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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 Börsehttp://deutsche-boerse.com 25.05.2011© Deutsche Börsehttp://deutsche-boerse.com 25.05.2011
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.©2012 Kohler Co.©2012 Kohler Co.
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 Syndicatehttp://www.project-syndicate.org/ 6/15/2012© 1995-2012 Project Syndicatehttp://www.project-syndicate.org/ 6/15/2012
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 WerewolfCycle of the WerewolfKing, Stephen© Stephen King, 1983Das Jahr des WerwolfsKing, 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, 1998-2011http://eur-lex.europa.eu/ 04.05.2011© European Union, 1998-2011http://eur-lex.europa.eu/ 04.05.2011
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-KinderDie Darwin-KinderBear, Greg© 2003 Greg Bear© Elsevier GmbH, MünchenDarwin's ChildrenBear, 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
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 | |
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Past | slacked |
Imperative | slack |
Present Participle (Participle I) | slacking |
Past Participle (Participle II) | slacked |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I slack | we slack |
you slack | you slack |
he/she/it slacks | they slack |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am slacking | we are slacking |
you are slacking | you are slacking |
he/she/it is slacking | they are slacking |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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I slacked | we slacked |
you slacked | you slacked |
he/she/it slacked | they slacked |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was slacking | we were slacking |
you were slacking | you were slacking |
he/she/it was slacking | they were slacking |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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I am slacked | we are slacked |
you are slacked | you are slacked |
he/she/it is slacked | they are slacked |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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I was slacked | we were slacked |
you were slacked | you were slacked |
he/she/it was slacked | they were slacked |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 |