lax

UK
/læks/
US
/læks/

Traductions

laxadjective
laxer
Comp.
laxest
Super.
UK
/læks/
US
/læks/
The teacher's lax attitude towards deadlines led to chaos in the classroom.
Расслабленное отношение учителя к срокам привело к хаосу в классе.
The company's lax security measures made it vulnerable to cyber attacks.
Нестрогие меры безопасности компании сделали её уязвимой для кибератак.
His lax performance at work was noticed by his supervisor.
Его вялая работа была замечена начальником.
Traductions supplémentaires
laxnoun
laxes
pl
UK
/læks/
US
/læks/
Archaic or dialectal term for a salmon.
laxverb
laxed
Past Simple
laxed
Past Participle
laxing
Gerund
Obsolete verb meaning 'to loosen' or 'to slacken'.
laxeradjective

lax

laxer
Comp.
laxest
Super.
UK
/ˈlæk.sə/
US
/ˈlæk.sɚ/
Used as the comparative form of the adjective "lax"; frequently appears attributively.
Synonymes
more lenient
more permissive
more relaxed
more slack
more negligent
more careless
more indulgent
less strict
less stringent
more tolerant
more remiss
more forgiving

Définitions

laxadjective
Not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful.
The teacher's lax attitude towards homework led to students not taking it seriously.
Loose or slack; not tense, rigid, or firm.
The rope was too lax to hold the weight securely.
Phonetics: (of a vowel or consonant) articulated with relatively relaxed muscles and often shorter in duration than its tense counterpart.
The /ɪ/ sound in "bit" is a lax vowel.
laxnoun
Archaic or dialectal: a salmon.
The fisherman proudly displayed the lax he had just caught.
laxverb
Obsolete: to loosen or to make less tight; to slacken.
They used oil to lax the stiff hinges.
laxeradjective
More lax; less strict or severe.
The new rules are laxer than the previous ones.