Slack

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Translation of Slack into German

Noun

general

Rare
a family name used by some people
Rare
Slack
  • Professor Slack published a new paper on ecology.Professor Slack hat einen neuen Aufsatz über Ökologie veröffentlicht.
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Synonyms and analogies of Slack in English

Examples of Slack in a sentence

  • The Slack family hosted the town’s annual charity fundraiser.
slack
slæk
Adjective
1.

loose

not tight or tense
  • The rope was slack and needed tightening.Das Seil war slack und musste gespannt werden.
2.

inactive

not active or busy
  • Business was slack during the holiday season.Das Geschäft war während der Ferienzeit flaum.
3.

careless

lacking diligence or care
nachlässig schludrig
  • His slack attitude led to many mistakes.Seine nachlässige Einstellung führte zu vielen Fehlern.
Noun
1.

flexibility

part of something hanging loose
  • The slack of the rope dangled from the tree.Der Durchhang des Seils baumelte vom Baum.
2.

economy

period of inactivity or low activity
  • During the slack hours, the store was nearly empty..Während der Inaktivitätsstunden war der Laden fast leer
3.

mechanics

looseness or lack of tension in a rope or cable
  • Ensure there is some slack in the climbing rope for safety..Stellen Sie sicher, dass im Kletterseil etwas Schlaffheit vorhanden ist, um die Sicherheit zu gewährleisten.
4.

mining

Dated
small coal or coal dust
Dated
Kohlestaub Kohlenstaub Kohlenklein
  • The miners collected slack from the ground.Die Bergleute sammelten Kohlestaub vom Boden.
Verb
1.

neglect duty

intr.
neglect to do something properly due to laziness
intr.
  • She slacked on her chores and went to the party instead..Sie vernachlässigte ihre Pflichten und ging stattdessen zur Party.
2.

reduce activity

intr.
become less active or intense
intr.
  • The pace of work began to slack.Das Arbeitstempo begann nachzulassen.
3.

mechanics

tr.
reduce tension or loosen something
tr.
  • He decided to slack the rope.Er beschloss, das Seil zu lockern.
Adverb
1.

manner

in a loose or relaxed way
  • The rope was tied slack around the pole.Das Seil war locker um den Pfahl gebunden.
2.

laziness

without much effort or energy
  • He walked slack after the long day.Er ging nach dem langen Tag träge.

Expressions with slack: examples in English and translations in German

nachlassen
schludern
He tends to slack off when the boss is away.
verlangsamen
The runners began to slack up after the halfway point.
nachsichtig sein
nachgeben
I'm really stressed, so cut me some slack.
nachsichtig sein
The teacher cut some slack to the students during the exam week.
übernehmen
einspringen
She picked up the slack when her colleague was sick.
die Lücke füllen
die zusätzliche Arbeit übernehmen
She had to take up the slack after her colleague left.

Translations of "Slack" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
flachadj.

Long and slack is the big trend in bike geometry.

Lang und flach ist der große Trend in Sachen Bikegeometrie.

lockeradj.

There was too much slack in the line, causing the boat to drift.

Die Leine war zu locker, was dazu führte, dass das Boot abtrieb.

Noun
Pufferzeitn.

Slack is determined by the early finish and late finish dates of the tasks in your schedule.

Die Pufferzeit wird durch das früheste Ende und späteste Ende der Vorgänge im Terminplan ermittelt.

derSpielraumnm.

Global Slack - adds extra length to all wires, cable wires, and ribbon cables contained in the harness assembly.

Allgemeiner Spielraum - fügt zusätzliche Länge zu allen Drähten, Kabeldrähten und Flachbandkabeln hinzu, die in der Kabelbaum-Baugruppe enthalten sind.

Verb
lockernv.

Before the game, the players will slack up their uniforms for comfort.

Vor dem Spiel lockern die Spieler ihre Uniformen, um bequemer zu sein.

nachlassenv.

However, it is clear that the companies that manage and store this information cannot slack either.

Es ist jedoch klar, dass die Unternehmen, die diese Informationen verwalten und speichern, auch nicht nachlassen können.

Slack

Slack opens up shared knowledge to the people who need it.

Slack macht Wissen für die Leute zugänglich, die es brauchen.

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Slack: Examples and translations in context

Weaknesses - Slack seat angle, not a climbing machine

Schwächen - Sitzwinkel etwas flach, kein Kletterkünstler

I can see how you would be. Slack that off a little.

Ich sehe, dass Sie das Zeug dazu haben. Leine lockern.

Collect logs from the Slack app and send them to us.

Erfasse Logs aus der Slack App und schicke sie an uns.

Slack will suggest relevant channels, files and recent searches.

Slack schlägt relevante Channels, Dateien und aktuelle Suchen vor.

Select the calendar you'd like Slack to post updates from.

Wähle den Kalender aus, von dem Slack dir Updates senden soll.

Slack is free, that's enough for small teams.

Slack gibt es kostenlos, das reicht für kleine Teams.

A few hours later, Slack explained what was going on.

Ein paar Stunden später erklärte Slack, was los war.

You can create surveys directly in Slack without leaving your workspace.

Du kannst Umfragen direkt in Slack erstellen ohne Deinen Workspace zu verlassen.

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