Don't slacken your pace now! You're almost at the finish line!
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Slacken
//ˈslæ.kən//
Synonyms for "slacken" (202 found)
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9 entriesTranslations
36 translations across 13 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- βλακεύω verb ((intransitive) to gradually decrease in intensity)
- λύω verb ((transitive) to make slack, less taut, or less intense)
Bulgarian
4 entries- забавям verb ((transitive) to make slack, less taut, or less intense)
- намалявам verb ((transitive) to make slack, less taut, or less intense)
- отсла́бвам verb ((intransitive) to gradually decrease in intensity)
- стихвам verb ((intransitive) to gradually decrease in intensity)
Czech
4 entries- ochabnout verb ((intransitive) to gradually decrease in intensity)
- ochabovat verb ((intransitive) to gradually decrease in intensity)
- oslabit verb ((transitive) to make slack, less taut, or less intense)
- oslabovat verb ((transitive) to make slack, less taut, or less intense)
Finnish
4 entries- hellittää verb ((intransitive) to gradually decrease in intensity)
- hellittää verb ((transitive) to make slack, less taut, or less intense)
- hellitä verb ((intransitive) to gradually decrease in intensity)
- höllentyä verb ((intransitive) to gradually decrease in intensity)
German
1 entries- entspannen verb ((intransitive) to gradually decrease in intensity)
Ido
2 entries- laxeskar verb ((intransitive) to gradually decrease in intensity)
- laxigar verb ((transitive) to make slack, less taut, or less intense)
Irish
1 entries- scaoil verb ((transitive) to make slack, less taut, or less intense)
Italian
1 entries- allentare verb ((transitive) to make slack, less taut, or less intense)
Polish
4 entries- osłabnąć verb ((intransitive) to gradually decrease in intensity)
- rozluźniać verb ((transitive) to make slack, less taut, or less intense)
- rozluźnić verb ((transitive) to make slack, less taut, or less intense)
- słabnąć verb ((intransitive) to gradually decrease in intensity)
Portuguese
1 entries- afrouxar verb ((intransitive) to gradually decrease in intensity)
Russian
3 entries- ослабля́ть verb ((transitive) to make slack, less taut, or less intense)
- слабеть verb ((intransitive) to gradually decrease in intensity)
- снижаться verb ((intransitive) to gradually decrease in intensity)
Spanish
2 entries- aflojar verb ((intransitive) to gradually decrease in intensity)
- aflojar verb ((transitive) to make slack, less taut, or less intense)
Ukrainian
2 entries- посла́бити verb ((transitive) to make slack, less taut, or less intense)
- посла́блювати verb ((transitive) to make slack, less taut, or less intense)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
The most precious possession you have in the world is your own people. And for this people, and for the sake of this people, we will struggle and fight, and never slacken, never tire, never lose courage, and never lose faith.
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Will Australia slacken its immigration rules?
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Just as the storm reaches its peak, the winds begin to slacken, and the sky starts to brighten.
Source: tatoeba (11996028)
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