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Translate lax from English to French

Summary

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lax:
- indolent; indifférent
Wiktionary:
- lax → laxiste, ample, large, négligent

English

Detailed Translations for lax from English to French

lax:

lax adj

lax (supine; indolent)
indolent; indifférent
- indolent adj
- indifférent adj

Translation Matrix for lax:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	loose; slack
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
indifférent	indolent; lax; supine	abrasive; as hard as a nails; average; common; dispassionate; dry-eyed; emotionless; groundless; hard; hard as iron; hard as steel; hard as stone; hard-hearted; heartless; impassive; indifferent; insensitive; iron-hard; mediocre; regardless; soulless; stone-hard; unaffected; uncaring; unfeeling; unfounded; unmoved; unperturbed; untouched
indolent	indolent; lax; supine	bearing no interests; dawdling; dragging; drained; drooping; easy-going; idle; inactive; indolent; inert; jobless; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; out of work; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy; unemployed; washed out; workless

Related Words for "lax":

laxness, laxer, laxest, laxly

Synonyms for "lax":

slack; negligent
drooping; droopy; sagging; floppy; loose; slack; loose-jointed; relaxed; tensionless
flaccid; limp; weak
loose; unconstipated; regular

Antonyms for "lax":

tense

Related Definitions for "lax":

emptying easily or excessively¹
lacking in rigor or strictness¹
- such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable¹
- lax in attending classes¹
lacking in strength or firmness or resilience¹
- a lax rope¹
pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')¹

Wiktionary Translations for lax:

lax

adjective

lacking care
- lax → laxiste
not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation
- lax → laxiste

lax

adjective

Qui dépasser en largeur et en longueur la mesure ordinaire.
- ample → plentiful; abundant; copious; profuse; ample; full; rich; affluent; aplenty; extensive; spacious; vast; wide; broad; capacious; commodious; huge; open; lax; bulky; sizable; voluminous
Qualifie un corps considérer dans l’extension qu’il a d’un de ses côtés à l’autre, lorsqu'on parle de sa plus petite longueur, par opposition à long.
- large → wide; large; broad; abundant; copious; plentiful; profuse; ample; rich; affluent; aplenty; extensive; spacious; vast; capacious; commodious; huge; open; lax; bulky; sizable; voluminous
Qui fait preuve de laxisme.
- laxiste → lax
Qui faire preuve de négligence.
- négligent → neglectful; negligent; remiss; careless; lax; thoughtless; absent-minded; inattentive

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University