slacked

diverse

slack!
let's slack!
slacked
slacking

1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

slack [the ~] nomen

the slack (coal-dust; waste)
het kolengruis
- kolengruis [het ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for slack:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
kolengruis	coal-dust; slack; waste
lui		folks; people
-	drop-off; falling off; falloff; mire; morass; quag; quagmire; slack water; slackness; slump
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
lijntrekken	go slow; lie down on the job; malinger; slack
-	abate; die away; let up; relax; slack off; slack up; slacken; slake; slow; slow down; slow up
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
lui	idle; lazy; slack; slow; workshy	bearing no interests; idle
traag	idle; lazy; slack; slow; workshy	dawdling; dilatory; dragging; hesitating; languid; lazy; lingering; listless; slow; sluggish; tardy; wavering
werkschuw	idle; lazy; slack; slow; workshy
-	lax; loose
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	depressed; dull; relax; slacken; sloppy

Related Words for "slack":

slackness, slacking, slacks, slackest, slackly, slacken

Synonyms for "slack":

loose; lax
flaccid; lax; limp; weak
standing
negligent
debris; dust; junk; rubble; detritus
slump; drop-off; falloff; falling off; deterioration; decline in quality; declension; worsening
slack water; stretch
mire; quagmire; quag; morass; bog; peat bog
slackness; looseness; play
cord
fiddle; shirk; shrink from; goldbrick
neglect
loosen; loose
slacken; slack up; relax; decrease; lessen; minify
slow; slow down; slow up; weaken
slake; abate
let up; slack off; die away; diminish; fall
hydrate

Related Definitions for "slack":

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

Wiktionary Translations for slack:

slack

noun

small coal, coal dust
- slack → slak

verb

to procrastinate
- slack → treuzelen

slack

verb

lui zijn, het werk versloffen
- slabakken → jerk off; slack

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• slack	→ gravel; grind; gruis; steengruis	↔ 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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Detailed Translations for slack from English to Dutch

slack:

slack adj

slack (lazy; workshy; idle; slow)

to slack verb (slacks, slacked, slacking)

to slack (malinger; lie down on the job; go slow)

Conjugations for slack:

present

simple past

present perfect

past continuous

future

continuous present

subjunctive

diverse

slack [the ~] nomen

the slack (coal-dust; waste)

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