slack off

• Verbe à particule signifiant réduire ses efforts, travailler avec moins d'ardeur ou paresser, surtout quand on devrait travailler.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of reducing effort, working less hard, or being lazy, especially when one should be working.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, sans objet

1. Reduce effort or workinformal

   To work less hard or to be less productive than usual, often intentionally.

   se relâcher

   • He started to slack off after his promotion.
   • The team was slacking off during the afternoon shift.
   • If you slack off too much, you might lose your job.

   Synonymesdawdlefiddlegoof-offidleknock offlaglazeloafshirktake it easy

   Antonymesapplyexertlaborstrivetoilwork

2. Become less active or intenseinformal

   To decrease in intensity, activity, or speed.

   Ralentir, diminuer d'intensité

   • The storm finally slacked off after midnight.
   • Business tends to slack off during the summer months.
   • The teacher noticed the students slacking off as the semester ended.

   Synonymesabatedecreasediminishease offlet upmoderaterelaxrelentslackensubside

   Antonymesacceleratecontinueintensifypersevere

Verbe de baseslack