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With a basis of paraffin, petroleum waxes, waxes obtained from bituminous minerals, slack wax or scale waxà base de paraffines, de cires de pétrole ou de minéraux bitumineux, de résidus paraffineuxhttp://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
And then there would also come the cold blasts of winter, the disasters of slack times, the hurricanes of consumption carrying off the weak, whilst the strong clenched their fists and dreamt of vengeance.Puis, ce seraient encore les coups de froid de l’hiver, les désastres du chômage, des rafales de phtisie emportant les faibles, tandis que les forts serraient les poings, en rêvant de vengeance.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
When it is too slack, its curve sags into the trench and catches the rifles of passing men, and the ensnared ones struggle, and abuse the engineers who don't know how to fix up their threads.Quand il n’est pas assez tendu et que sa courbe plonge dans le creux, il accroche les fusils des hommes qui passent, et les hommes pris se débattent, et déblatèrent contre les téléphonistes qui ne savent jamais attacher leurs ficelles.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
And then want ever on the watch for the toiler, strangling him as soon as slack times came round, and casting him into the streets like a dead dog immediately old age set in.Et la misère alors guettant toujours l’ouvrier, l’étranglant au moindre chômage, le jetant à la borne comme un chien crevé, dès que venait la vieillesse !Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
Then, without reining in, or even slacking his pace, he bent over until his plume swept the earth, and picking up the bow, swung himself back into the saddle.Puis, sans retenir les rênes, sans ralentir son allure, il se baissa jusqu'à ce que les plumes de son casque balayassent la terre et, ramassant l'arc, se remit immédiatement en selle.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
I had been slack so long that almost any chance of activity was welcome.J'étais demeuré si longtemps oisif que j'accueillais avec joie toute occasion d'activité.Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John
I ought to know what he does and what sort of a man he is, since he lives in my house ; and so I'm not slack in telling them the truth, I give them all they deserve when I meet them.Je sais ce qu'il fait, je sais comment il est, puisqu'il habite chez moi. Aussi je ne leur mâche pas la vérité, je les traite comme ils le méritent, lorsque je les rencontre....Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
The right leg is straight. The left, whence flowed the hemorrhage that made him die, has been broken by a shell; it is twisted into a circle, dislocated, slack, invertebrate.Sa jambe droite se tend d’un côté ; la gauche, qui est cassée par un éclat et d’où est sortie l’hémorragie qui l’a fait mourir, est tournée toute en cercle, disloquée, molle, sans charpente.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Because of the enormous surplus capacity, Chinese exporting producers have a very high degree of slack in both the manufacturing process and the range of products.En raison des énormes capacités excédentaires, les producteurs-exportateurs chinois connaissent un fort ralentissement d'activité, tant au niveau du processus de fabrication que de l'éventail des produits.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
Her slack hands fell lifeless by her side.Ses mains détendues retombèrent inertes à ses côtés.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
"Well," said his wife, after the business of the tea-table was getting rather slack, "and what have they been doing in the Senate?"– Eh bien, dit sa femme lorsque ses occupations autour de la table commencèrent à se ralentir, qu’ont-ils donc fait au sénat?»Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
He and Mr. Slack eventually settled upon a mutually satisfactory arrangement which would use the assets of the two estate companies to repay Rosenberg's personal indebtedness and to secure the new loan.Lui et M. Slack ont fini par conclure un accord mutuellement satisfaisant, en vertu duquel les éléments d'actif des deux compagnies de la succession serviraient au remboursement des dettes personnelles de Rosenberg et à l'obtention du nouveau prêt.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 06.12.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 06.12.2011
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Collocations
slack season
morte-saison
slack-rope switch
dispositif de mou de câble
take in the slack
embraquer
Word forms
slack
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | slack | slacks |
Possessive case | slack's | slacks' |
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 |
slacks
noun, plural
Plural | |
Common case | slacks |
Possessive case | *slacks' |