slacken off

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner une action qui devient plus lente, moins intense ou moins active ; une diminution de l'effort ou de la vitesse.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of becoming slower, less intense, or less active; to reduce effort or speed.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, sans objet

1. Reduce effort or speedinformal

   To become slower, less active, or less intense.

   Ralentir, réduire son effort

   • The rain began to slacken off in the afternoon.
   • He started to slacken off at work after his promotion.
   • The team's performance slackened off towards the end of the season.

   Synonymesabateease uplet upmoderaterelaxslow down

   Antonymesaccelerateexpeditehastenhurryintensifyquickenspeed

2. Become less tightformal

   To become looser or less taut.

   se relâcher

   • The rope slackened off as the load was removed.
   • Make sure the belt doesn't slacken off while you're climbing.
   • The tension in the wire slackened off after the adjustment.

   Synonymeseaseloosenrelaxslack

   Antonymesstiffentautentighten

Verbe de baseslacken