loosely fixed

his clothes hung loosely on him — i vestiti gli erano larghi o abbondanti

his clothes hung loosely on him — i vestiti gli erano larghi o abbondanti

set or turn loose — freilassen

come/get/work loose — sich lockern; see also academic.ru/64936/screw">screw 1. 1)

be at a loose end — or (Amer.)

at loose ends — (fig.) beschäftigungslos sein; (not knowing what to do with oneself) nichts zu tun haben; nichts anzufangen wissen

a loose connection (Elec) — ein Wackelkontakt m

to come or work loose (screw, handle etc) — sich lockern; (sole, cover etc) sich (los)lösen; (button) abgehen

just stay or hang loose (inf) — bleib cool (inf)

to run loose — frei herumlaufen; (children) unbeaufsichtigt herumlaufen

to turn or let or set loose (animal) — frei herumlaufen lassen; prisoner freilassen; imagination freien Lauf lassen (+dat)

to let loose political forces that will be difficult to control — politische Kräfte entfesseln or freisetzen, die nur schwer unter Kontrolle zu bringen sind

I let him loose on the garden — ich ließ ihn auf den Garten los

to be at a loose end (fig) — nichts mit sich anzufangen wissen

to tie up the loose ends (fig) — ein paar offene or offenstehende Probleme lösen

in a loose sense — im weiteren Sinne

a loose woman in that bar you get loose women — eine Frau mit lockerem Lebenswandel in der Bar findest du lose Mädchen

to be on the loose (prisoners, dangerous animals) — frei herumlaufen

set or turn loose — freilassen

come/get/work loose — sich lockern; see also screw 1. 1)

be at a loose end — or (Amer.)

at loose ends — (fig.) beschäftigungslos sein; (not knowing what to do with oneself) nichts zu tun haben; nichts anzufangen wissen

the piece had worked (itself) loose — la pieza se había soltado or desprendido

to tie up the loose ends — atar (los) cabos sueltos

loose change — calderilla f, dinero m suelto, sencillo m (AmL)

to let o set o turn somebody loose — soltar* a alguien

to come or get or work loose — [thread, wire, brick] soltarse; [screw] aflojarse; [page] desprenderse; [knob, handle] aflojarse, desatornillarse

to let or set sth/sb loose — soltar algo/a algn

when the cub had recovered it was set loose in the wild — cuando el cachorro se recuperó lo soltaron or lo dejaron en libertad

to buy/sell sth loose — vender algo suelto or a granel

a loose woman — una mujer de vida alegre pej, una mujer fácil †

loose cash — dinero m en efectivo

loose change — dinero m suelto

to be on the loose — [person, gang] andar suelto

stay or hang loose! — (US) * ¡tranqui! *, ¡relájate!

loose box N — establo m móvil

loose cannon N — (fig) bomba f de relojería

loose chippings NPL — (on roadway) gravilla fsing suelta

loose connection N — (Elec) mala conexión f

loose cover N — (Brit) (for furniture) funda f lavable, funda f que se puede quitar

loose end N — (fig) cabo m suelto

to be at a loose end * — (fig) no saber qué hacer

loose scrum N — (Rugby) melé f abierta or espontánea

loose talk N — palabrería f

loose tongue N —

loose weave N — tejido m abierto

the piece had worked (itself) loose — la pieza se había soltado or desprendido

to tie up the loose ends — atar (los) cabos sueltos

loose change — calderilla f, dinero m suelto, sencillo m (AmL)

to let o set o turn somebody loose — soltar* a alguien

on the loose — [criminal, animal] libero, in libertà

to come o work loose [knot, screw] allentarsi; [ handle] stare per staccarsi; [ tooth] dondolare; to hang loose — [ hair] essere sciolto; [ thread] penzolare

to break loose — [ animal] slegarsi ( from da); fig. rompere ( from con), staccarsi ( from da)

to let o set o turn loose — liberare [animal, prisoner]

to come loose — [ pages] staccarsi

"loose chippings" — BE

"loose gravel" — AE (roadsign) "materiale instabile sulla strada"

to have loose bowels — avere la dissenteria o diarrea

to be at a loose end — BE o

at loose ends — AE non sapere che cosa fare

on the loose — [criminal, animal] libero, in libertà

to come o work loose [knot, screw] allentarsi; [ handle] stare per staccarsi; [ tooth] dondolare; to hang loose — [ hair] essere sciolto; [ thread] penzolare

to break loose — [ animal] slegarsi ( from da); fig. rompere ( from con), staccarsi ( from da)

to let o set o turn loose — liberare [animal, prisoner]

to come loose — [ pages] staccarsi

"loose chippings" — BE

"loose gravel" — AE (roadsign) "materiale instabile sulla strada"

to have loose bowels — avere la dissenteria o diarrea

to be at a loose end — BE o

at loose ends — AE non sapere che cosa fare