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loose [lu:s]1. adjective• to get loose [animal] s'échapper• we can't let him loose on the budget (inf) on ne peut pas le laisser s'occuper du budget tout seul• we can't let him loose on that class (inf) on ne peut pas le laisser livré à lui-même dans cette classe• to tear o.s. loose se dégagerb. ( = not firmly in place) [screw] desserré ; [brick, tooth] descellé• to have come loose [knot] s'être défait ; [screw] s'être desserré ; [stone, brick] être descellé ; [tooth] bougerc. ( = not pre-packed) [biscuits, carrots] en vrac ; [butter, cheese] à la couped. ( = not tight) [skin] flasque ; [coat, dress] ( = generously cut) ample ; ( = not tight enough) large ; [collar] lâchee. ( = not strict) [discipline, style] relâché ; [translation] approximatif ; ( = vague) [reasoning, thinking] peu rigoureux ; [association, link] vague2. noun• there was a crowd of kids on the loose in the town (inf) il y avait une bande de jeunes qui traînait dans les rues4. compounds* * *[luːs] 1.2.a gang of hooligans on the loose in the town — une bande de voyous qui rôdent dans les rues de la ville
1) lit ( not firm or tight) [knot, screw] desserré; [handle] branlant; [component] mal fixé; [button] qui se découd; [thread] décousu; [tooth] qui se déchausseto come loose — [knot, screw] se desserrer; [handle] être branlant; [tooth] se déchausser
to hang loose — [hair] être dénoué; [rope] pendre
loose connection — Electricity faux contact
2) ( free)to break loose — [animal] s'échapper ( from de)
to let ou set ou turn loose — libérer [animal, prisoner]
4) ( that has come apart) [page] volant; [fragment] détachéto come loose — [pages] se détacher
‘loose chippings’ GB, ‘loose gravel’ US — ( roadsign) ‘attention gravillons’
5) ( not tight) [jacket, trousers] ample; [collar] lâche; [skin] flasque6) ( not compacted) [soil] meuble; [link, weave] lâche7) ( not strict or exact) [translation, interpretation] assez libre; [wording] imprécis; [connection, guideline] vague; [style] relâché8) ( dissolute) [morals] dissoluloose living — (vie f de) débauche f
••to be at a loose end — GB
to be at loose ends — US ne pas trop savoir quoi faire
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loose-leaf binder — Binder Bind er, n. 1. One who binds; as, a binder of sheaves; one whose trade is to bind; as, a binder of books. [1913 Webster] 2. Anything that binds, as a fillet, cord, rope, or band; a bandage; esp. the principal piece of timber intended to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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loose-leaf — adjective containing pages that can be put in or taken out one by one: a loose leaf binder … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
loose-leaf — /loohs leef /, adj. 1. (of a book, notebook, etc.) consisting of individual leaves held in a binder (loose leaf binder), as by rings that open and close, in such a way as to allow their removal, return, or replacement without tearing. 2. of or… … Universalium
loose-leaf — adjective having pages that can be put in and removed easily: a loose leaf binder … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
loose-leaf — UK / US adjective containing pages that can be put in or taken out one by one a loose leaf binder … English dictionary
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loose-leaf — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective 1. a. : having leaves secured in book form in a mechanical cover whose backbone may be opened for the removal, rearrangement, or replacement of leaves a loose leaf notebook a loose leaf ledger a loose leaf encyclopedia… … Useful english dictionary
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