slacken off

slacken off
1. intransitive verb
1) (loosen) see academic.ru/67805/slacken">slacken 1. 1)
2) (diminish) see slacken 1. 2)
3) (relax) es etwas langsamer angehen lassen (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
1) (loosen) see slacken 2. 1)
2) (diminish) see slacken 2. 2)
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slacken off
I. vi
1. (at work) person es langsamer angehen lassen
everyone \slacken offs off a bit towards the end of the week gegen Ende der Woche lässt es jeder etwas langsamer angehen
2. (move slower) person langsamer gehen; car langsamer fahren; speed, pace langsamer werden; demand, intensity nachlassen
II. vt
to \slacken off off ⇆ sth etw reduzieren; speed etw drosseln
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vi
1) (= diminish) nachlassen; (wind) abflauen, nachlassen; (work, trade) abnehmen
2) (person = relax) nachlassen; (for health reasons) sich schonen
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1. intransitive verb
1) (loosen) see slacken 1. 1)
2) (diminish) see slacken 1. 2)
3) (relax) es etwas langsamer angehen lassen (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
1) (loosen) see slacken 2. 1)
2) (diminish) see slacken 2. 2)

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