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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries松弛
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sōngchí
"绳子松弛，允许船只漂离。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A state of being loose or not taut.
"The slack in the rope allowed the boat to drift away from the dock."
- 1
To make or become slack.
"He decided to slack the tension on the cable to prevent it from snapping."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'slak', originating from Old English 'slæc' (meaning sluggish, slow, or loose), tracing back to Proto-Germanic *slakaz. Over centuries, the noun sense evolved from referring to loose or un-tensioned rope to metaphorically representing unused capacity, downtime, or margin for error in systems and operations.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Slack" is said worldwide
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lâche
Transliteration: laʃ
"La corde était lâche, permettant au bateau de dériver."
locker
Transliteration: ˈlɔkɐ
"Das Seil war locker, sodass das Boot abdriften konnte."
allentato
Transliteration: al.lenˈta.to
"La corda era allentata, permettendo alla barca di allontanarsi."
flojo
Transliteration: floxo
"La cuerda estaba floja, permitiendo que el barco se alejara."
solto
Transliteration: ˈsol.tu
"A corda estava solta, permitindo que o barco se afastasse."
ढीला
Transliteration: ḍhīlā
"रस्सी ढीली थी, जिससे नाव दूर जा सकती थी।"
松弛
Transliteration: sōngchí
"绳子松弛，允许船只漂离。"
느슨한
Transliteration: neuseunhan
"로프가 느슨하여 배가 떠날 수 있었습니다."
緩い
Transliteration: yurui
"ロープが緩んでいたので、船が離れることができました。"
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