loosely

loose

 (lo͞os)

adj. loos·er, loos·est

1. Not fastened, restrained, or contained: loose bricks.

2. Not taut, fixed, or rigid: a loose anchor line; a loose chair leg.

3. Free from confinement or imprisonment; unfettered: criminals loose in the neighborhood; dogs that are loose on the streets.

4. Not tight-fitting or tightly fitted: loose shoes.

5. Not bound, bundled, stapled, or gathered together: loose papers.

6. Not compact or dense in arrangement or structure: loose gravel.

7. Lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; idle: loose talk.

8. Not formal; relaxed: a loose atmosphere at the club.

9. Lacking conventional moral restraint in sexual behavior.

10. Not literal or exact: a loose translation.

11. Characterized by a free movement of fluids in the body: a loose cough; loose bowels.

adv.

In a loose manner.

tr.v. loosed, loos·ing, loos·es

1. To let loose; release: loosed the dogs.

2. To make loose; undo: loosed his belt.

3. To cast loose; detach: hikers loosing their packs at camp.

4. To let fly; discharge: loosed an arrow.

5. To release pressure or obligation from; absolve: loosed her from the responsibility.

6. To make less strict; relax: a leader's strong authority that was loosed by easy times.

Idiom:

on the loose

1. At large; free.

2. Acting in an uninhibited fashion.

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[Middle English louse, los, from Old Norse lauss; see leu- in Indo-European roots.]

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loose′ly adv.

loose′ness n.

Synonyms: loose, lax, slack¹
These adjectives mean not tautly bound, held, or fastened: loose reins; a lax rope; slack sails.

Antonym: tight

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Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	loosely - in a relaxed manner; not rigid; "his hands lay loosely" slackly
	2.	loosely - in a loose manner; "a union of loosely federated states"
	3.	loosely - without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he interprets the law broadly" broadly, broadly speaking, generally
	4.	loosely - knitted in a loose manner; "loosely knit"

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Translations

بِصورَةٍ رَخْوَه او فَضْفاضَه

volně

fritløst

lose

ελεύθερα

aproximadamenteligeramentevagamente

nem szorosan

lauslega

appros-in modo allentatoscioltamente

løst

rahlo

bolgevşek

松散地

loosely

[ˈluːslɪ] ADV

1. (= not tightly) [fasten, tie] → con un nudo flojo, ligeramente; [hold] → sin apretar, ligeramente
a loosely tied bandage → un vendaje poco apretado
cover the dish loosely with foil → cubrir la fuente ligeramente con papel de plata
to hang loosely [arms] → colgar relajado; [skin, flesh] → colgar fláccido
his shirt hung loosely from his shoulders → la camisa le caía ancha de hombros

2. (= not precisely) [translated] → libremente
a novel loosely based on the life of Shakespeare → una novela basada, en términos generales, sobre la vida de Shakespeare
it is loosely defined as → en términos generales se define como ..., sin ser muy precisos or rigurosos se define como ...
loosely speaking → hablando en términos generales
what is loosely termed socialist realism → lo que se denomina, de forma poco precisa, realismo socialista

3. (= informally) [organized, structured] → sin mucha rigidez, con bastante flexibilidad
groups loosely connected to the Hizbollah movement → grupos mpl que tienen cierta conexión con el movimiento Hezbolá

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

loosely

[ˈluːsli] adv

(not tight) [hold, hang, tie] → sans serrer
Tie the knot loosely → Faites le nœud sans serrer.
He tied his belt loosely → Il a noué sa ceinture sans la serrer.
a shirt tied loosely at the waist
BUT une chemise lâchement nouée à la taille.
His shirt hung loosely over his thin shoulders
BUT Sa chemise pendait sur ses maigres épaules.

(not strictly) [linked, connected] → vaguement; [define, translate] → approximativement
loosely structured
loosely structured therapy sessions → des séances de thérapie peu structurées
loosely based
a film loosely based on real-life events → un film qui s'inspire librement d'événements réels
loosely speaking → grosso modo, en grosloosely-knit [ˌluːsliˈnɪt] adj [group, alliance] → élastique

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

loosely

adv

→ lose, locker; knit, weave → locker; in hot countries it’s better to be loosely dressed in robes → in warmen Ländern trägt man besser weit geschnittene or lose hängende Kleider; his hands dangled loosely from his wrists → er ließ seine Hände locker baumeln; he held her hand loosely in his → er hielt ihre Hand locker in der seinen

(= imprecisely) loosely speaking → grob gesagt; loosely translated → frei übersetzt; loosely based on Shakespeare → frei nach Shakespeare; the character is loosely based on X → die Figur ist frei nach X gestaltet; what is loosely termed socialist realism → das, was man ganz allgemein als sozialistischen Realismus bezeichnet; I was using the word rather loosely → ich habe das Wort ziemlich frei gebraucht; they are loosely connected → sie hängen lose zusammen

(= informally) organized, structured → lose; a loosely knit group → eine lose Gruppe

behave → unmoralisch; he lives loosely → er führt ein loses or lockeres Leben

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

loosely

[ˈluːslɪ] adv (hold, tie) → senza stringere; (associate) → vagamente; (translate) → liberamente; (use word) → in modo improprio

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

loose

(luːs) adjective

1. not tight; not firmly stretched. a loose coat; This belt is loose. los غَيْر مُحْكَم الرباط ، فَضْفاض свободен solto volný lose løs; løstsiddende χαλαρός, φαρδύςflojo lõtv شل löysä ample; lâcheחופשי ढीला labav laza longgar laus, víður largo ゆったりした 느슨한 palaidas, laisvas vaļīgs; nesavilkts; (par apģērbu) plats; ērts longgar losløstsittende, vidluźny ټينګ نه تړل شوى solto larg, mare свободный voľný ohlapen labav lös, löst sittande หลวม gevşek, bol 寬鬆的 вільний ڈھیلا lỏng; chùng 宽松的

2. not firmly fixed. This button is loose. los مَفْكوك، رَخْو хлабав solto uvolněný lose løs χαλαρός, λασκαρισμένος descosido, flojo, suelto lahti لق irtonainen décousuרופף बन्धनमुक्त हुआ labav szabad(on lógó) lepas laus sciolto ゆるんだ 헐렁한 atiręs, netvirtai pritaisytas nenostiprināts; nokāries longgar losløsluźny ټينګ نه ګنډل شوى solto des­cusut, desfăcut болтающийся uvoľnený zrahljan labav lös ไม่ได้ผูกแน่น gevşek, sallanan 鬆散的 погано прикріплений; що хитається بن جڑا không cố định 松散的

3. not tied; free. The horses are loose in the field. vry طَليق، غَيْر مَربوط свободен solto volně vypuštěný frei løs; fri ελεύθερος, λυτόςsuelto, desatado vaba آزاد؛ ول vapaa lâchéמשוחרר अलग-अलग slobodan, nevezan szabad bebas laus slegato, in libertà 自由な 풀린 palaidas, nepririštas nepiesiets; brīvs tidak diikat; bebas vrijfri, løs puszczony samopas خلاص،نه تړلى nelegat, liber непривязанный voľne vypustený spuščen slobodan lös ไม่ถูกผูก ayrı ayrı 未被綁住的 вільний آزاد lỏng lẻo 没加束缚的

4. not packed; not in a packet. loose biscuits. los لَيس في العُلْبَه насипен avulso volně ložený lose løs vægt σκόρπιος, χύμαsuelto, a granel pakkimata بسته بنی نشده irto- en vracפזור अवयवस्थित, असंपत nezapakiran ömlesztett tidak terbungkus í lausavikt, ópakkaður sfuso ばらの 포장되지 않은 palaidas, nesupakuotas neiesaiņots tidak berbungkus losi løs vekt, i smått luzem پرته له پاكټه a vulso neîm­pachetat; vărsat; în vrac развесной nebalený nepakiran otvoren lös, i lösvikt ไม่ได้บรรจุในหีบห่อ paketlenmemiş 散裝的 без упаковки کھلا، متفرق xốp; mềm 散装的

ˈloosely adverb

losweg بِصورَةٍ رَخْوَه او فَضْفاضَه свободно à solta volně lose løst; frit χαλαρά, λάσκα, ελεύθερα, σκόρπια aproximadamente lõdvalt بطور شل و ول löysästi de manière lâche בְּאוֹפֶן חוֹפשִׁי ढीलापन, अतिसार nezapakirano lazán, nem szorosan secara longgar lauslega liberamente ゆるく 느슨하게 palaidai, laisvai vaļīgi; brīvi longgar los løst, slapt; ulenkelig luźno سسته او خلاص à solta liber; neglijent свободно voľne ohlapno labavo löst อย่างหลวม ๆ; ไม่เคร่งครัด bol, gevşek 寬鬆地，鬆散地 вільно; не туго غیر سنجیدگی سے thả lỏng 松散地

ˈlooseness noun

losbandigheid عَدَم إحكام الرباط хлабавост frouxidão uvolněnost die Lockerheit løshed χαλαρότητα: ελευθεριότητα soltura, holgura lõtvus شلی löysyys relâchementרפיון ढीलापन, अतिसार labavost lazaság kelonggaran lausleiki, los scioltezza ゆるみ 느슨함 palaidumas vaļīgums kelonggaran losheidløshetrozluźnienie سستيا،شل توب frouxidão slăbire; lărgime слабость uvoľnenosť ohlapnost labavost löshet ความหลวม gevşeklik 寬鬆，鬆散 слабість; нещільність ڈھیلا پن sự lỏng lẻo 松散

ˈloosen verb

1. to make or become loose. She loosened the string; The screw had loosened and fallen out. losmaak يَفُك، يُرْخي разхлабвам afrouxar uvolnit (se) lösen løsne; løsne sig χαλαρώνω κτ., γίνομαι πιο χαλαρός desatar lõdvenema, lõdvendama, lahti pääsema شل کردن löysentää desserrer לְשַחרר, לְהִשתַחרֵר ढीला करना otpustiti se, olabaviti kibont; kioldódik, meglazul melepaskan losna; losa, leysa allentare, slacciare ゆるくする 풀다, 벗기다 at(si)palaiduoti, at(si)leisti kļūt vaļīgam; atraisīt melonggarkan losser maken, losgaanløsne, løse på poluźnić, obluzować się سستول،شل كول afrouxar a (se) desface ослаблять uvoľniť (sa) popustiti olabaviti lossa [på], lossna ทำให้หลวม gevşemek 解開，鬆掉 ослабляти(ся) ڈھیلا کرنا یا ہونا nới lỏng 解开

2. to relax (eg a hold). He loosened his grip. ontspan يُخَفَّف قَبْضَتَه، يُرخي отпускам afrouxar povolit lockern løsne χαλαρώνω, ξεσφίγγωaflojar lõdvendama ول کردن höllentää relâcher לְהַרפּוֹת ढीला करना या होना otpustiti, olabaviti meglazít; lazul, oldódik melonggarkan losa allentare ゆるめる 느슨하게 하다 susilpninti, sumažinti atlaist vaļīgāk; atslābināt melonggarkan verslappenslakke på, løse opp rozluźniać آرام كول،دمه كول afrouxar a slăbi (strânsoarea) ослаблять povoliť zrahljati osloboditi lossa [på], släppa efter på ลดหย่อน gevşetmek 鬆開 ослабляти ڈھیل دینا thư giãn 松开

ˌloose-ˈleaf adjective

(of a notebook etc) made so that pages can easily be added or removed. losblad أوراق رَخْوَه с листа, които могат да се вадят de folhas soltas s volnými listy lose Blätter løsblads- με κινητά (άδετα) φύλλα de hojas sueltas köitmata دفتر کلاسوری irtolehtinen à feuilles mobiles עם דפים בודדים, דפדפת खुले पन्ने notes sa izmjenjivim listovima kivehető lapokból álló, gyűrűs (könyv) halaman lepas lausblaða- (a fogli staccabili) ルーズリーフの (노트 등이) 루스리프식의 neįrištas, su palaidais lapais (par bloknotu u.tml.) noplēšamais helai cerai losbladigmed løse ark og skilleark z luźnymi kartkami دوسيه de folhas soltas cu foi detaşabile с вкладными/отрывными листами s voľnými listami nevezanih listov nebroširan lösblads- แยกออกได้ yaprakları çıkarılıp takılan 活頁的 з відривними аркушами الگ ہونے والے ورق tờ rơi 活页的

break loose

to escape. The prisoner broke loose. losbreek يَهْرُب избягвам escapar uprchnout ausbrechen bryde ud δραπετεύωescaparse lahti pääsema آزاد شدن murtautua vapaaksi échapper לִברוֹחַ pobjeći, osloboditi se megszökik melarikan diri hlaupast á brott scappare 逃亡する 탈출하다 ištrūkti (į laisvę) izlauzties brīvībā melarikan diri uitbrekenkomme seg unna wydostać się na wolność تښتيدل escapar a scăpa сбежать ujsť pobegniti pobeći rymma, bryta sig ut ur หลบหนี kaçmak, firar etmek 逃脫 визволяти(ся) فرار ہو جانا trốn thoát 逃脱

let loose

to free from control. The circus trainer has let the lions loose. ontketen, afhaak يُحَرِّر، يَفُك пускам escapar ponechat volnost frei lassen løs αφήνω κπ. ή κτ. ελεύθερο soltar lahti päästma رها کردن؛ ول کردن päästää vapaaksi lâcher לְשַחרֵר osloboditi szabadjára enged melepaskan láta lausan, sleppa lausum sciogliere 放す 풀어놓다 paleisti, duoti laisvę atbrīvot; palaist brīvībā melepaskan vrijlatenslippe løswypuścić, puścić wolno پريښودل،خوشى كول escapar a da drumul освобождать, выпускать pustiť na slobodu spustiti osloboditi släppa lös (loss) ปล่อย serbest bırakmak 放出 давати волю کھلا چھوڑنا tự do không bị kiểm soát 放出

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a loose (not lose) screw.

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