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A n1 on the loose [prisoner, criminal, animal] qui s'est échappé ; [troublemakers] déchaîné ; there's a killer/lion on the loose il y a un tueur/lion qui s'est échappé ; there is a gang of hooligans on the loose in the town il y a une bande de voyous qui rôdent dans les rues de la ville ; he is still on the loose il est toujours en liberté or en cavale ○ ;B adj1 lit ( not firm or tight) [knot, lace, screw] desserré ; [nail, handle] branlant ; [joint] lâche ; [component, section] mal fixé ; [button] qui se découd ; [thread] décousu ; [tooth] qui se déchausse ; to come ou work loose [knot, screw] se desserrer ; [brick, handle] être branlant ; [nail] lâcher ; [tooth] se déchausser ; to work [sth] loose desserrer [rope, knot, screw, fixture] ; dégager [nail, post] ; desceller [brick, bar] ; to hang loose [hair] être dénoué ; [rope, reins, thread] pendre ; hang loose ○ ! US détends-toi! ; loose connection Elec faux contact ;2 ( free) [animal] échappé ; the bull's loose le taureau s'est échappé ; to break loose [animal] s'échapper (from de) ; fig rompre (from avec) ; to cut sb loose détacher qn ; to roam ou run loose courir en liberté ; to let ou set ou turn loose libérer [animal, prisoner] ; he let the dogs loose on me il a lâché les chiens sur moi ; I wouldn't let her loose on a classroom je ne la laisserais pas seule face à une classe ; I wouldn't let first year students loose on Joyce! je ne ferais pas lire Joyce aux étudiants de première année! ; to let loose with criticism/insults critiquer/insulter sans retenue ;3 Comm ( not packed) [tea, tobacco, sweets, vegetables] en vrac ; we sell envelopes loose nous vendons les enveloppes au détail ; just put the apples in the bag loose mettez donc les pommes à même le sac or directement dans le sac ; loose change petite monnaie ;4 ( that has come apart) [card, page] volant ; [stone, fragment] détaché ; a loose sheet of paper une feuille volante ; these pages have come loose ces pages se sont détachées ; loose rust/paint rouille/peinture friable ; ‘loose chippings’ GB, ‘loose gravel’ US ( roadsign) ‘attention gravillons’ ;5 ( not close-fitting) [dress, jacket, trousers] ample ; [fold, waistband] large ; [collar] lâche ; ( flaccid) [skin] flasque ; [muscle] détendu ;6 ( not compacted) [soil] meuble ; [link, weave] lâche ; [structure] lâche ; [association, alliance] vague ; to have loose bowels avoir la diarrhée ; loose maul ( in rugby) mêlée ouverte ;7 ( not strict or exact) [translation, version] assez libre, approximatif/-ive ; [wording] imprécis ; [interpretation] assez libre, large ; [guideline] vague ; [discipline, style] relâché ; loose talk propos mpl inconsidérés ;9 ( spare) [cash, funds] disponible.1 ( release) libérer ;2 ( shoot) tirer [arrow].to be at a loose end GB, to be at loose ends US être désœuvré, ne pas trop savoir quoi faire ; to tie up the loose ends régler les derniers détails ; to have a loose tongue ne pas savoir tenir sa langue.▶ loose off [sth], loose [sth] off décharger [gun] ; tirer [arrow, shot] ; décocher [abuse, insults].
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