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Renewable energy is growing thanks to massive government subsidy but cannot take up the slack.
Der dank massiver staatlicher Hilfen boomende Bereich erneuerbarer Energien kann die Lücke nicht füllen.
© Deutsche Börse
© Deutsche Börse
Lift up the slack in rope between pulley and housing, slowly allow the pulley to unwind, releasing the spring tension.
Heben Sie das zwischen Seilscheibe und Gehäuse durchhängende Seil an, lassen Sie die Scheibe langsam abwickeln und dabei die Feder entspannen.
Right now, incomes are slack, households have become crowded, and there is a surplus of housing on the market – all because nominal demand is still far below trend.
Im Moment sind die Einkommen niedrig, die Haushalte sind überbelegt und auf dem Markt gibt es zu viele Immobilien – und das alles, weil die nominale Nachfrage noch immer weit unter Trend liegt.
© 1995-2012 Project Syndicate
© 1995-2012 Project Syndicate
As if finally satisfied, the storm begins to slack off, and not long before midnight the temperature has plummeted from thirty-three degrees to sixteen.
Als sei er endlich zufrieden, läßt der Sturm nach, und kurz vor Mitternacht sinkt die Temperatur von plus eins auf minus sechs Grad.
King, Stephen / Das Jahr des WerwolfsKing, Stephen / Cycle of the Werewolf
Cycle of the Werewolf
King, Stephen
© Stephen King, 1983
Das Jahr des Werwolfs
King, Stephen
© 1983 by Stephen King
Men's or boys' woven breeches, shorts other than swimwear and trousers (including slacks); women's or girls' woven trousers and slacks, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres;
Shorts und andere kurze Hosen (andere als Badehosen) und lange Hosen, aus Geweben, für Männer und Knaben; lange Hosen aus Geweben, für Frauen und Mädchen, aus Wolle, Baumwolle oder synthetischen oder künstlichen Spinnstoffen;
© Europäische Union, 1998-2011
© European Union, 1998-2011
Wickham laid his briefcase down on a couch and stuck his hands in the pockets of his chocolate brown slacks.
Wickham legte seinen Aktenkoffer auf einem Sofa ab und schob die Hände in die Taschen seiner schokoladenbraunen Hose.
Bear, Greg / Darwin's ChildrenBear, Greg / Die Darwin-Kinder
Die Darwin-Kinder
Bear, Greg
© 2003 Greg Bear
© Elsevier GmbH, München
Darwin's Children
Bear, Greg
© 2003 by Greg Bear

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Collocations

slack adjuster
Bremsgestängesteller
slack wax
Gatsch
slack rope
Hängeseil
slack side
Leertrum
slack strand
Leertrum
slack side tension
Leertrumspannung
slack variable
Schlupfvariable
slack water
Stauwasser
slack suit
Freizeitanzug
slack joint
Wackelkontakt
slack season
Sauregurkenzeit
dune slack
Dünental
nutty slack
Feinkohle
slack span
Durchhang
slack span
Lostrum

Word forms

slack

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseslackslacks
Possessive caseslack'sslacks'

slack

adjective
Positive degreeslack
Comparative degreeslacker
Superlative degreeslackest

slack

verb
Basic forms
Pastslacked
Imperativeslack
Present Participle (Participle I)slacking
Past Participle (Participle II)slacked
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I slackwe slack
you slackyou slack
he/she/it slacksthey slack
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am slackingwe are slacking
you are slackingyou are slacking
he/she/it is slackingthey are slacking
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have slackedwe have slacked
you have slackedyou have slacked
he/she/it has slackedthey have slacked
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been slackingwe have been slacking
you have been slackingyou have been slacking
he/she/it has been slackingthey have been slacking
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I slackedwe slacked
you slackedyou slacked
he/she/it slackedthey slacked
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was slackingwe were slacking
you were slackingyou were slacking
he/she/it was slackingthey were slacking
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had slackedwe had slacked
you had slackedyou had slacked
he/she/it had slackedthey had slacked
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been slackingwe had been slacking
you had been slackingyou had been slacking
he/she/it had been slackingthey had been slacking
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will slackwe shall/will slack
you will slackyou will slack
he/she/it will slackthey will slack
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be slackingwe shall/will be slacking
you will be slackingyou will be slacking
he/she/it will be slackingthey will be slacking
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have slackedwe shall/will have slacked
you will have slackedyou will have slacked
he/she/it will have slackedthey will have slacked
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been slackingwe shall/will have been slacking
you will have been slackingyou will have been slacking
he/she/it will have been slackingthey will have been slacking
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would slackwe should/would slack
you would slackyou would slack
he/she/it would slackthey would slack
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be slackingwe should/would be slacking
you would be slackingyou would be slacking
he/she/it would be slackingthey would be slacking
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have slackedwe should/would have slacked
you would have slackedyou would have slacked
he/she/it would have slackedthey would have slacked
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been slackingwe should/would have been slacking
you would have been slackingyou would have been slacking
he/she/it would have been slackingthey would have been slacking
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am slackedwe are slacked
you are slackedyou are slacked
he/she/it is slackedthey are slacked
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being slackedwe are being slacked
you are being slackedyou are being slacked
he/she/it is being slackedthey are being slacked
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been slackedwe have been slacked
you have been slackedyou have been slacked
he/she/it has been slackedthey have been slacked
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was slackedwe were slacked
you were slackedyou were slacked
he/she/it was slackedthey were slacked
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being slackedwe were being slacked
you were being slackedyou were being slacked
he/she/it was being slackedthey were being slacked
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been slackedwe had been slacked
you had been slackedyou had been slacked
he/she/it had been slackedthey had been slacked
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be slackedwe shall/will be slacked
you will be slackedyou will be slacked
he/she/it will be slackedthey will be slacked
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been slackedwe shall/will have been slacked
you will have been slackedyou will have been slacked
he/she/it will have been slackedthey will have been slacked