lax

  • 41lax — [[t]læ̱ks[/t]] laxer, laxest ADJ GRADED If you say that a person s behaviour or a system is lax, you mean they are not careful or strict about maintaining high standards. One of the problem areas is lax security for airport personnel... There… …

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  • 42lax — 1. sif. 1. Çürüyüb pis qoxu verən, qoxumuş, xarab olmuş. Bu pula heç bir lax yumurta verməzlər. S. R.. <Fərəcov Qarakişiyə:> Əlbəttə, lax yumurta yığsan cücə çıxmaz. B. Bayramov. 2. məc. dan. Mənasız, boş, düzgün olmayan. ◊ Lax çıxmaq – baş …

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  • 43LAX — long axis [LAX view, mid LAX view] * * * lax laks adj 1) of the bowels LOOSE (3) 2) having loose bowels …

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  • 44LAx — long axis [LAX view, mid LAX view] * * * lax laks adj 1) of the bowels LOOSE (3) 2) having loose bowels …

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  • 45lax — I. /læks / (say laks) adjective 1. lacking in strictness or severity; careless or negligent: lax morals. 2. not rigidly exact or precise; vague: lax ideas on a subject. 3. loose or slack; not tense, rigid, or firm: a lax cord. 4. open or not… …

  • 46lax — 1. adjective /læks/ a) lenient and allowing for deviation; not strict. The rules are fairly lax, but you have to know which ones you can bend. b) loose; not tight or …

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  • 47lax — locker; leger; schlampig; liederlich; nachlässig; unsorgfältig; pfuschig (umgangssprachlich) * * * lax [laks] <Adj.>: nachlässig, ohne feste Grundsätze: eine laxe Auffassung; die Regelung wird ziemlich lax gehandhabt. Syn …

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  • 48lax — leger, nachlässig, nicht gewissenhaft, nicht gründlich, nicht sorgfältig, oberflächlich, ungenau; (österr. abwertend): schlampert; (ugs. abwertend): schlampig, schludrig; (landsch. ugs.): huschelig; (veraltend): lässig. * * * lax:⇨nachlässig(1)… …

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  • 49lax — {{11}}lax (adj.) c.1400, loose (in reference to bowels), from L. laxus wide, loose, open, figuratively loose, free, wide, from PIE root * (s)leg to be slack, be languid (Cf. Gk. legein to leave off, stop, lagos hare, lit. with drooping ears,… …

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  • 50lax — adjective 1 not strict or careful enough about standards of behaviour, work, safety etc; slack 1 (1): lax security 2 muscles or arms or legs that are lax are not firm or strong and therefore tend to hang loosely laxly adverb laxity noun (U)… …

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