slack off en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(informal, intransitive) To be deliberately unproductive in one's work or study.
Emily is slacking off since this is her last semester; she completely stopped trying to make good grades.
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(intransitive) To decrease in intensity; to ease off; to diminish; to die down.
Thankfully the hail slacked off after a few minutes.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| slacks off | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| slacking off | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| slacked off | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| slacked off | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Translations (32)
es aflojar (to be deliberately unproductive in one's work or study) · pl słabnąć (to decrease in intensity) · es menguar (to decrease in intensity) · es ociosear (to be deliberately unproductive in one's work or study) · de vernachlässigen (to be deliberately unproductive in one's work or study) · pl zwolnić tempo (to decrease in intensity) · de nachlassen (to decrease in intensity) · ru ослабевать (to decrease in intensity) · ja 弛む (to be deliberately unproductive in one's work or study) · cmn 下降 (to decrease in intensity) · de faulenzen (to be deliberately unproductive in one's work or study) · pl zwalniać tempo (to decrease in intensity) · cmn 偷懶 /偷懒 (to be deliberately unproductive in one's work or study) · fi laiskotella (to be deliberately unproductive in one's work or study) · pl osłabnąć (to decrease in intensity) · cmn 減少 /减少 (to decrease in intensity) · fi löysäillä (to be deliberately unproductive in one's work or study) · es haraganear (to be deliberately unproductive in one's work or study) · fr diminuer (to decrease in intensity) · es amainar (to decrease in intensity) · pl lenić się (to be deliberately unproductive in one's work or study) · pl obijać się (to be deliberately unproductive in one's work or study) · fr atermoyer (to be deliberately unproductive in one's work or study) · fr se calmer (to decrease in intensity) · es holgazanear (to be deliberately unproductive in one's work or study) · pl opierniczać się (to be deliberately unproductive in one's work or study) · fr tirer au flanc (to be deliberately unproductive in one's work or study) · ru отлынивать (to be deliberately unproductive in one's work or study) · fr glander (to be deliberately unproductive in one's work or study) · fr procrastiner (to be deliberately unproductive in one's work or study) · fi laantua (to decrease in intensity) · ja 緩む (to decrease in intensity)