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slacken off

 1 (v + adv) become slower, less intense INTRANSITIVEthe rate of growth slackened off tháinig maolú ar an ráta fáis 2 (v + adv) make slower, less intense TRANSITIVEmaolaigh verb  c m ushe slackened the speed off a bit mhaolaigh sí an luas de bheagán 3 (v + adv) make looser TRANSITIVEscaoil verb  c m ubog verb  c m u 4 (v + adv) become looser INTRANSITIVEscaoil verb  c m ubog verb  c m uleath verb  c m u → see slacken

slacken

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slacken off

) 1 verb make slower, less intense TRANSITIVEmaolaigh verb  c m uto slacken your pace do luas a mhaolú 2 verb become slower, less intense INTRANSITIVEdemand has slackened tá an t-éileamh tar éis laghdú 3 verb make looser TRANSITIVEscaoil verb  c m ubog verb  c m uto slacken your grip do ghreim a scaoileadh, do ghreim a bhogadh 4 verb become looser INTRANSITIVEhis jaw slackened leath a bhéal

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