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slack

[slæk] брит. / амер.

1. прил.
  1. 1. вялый, неактивный, неэнергичный
    2. недопечённый, непропечённый (о хлебе)
    3. несильный, слабый
    4. недостаточный; нестрогий, нетребовательный
  2. 1. провисающий, ненатянутый (о верёвке, канате, вожжах)
    2. дряблый, вялый (о мышцах)
  3. медленный, неспешный, ленивый
  4. разг. расхлябанный; небрежный, нерадивый, ленивый, неорганизованный
  5. 1. расслабляющий (о погоде)
    2. расслабленный, разбитый
2. сущ.
  1. провисшая верёвка; слабина
  2. 1. бездействие; безделье, пассивность, инертность
    2. эк.; фин. спад деловой активности; затишье (в торговле)
  3. = slack water
  4. дефицит, нехватка, недостача
3. гл.
  1. 1. ослаблять, распускать
    2. слабнуть, слабеть, становиться менее натянутым
  2. = slack up
    1. замедлять (ход)
    2. замедляться
  3. 1. ослаблять (интенсивность), уменьшать
    2. = slack off стихать, ослабевать, уменьшаться
  4. идти вяло
  5. разг. лодырничать, сачковать, халатно относиться к обязанностям
  6. гасить (известь)
сущ.
угольная пыль, мелкий уголь, шлак

Biology (En-Ru)

slack

порфира (Porphyra) (красная водоросль)

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To rush in a car, to silence rudely those people who were anxious to tell him things, to cut short conversations on the plea of urgent necessity all this was the breath of life to Inspector Slack.
Прыгнуть на сиденье автомобиля и резко оборвать чьи‑то разглагольствования, поскольку он сам предельно занят, – вот его излюбленная манера.
Christie, Agatha / The Body In The LibraryКристи, Агата / Труп в библиотеке
Труп в библиотеке
Кристи, Агата
© Издательство "Профиздат", 1990
The Body In The Library
Christie, Agatha
© 1941, 1942 by Agatha Christie Mallowan
© renewed 1968, 1970 by Agatha Christie Mallowan

And some two miles back firing one shot, which in its turn was responded to by Mason as well as Sheriff Slack. Both parties had heard and were now paddling swiftly east.
Отъехав назад мили на две, он выстрелил. В ответ послышалось два выстрела: Мейсон и шериф Слэк услышали сигнал, и теперь обе партии быстро плыли на восток.
Dreiser, Theodore / An American TragedyДрайзер, Теодор / Американская трагедия
Американская трагедия
Драйзер, Теодор
© Вершинина З., перевод на русский язык, 2010
© Галь Н., перевод на русский язык, 2010
© Издание на русском языке. ООО «Издательство «Эксмо». 2010
An American Tragedy
Dreiser, Theodore
© Horace Liveright, Inc., 1925
© Helen Dreiser, 1953
© Theodore Dreiser, 1926

Melchett said, "Well, we are left with X, an unknown murderer, so unknown Slack can't find a trace of him.
– Вновь перед нами неизвестный убийца. Икс. Настолько скрытный, что и Слэку не напасть на его след.
Christie, Agatha / The Body In The LibraryКристи, Агата / Труп в библиотеке
Труп в библиотеке
Кристи, Агата
© Издательство "Профиздат", 1990
The Body In The Library
Christie, Agatha
© 1941, 1942 by Agatha Christie Mallowan
© renewed 1968, 1970 by Agatha Christie Mallowan

Ruby Keene had not been in the habit of rising early. Her usual procedure, Slack discovered, was to sleep until about ten or half past and then ring for breakfast.
Руби Кин просыпалась поздно и вставала, как узнал Слэк, лишь к половине одиннадцатого. По звонку ей приносили завтрак.
Christie, Agatha / The Body In The LibraryКристи, Агата / Труп в библиотеке
Труп в библиотеке
Кристи, Агата
© Издательство "Профиздат", 1990
The Body In The Library
Christie, Agatha
© 1941, 1942 by Agatha Christie Mallowan
© renewed 1968, 1970 by Agatha Christie Mallowan

Slack-faced and staring, she swayed.
Оно оплыло, и, глядя в одну точку, Жаннет судорожно сглотнула.
Wilson, Paul Francis / HostsВилсон, Пол Фрэнсис / Пожиратели сознания
Пожиратели сознания
Вилсон, Пол Фрэнсис
Hosts
Wilson, Paul Francis
© 2001 by F. Paul Wilson

Melchett said dryly, "You don't know very much about it yourself yet, Slack."
Мэлчетт суховато возразил: – Ну, и вы знаете не больше ее об этом деле.
Christie, Agatha / The Body In The LibraryКристи, Агата / Труп в библиотеке
Труп в библиотеке
Кристи, Агата
© Издательство "Профиздат", 1990
The Body In The Library
Christie, Agatha
© 1941, 1942 by Agatha Christie Mallowan
© renewed 1968, 1970 by Agatha Christie Mallowan

"That's all to the good, as far as it goes," Slack explained.
– Неряшливость оказалась нам на руку, – заключил Слэк.
Christie, Agatha / The Body In The LibraryКристи, Агата / Труп в библиотеке
Труп в библиотеке
Кристи, Агата
© Издательство "Профиздат", 1990
The Body In The Library
Christie, Agatha
© 1941, 1942 by Agatha Christie Mallowan
© renewed 1968, 1970 by Agatha Christie Mallowan

ZOE POINTED HER NEEDLE AT A YOUNGER, SLACK-LIPPED WOMAN.
— Зои указала иголкой на женщину помоложе с дряблыми губами.
Berg, Carol / Guardians of the KeepБерг, Кэрол / Стражи Цитадели
Стражи Цитадели
Берг, Кэрол
© Carol Berg, 2004
© Перевод. Н. Каляева, 2008
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2008
Guardians of the Keep
Berg, Carol
© Carol Berg, 2004

INSTANTLY, KARON’S FACE WENT SLACK.
В тот же миг лицо Кейрона расслабилось.
Berg, Carol / Guardians of the KeepБерг, Кэрол / Стражи Цитадели
Стражи Цитадели
Берг, Кэрол
© Carol Berg, 2004
© Перевод. Н. Каляева, 2008
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2008
Guardians of the Keep
Berg, Carol
© Carol Berg, 2004

The slack in his rope snapped taut. He crashed into the wall.
Когда слабина веревки полностью выбралась, падение резко прекратилось, и майор врезался в боковую стену.
Rollins, James / SubterraneanРоллинс, Джеймс / Пещера
Пещера
Роллинс, Джеймс
© 1999 by Jim Czajkowski
© А. Новиков, перевод, 2008
© ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", издание на русском языке, 2008
Subterranean
Rollins, James
© 1999 by Jim Czajkowski

“I knew you didn't! I felt sure of that when I was in Switzerland!” she cried irritably. “Now you must go not four but six miles a day! You've grown terribly slack, terribly, terribly! You're not simply getting old, you're getting decrepit. . .
- Так я и знала! Я в Швейцарии еще это предчувствовала! - раздражительно вскричала она, - теперь вы будете не по шести, а по десяти верст ходить! Вы ужасно опустились, ужасно, ужасно! Вы не то что постарели, вы одряхлели...
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The possessedДостоевский, Фёдор / Бесы
Бесы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1989
The possessed
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

You've let yourself get so slack that I don't know how it is you are still a good, even a devoted doctor.
Ты до того себя разнежил, что, признаюсь, я всего менее понимаю, как ты можешь быть при всем этом хорошим и даже самоотверженным лекарем.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / Crime and PunishmentДостоевский, Фёдор / Преступление и наказание
Преступление и наказание
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1970
Crime and Punishment
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
© 2009 Rhodes Media

If you start giving your trade "more room to breathe," that extra slack will swing around and hurt you.
Если захотите "еще чуть-чуть" отодвинуть стоп-приказ, можете остаться без лески.
Elder, Alexander / Come into My Trading RoomЭлдер, Александр / Трейдинг с д-ром Элдером: энциклопедия биржевой игры
Трейдинг с д-ром Элдером: энциклопедия биржевой игры
Элдер, Александр
© 2002 by Dr. Alexander Elder
© Издательский дом «Диаграмма», 2003
Come into My Trading Room
Elder, Alexander
© 2002 by Dr. Alexander Elder

'Don't know nothin bout readin minds,' the blind man said, 'but my lamps have been out forty-two year come November, and in forty-two year your nose and ears take up some of the slack.
— Ничего не понимаю, что ты говоришь, — сказал слепой, — но глаза мои погасли сорок два года назад, и за эти сорок два года мои нос и уши стали очень чуткими.
King, Stephen,Straub, Peter / The TalismanКинг, Стивен,Страуб, Питер / Талисман
Талисман
Кинг, Стивен,Страуб, Питер
© Copyright Стивен Кинг, Питер Страуб
© Copyright Ирина Ткач
The Talisman
King, Stephen,Straub, Peter
© 1984 by Stephen King and Peter Straub
© 2001 by Stephen King and Peter Straub

Cut me a little slack here, and I’ll try to stop being such a bitch.
Хоть немного ослабь хватку, и я постараюсь перестать быть такой сукой.
Saintcrow, Lilith / The Devil's Right HandСэйнткроу, Лилит / Правая рука дьявола
Правая рука дьявола
Сэйнткроу, Лилит
© 2007 by Lilith Saintcrow
© Волковский В. Перевод на русский язык, 2010
© Издание на руском языке, ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2010
The Devil's Right Hand
Saintcrow, Lilith
© 2007 by Lilith Saintcrow

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Collocations

activity slack

резерв времени действия

activity slack time

резерв времени до начала работы

air-slack

отсыревший на воздухе

be slack

быть в состоянии затишья

coal slack

угольная мелочь

coal slack

угольный шлам

event slack

резерв времени события

event slack time

резерв времени события

positive slack path

путь с положительным резервом

sector slack

бездействующие сектора

sector slack

хвосты

slack arc

свободная дуга

slack away

травить

slack barrel

бочка для густых материалов

slack barrel

сухотарная бочка

Word forms

Slack

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	Slack	*Slacks
Possessive case	Slack's	*Slacks'

slack

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	slack	slacks
Possessive case	slack's	slacks'

slack

adjective

Positive degree	slack
Comparative degree	slacker
Superlative degree	slackest

slack

verb

Basic forms
Past	slacked
Imperative	slack
Present Participle (Participle I)	slacking
Past Participle (Participle II)	slacked

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I slack	we slack
you slack	you slack
he/she/it slacks	they slack

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am slacking	we are slacking
you are slacking	you are slacking
he/she/it is slacking	they are slacking

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have slacked	we have slacked
you have slacked	you have slacked
he/she/it has slacked	they have slacked

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been slacking	we have been slacking
you have been slacking	you have been slacking
he/she/it has been slacking	they have been slacking

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I slacked	we slacked
you slacked	you slacked
he/she/it slacked	they slacked

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was slacking	we were slacking
you were slacking	you were slacking
he/she/it was slacking	they were slacking

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had slacked	we had slacked
you had slacked	you had slacked
he/she/it had slacked	they had slacked

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been slacking	we had been slacking
you had been slacking	you had been slacking
he/she/it had been slacking	they had been slacking

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will slack	we shall/will slack
you will slack	you will slack
he/she/it will slack	they will slack

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be slacking	we shall/will be slacking
you will be slacking	you will be slacking
he/she/it will be slacking	they will be slacking

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have slacked	we shall/will have slacked
you will have slacked	you will have slacked
he/she/it will have slacked	they will have slacked

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been slacking	we shall/will have been slacking
you will have been slacking	you will have been slacking
he/she/it will have been slacking	they will have been slacking

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would slack	we should/would slack
you would slack	you would slack
he/she/it would slack	they would slack

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be slacking	we should/would be slacking
you would be slacking	you would be slacking
he/she/it would be slacking	they would be slacking

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have slacked	we should/would have slacked
you would have slacked	you would have slacked
he/she/it would have slacked	they would have slacked

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been slacking	we should/would have been slacking
you would have been slacking	you would have been slacking
he/she/it would have been slacking	they would have been slacking

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am slacked	we are slacked
you are slacked	you are slacked
he/she/it is slacked	they are slacked

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being slacked	we are being slacked
you are being slacked	you are being slacked
he/she/it is being slacked	they are being slacked

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been slacked	we have been slacked
you have been slacked	you have been slacked
he/she/it has been slacked	they have been slacked

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was slacked	we were slacked
you were slacked	you were slacked
he/she/it was slacked	they were slacked

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being slacked	we were being slacked
you were being slacked	you were being slacked
he/she/it was being slacked	they were being slacked

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been slacked	we had been slacked
you had been slacked	you had been slacked
he/she/it had been slacked	they had been slacked

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be slacked	we shall/will be slacked
you will be slacked	you will be slacked
he/she/it will be slacked	they will be slacked

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been slacked	we shall/will have been slacked
you will have been slacked	you will have been slacked
he/she/it will have been slacked	they will have been slacked

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Biology (En-Ru)

slack

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slack

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