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ослабить ременьАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > loosen belt
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1. сущ.
1) пояс, ремень;
портупея;
корсет buckle one's belt fasten one's belt tighten one's belt loosen belt undo one's belt - cartridge belt Sam Browne belt garter belt suspender belt safety belt seat belt shoulder belt chastity belt under one's belt
2) пояс (часто какого-л. цвета) как знак отличия в боксе, карате и т.п. hold the belt
3) зона, пояс The "Cotton Belt" of the Southern States. ≈ Так называемый Хлопковый пояс Южных Штатов. shelter belt
4) узкий пролив
5) тех. лента конвейера;
перен. завод, фабрика I'd rather take my chance on the belt. ≈ Я лучше в рабочие пойду.
6) тех. приводной ремень (тж. driving belt) Main Driving Belts able to transmit any required H.P. ≈ Основные приводные ремни, способные передать любую мощность.
7) воен. патронная лента
8) мор. броневой пояс (вдоль ватерлинии)
9) очень сильный удар He gave the man a belt on the jaw. ≈ Он со всей силы двинул ему в челюсть. ∙ belt of fire воен. ≈ огневая завеса to hit/strike/tackle below the belt ≈ спорт нанести удар ниже пояса;
нанести предательский удар
2. гл.
1) операции с ремнем а) подпоясывать;
опоясывать;
надевать пояс с оружием The soldier belted up and went out to fight. ≈ Солдат затянул пояс и вышел сражаться. Syn: gird, girdle б) производить в рыцари (рыцарю вручался особый пояс)
2) окольцовывать (дерево)
3) пороть ремнем
4) сл. гнать, шпарить вовсю Getting up as she often did to belt downstairs to let that sod of a dog in. ≈ Вставая с постели за тем, чтобы, как обычно, скатиться вниз по лестнице и впустить этого вонючего пса.
5) находиться в запое, сильно пить( тж. to belt the bottle)
6) горланить песни Standing there belting out the sophisticated sweetness of Porter's "Get Out of Town". ≈ Стоя там и горланя что есть мочи утонченной сладости строки портеровской "Пшел вон из города!". ∙ belt along belt down belt out belt upпояс, кушак, ремень;
портупея;
- cross * перевязь через плечо пояс с подвязками;
корсет;
бандаж пояс, зона, район;
полоса;
- corn * (американизм) кукурузный пояс;
- a green * around the city зеленый пояс вокруг города;
- shelter * полезащитная лесная полоса;
- * planting( сельскохозяйственное) ленточный посев;
- * of ice зона льдов;
- * of fire (военное) полоса сплошного поражения;
- * of wire (военное) полоса проволочных заграждений;
- * road (военное) рокадная дорога( лесохозяйственное) шпалера;
- * of trees кулисы (деревья, оставляемые при сводке для лесовозобновления) (военное) пулеметная лента( морское) броневой пояс (техническое) приводной ремень;
- * transmission ременная передача;
- * tightener натяжное устройство для ремня лента конвейера (география) узкий пролив (астрономия) пояс;
- *s of Jupiter пояса Юпитера конвейер (архитектура) облом (сленг) рюмка, стаканчик спиртного (сленг) встряска;
потрясение;
- to get a * out of smth. быть потрясенным чем-л. (сленг) кайф, кейф интервал в статистике > under one's * в желудке;
в прошлом;
на счету у кого-л.;
(сленг) при себе;
> to have a few Scotches under one's * выпить несколько стаканчиков виски;
> he has three classical roles under his * он сыграл три классические роли;
> keep the warning under your * молчи в тряпочку;
> to hit below the * нанести удар ниже пояса;
применить запрещенный прием;
> to lay under one's * (просторечие) наедаться до отвала;
> to tighten one's * затянуть потуже пояс;
> to have the champion's * быть чемпионом подпоясывать;
затягивать поясом;
- to * on the shoulders надевать через плечо опоясывать;
очерчивать кругом;
- the beaver *ed the tree with his teeth бобер обгрыз дерево кругом вешать на пояс;
- he *ed on his sword он прицепил к поясу саблю пороть ремнем (сленг) ударить кулаком, треснуть( американизм) (сленг) пить спиртное;
- to * the grape пьянствовать( сленг) двигаться рывками;
мчаться сломя голову;
- to * downstairs кубарем скатиться по лестницеbelt мор. броневой пояс ~ sl. гнать, шпарить вовсю (обыкн. belt out) ;
the ensemble belted the music out in dance tempo музыканты вовсю шпарили танцевальную музыку ~ тех. лента конвейера ~ архит. облом;
belt of fire воен. огневая завеса ~ воен. патронная лента ~ подпоясывать;
опоясывать ~ пороть ремнем ~ пояс, зона;
shelter belt полезащитная лесная полоса ~ пояс, ремень;
портупея ~ пояс ~ тех. приводной ремень (тж. driving belt) ~ узкий пролив~ архит. облом;
belt of fire воен. огневая завесаconveyor ~ конвейерная лента conveyor ~ лента конвейера conveyor ~ ленточный конвейер~ sl. гнать, шпарить вовсю (обыкн. belt out) ;
the ensemble belted the music out in dance tempo музыканты вовсю шпарили танцевальную музыкуgreen ~ зеленая зона вокруг города green ~ зеленые насаждения green ~ зеленая зона (вокруг города)to hit (или to strike, to tackle) below the ~ спорт. нанести удар ниже пояса to hit (или to strike, to tackle) below the ~ нанести предательский удар hit: to ~ below the belt воспользоваться своим преимуществом;
to hit a man when he's down бить лежачего to ~ below the belt нанести предательский удар to ~ below the belt спорт. нанести удар ниже поясаto hold the ~ быть чемпионом по боксуsafety ~ ремень безопасностиseat ~ ремень безопасности~ пояс, зона;
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[belt]nпояс, ремень, кушак, портупеяThere is no belt to this dress. — Это платье без пояса.
- narrow beltYou can wear this dress with or without a belt. — Это платье можно носить с поясом и без пояса
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1) ремень; лента3) архит. поясок7) бандаж ( доменной печи)8) швейн. пояс; ремень9) зона; пояс; полоса•-
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banded back fan belt
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banded belt
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battery belt
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cable belt
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cable-reinforced belt
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canvas belt
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car belt
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chain belt
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channel belt
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character belt
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cleated belt
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coated abrasive belt
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cogged belt
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cone belt
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confidence belt
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conveyor belt
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cord belt
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cotton belt
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covered conveyor belt
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crawler belt
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CVT belt
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dead belt
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discharge belt
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divided-type sorting belt
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driving belt
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earthquake belt
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elevating belt
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elevator belt
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emery belt
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endless belt
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extensible belt
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face belt
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false belt
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fan belt
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feed belt
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filter remove belt
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fire-resistant belt
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flat belt
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flat-indented belt
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flaxpulling belt
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folded-edge belt
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forest shelter belt
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freezing belt
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gate belt
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grading belt
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green belt
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grommet belt
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half belt
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high-pressure belt
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ice belt
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inextensible breaker belt
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inspection belt
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lap belt
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life belt
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link belt
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loading belt
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loosen belt
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metal-mesh belt
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molded belt
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molded tooth belt
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molding belt
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mother belt
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mounting belt
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multicord belt
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multiloop belt
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multiribbed belt
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panel belt
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passenger conveyor belt
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plasma belt
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plastic slatted belt
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pleated belt
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poly-V-belt
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power belt
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power grip belt
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pressure belt
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proofing belt
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protective belt
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radiation belt
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rain belt
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raw edge belt
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refrigerated belt
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reinrorcing belt
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replaceable mounting belt
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residential belt
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resin-bond cloth belt
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rope belt
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rounder belt
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seat belt
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seismic belt
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self-belt
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serpentine belt
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spiral belt
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steel slatted belt
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steel-cord belt
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take-up belt
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tighten belt
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timing belt
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toothed belt
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transmission belt
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trough belt
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tuyere belt
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loosen [ˈlu:sn][+ screw, belt, knot] desserrer ; [+ rope] relâcher ; [+ shoelace] défaire ; [+ laws, restrictions] assouplir• to loosen one's grip (on sth) desserrer son étreinte (sur qch) ; ( = be less strict with) desserrer son étreinte (sur qch)[screw] se desserrer ; [knot] ( = slacken) se desserrer ; ( = come undone) se défaire ; [rope] se détendre* * *['luːsn] 1.transitive verb1) ( make less tight) desserrer [belt, strap, collar]; dégager [nail, post]; relâcher [rope, control]; dénouer [hair]to loosen one's grip ou hold on something — lit relâcher sa prise sur quelque chose; fig relâcher son emprise sur quelque chose
2)2.to loosen the bowels — Medicine avoir une action laxative
intransitive verb ( become less tight) [fastening, grip] se desserrerPhrasal Verbs: -
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A vtr1 ( make less tight) desserrer [knot, belt, strap, lid, collar, screw] ; dégager [nail, post] ; relâcher [rope, string, link, control] ; détacher, dénouer [hair] ; fig assouplir [laws, restrictions] ; loosen all tight clothing Med défaire tout vêtement qui serre ; to loosen one's grip ou hold on sth lit relâcher sa prise sur qch ; fig relâcher son emprise sur qch ;B vi ( become less tight) [knot, fastening, screw, point, grip, hold] se desserrer ; [rope, string, wire] se détendre ; fig [ties] se relâcher.to loosen sb's tongue délier la langue à qn.■ loosen up:1 Sport s'échauffer ;2 fig [person] se détendre, se dégeler ○ ; -
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loosen ['lu:sən](a) (knot, screw, lid) desserrer; (rope, cable) détendre; (grip, reins) relâcher; Agriculture (soil) ameublir;∎ this mixture helps loosen the cough ce sirop aide à dégager les bronches;∎ he loosened his grip il relâcha ou desserra son étreinte;∎ I loosened my belt a notch j'ai desserré ma ceinture d'un cran;∎ he loosened his tie il a desserré son nœud de cravate;∎ the accident loosened the front wheels depuis l'accident, il y a du jeu dans le train avant;∎ the punch has loosened several of his teeth le coup lui a déchaussé plusieurs dents;∎ loosen the cake from the sides of the tin détachez le gâteau des bords du moule;∎ it loosens the bowels c'est un laxatif;∎ loosen the soil with a hoe ameublissez le sol avec une binette;∎ the wine soon loosened his tongue le vin eut vite fait de lui délier la langue;∎ they have loosened their ties with Moscow leurs liens avec Moscou se sont relâchés(b) (rules, restrictions) assouplir∎ one of the bolts had loosened during the flight un des boulons s'était desserré pendant le vol(muscles) assouplir(a) (become less severe) se montrer moins sévère;∎ to loosen up on discipline relâcher la discipline;∎ will they loosen up on immigration? vont-ils adopter une position plus souple vis-à-vis de l'immigration?(b) (relax socially) se détendre;∎ loosen up a bit! détends-toi un peu!;∎ he began to loosen up once the meal was served il commença à se détendre quand le repas fut servi(c) (athlete, musician) s'échauffer -
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[belt] 1. сущ.1)а) пояс, ремень; портупея; корсетgarter / suspender belt — (женский) пояс с подвязками
- tighten one's beltto buckle / fasten one's belt — пристегнуть ремни
б) = seat belt ремень безопасности ( удерживает пассажира автомобиля или самолёта на сиденье в случае аварии)shoulder belt — поясной, диагональный ремень безопасности
2) спорт. пояс (как знак отличия в боксе, карате)He holds the black belt. — Он - обладатель чёрного пояса.
3) зона, поясthe "Cotton Belt" of the Southern States — "хлопковый пояс" южных штатов
4) геогр. узкий пролив5) тех. лента конвейераI'd rather take my chance on the belt. — Я лучше пойду в рабочие.
6) тех.; = driving belt приводной ременьMain Driving Belts able to transmit any required H.P. — Основные приводные ремни, способные передать любую мощность.
7) воен.; = cartridge belt патронная лента8) мор. броневой пояс ( вдоль ватерлинии)9) разг. очень сильный ударHe gave the man a belt on the jaw. — Он со всей силы двинул мужчине в челюсть.
••belt of fire — воен. огневая завеса
- under one's beltto hit / strike / tackle below the belt — спорт. нанести удар ниже пояса; нанести предательский удар
- explosive belt 2. гл.Syn:2)Syn:to belt smb. on the head — сильно ударить кого-либо по голове
4) пороть6) брит.; разг. мчатьсяto belt down the road — мчаться по дороге, нестись по дороге сломя голову
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Englisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft > loosen one’s belt
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1. transitive verb1) (make less tight etc.) lockern2) (fig.): (relax) lockern [Bestimmungen, Reglement usw.]2. intransitive verbloosen somebody's tongue — (fig.) jemandes Zunge lösen
(become looser) sich lockernPhrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/88862/loosen_up">loosen up* * *1) (to make or become loose: She loosened the string; The screw had loosened and fallen out.) (sich)lösen* * *loos·en[ˈlu:sən]I. vt1. (make less tight)to \loosen one's belt seinen Gürtel weiter schnallen [o machen]to \loosen one's collar seinen [Hemd]kragen aufmachen [o aufknöpfen]to \loosen one's tie seine Krawatte lockern2. (make more lax)to \loosen a policy/the rules politische Maßnahmen/die Regeln lockern3. (relax)to \loosen one's grip seinen Griff lockernto \loosen muscles Muskeln lockernto \loosen ties Verbindungen lockernto \loosen a relationship eine Beziehung [langsam] lösen5.▶ to \loosen sb's tongue jdm die Zunge lösenthe dictator's grip on the country has not \loosened der Diktator hat das Land immer noch fest in der Hand* * *['luːsn]1. vt2) (= untie) losmachen, lösen3) (= slacken) lockern; belt lockern, weiter machen; soil auflockern; collar aufmachen; reins locker lassento loosen one's grip on sth (lit) — seinen Griff um etw lockern; (fig) on the party, on power etw nicht mehr so fest im Griff haben
2. visich lockern* * *loosen [ˈluːsn]A v/tthe wine loosened his tongue der Wein löste ihm die Zunge2. eine Schraube, seinen Griff etc, auch fig die Disziplin etc lockern:loosen one’s hold of sth etwas loslassen;4. loslassen, -machen, freilassenB v/i1. sich lösen2. sich lockernloosening-up exercise Lockerungsübung f* * *1. transitive verb1) (make less tight etc.) lockern2) (fig.): (relax) lockern [Bestimmungen, Reglement usw.]2. intransitive verbloosen somebody's tongue — (fig.) jemandes Zunge lösen
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['luːsn] 1.1) (make less tight) sciogliere, allentare [knot, belt, strap]; allentare [collar, screw, rope]; smuovere [nail, post]; sciogliere [ hair]; fig. allentare, rendere meno severo [control, restrictions]to loosen one's grip o hold on sth. — allentare la presa su qcs. (anche fig.)
2) med. farm.2.to loosen the bowels — liberare l'intestino, avere effetto lassativo
verbo intransitivo (become less tight) [knot, screw, grip] allentarsi; [ rope] sciogliersi, slegarsi; fig. [ ties] allentarsi••to loosen sb.'s tongue — sciogliere la lingua a qcn
* * *1) (to make or become loose: She loosened the string; The screw had loosened and fallen out.) allentare, slacciare2) (to relax (eg a hold): He loosened his grip.) allentare* * *['luːsn] 1.1) (make less tight) sciogliere, allentare [knot, belt, strap]; allentare [collar, screw, rope]; smuovere [nail, post]; sciogliere [ hair]; fig. allentare, rendere meno severo [control, restrictions]to loosen one's grip o hold on sth. — allentare la presa su qcs. (anche fig.)
2) med. farm.2.to loosen the bowels — liberare l'intestino, avere effetto lassativo
verbo intransitivo (become less tight) [knot, screw, grip] allentarsi; [ rope] sciogliersi, slegarsi; fig. [ ties] allentarsi••to loosen sb.'s tongue — sciogliere la lingua a qcn
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1) (to make or become loose: She loosened the string; The screw had loosened and fallen out.) desatar2) (to relax (eg a hold): He loosened his grip.) aflojarloosen vb soltar / aflojarcan you loosen this knot? ¿puedes aflojar este nudo?tr['lʊːsən]■ can you loosen this knot? ¿puedes aflojar este nudo?1 soltarse, aflojarse2 (become untied) desatarseloosen ['lu:sən] vt: aflojarv.• aflojarse v.• arriar v.• desaferrar v.• desanudar v.• desapretar v.• desatacar v.• desatar v.• desceñir v.• desentumecer v.• desprender v.• destrabar v.• disolver v.• largar v.• relajar v.• soltar v.• zafar v.'luːsṇ
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a) ( partially dislodge) \<\<tooth\>\> aflojarb) ( make less tight) \<\<collar/knot/bolt\>\> aflojar, soltar*
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vi \<\<knot/bolt\>\> aflojarse, soltarse*Phrasal Verbs:['luːsn]1. VT1) (=slacken) aflojar; (=untie) desatar2) [+ restrictions] aflojar, reducir2.VI (=come unfastened) soltarse, desatarse; (=get slack) aflojarse* * *['luːsṇ]
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a) ( partially dislodge) \<\<tooth\>\> aflojarb) ( make less tight) \<\<collar/knot/bolt\>\> aflojar, soltar*
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loos·en [ʼlu:sən] vt1) ( make less tight)to \loosen one's belt seinen Gürtel weiter schnallen [o weitermachen];to \loosen one's collar seinen [Hemd]kragen aufmachen [o aufknöpfen];to \loosen one's tie seine Krawatte lockern2) ( make more lax)to \loosen a policy/ the rules politische Maßnahmen/die Regeln lockern3) ( relax)to \loosen one's grip seinen Griff lockern;to \loosen muscles Muskeln lockern4) ( make weaker)to \loosen ties Verbindungen lockern;to \loosen a relationship eine Beziehung [langsam] lösenPHRASES:the dictator's grip on the country has not \loosened der Diktator hat das Land immer noch fest in der Hand -
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ремень; плоский приводной ремень; лента; лента конвейера; пояс; брекер шины; брекерный пояс; полоса; бандаж; связь; звено; пассик; лента дорожного финишёра; обработка бетонного дорожного покрытия лентой; зона; район; II опоясывать; разг. быстро мчаться- belt anchorage location - belt anchorage point - belt-and-pulley arrangement - belt-and-pulley drive - belt and straight grinder - belt angle - belt brake - belt bucket-elevator - belt carcass - belt carrier - belt catch - belt cement - belt-chain conveyer - belt channel - belt clamp - belt-cleaning device - belt cone - belt-conveyed concrete - belt conveyer - belt-conveyer weigher - belt conveyor - belt creep - belt deflection - belt-down the road - belt dressing - belt-dressing composition - belt drive - belt-drive configuration - belt-driven - belt-driven hammer - belt-driven handpiece - belt-driven machine - belt-driven shuttle - belt-driven shuttle unit - belt-driven spindle - belt-driven wheelhead - belt driving - belt-driving over - belt-driving under - belt-drop hammer - belt-drop stamp - belt duck - belt dynamometer - belt fastener - belt feed - belt filter - belt finisher - belt flapping - belt for windshields - belt fork - belt-fray indicator - belt gear - belt gearing - belt grade - belt grinder - belt grinding - belt-grinding - belt-grinding machine - belt guard - belt-guard grid - belt guide - belt-guide fork - belt hammer - belt head - belt highway - belt hook - belt horsepower - belt idler - belt joint - belt lace - belt lacing - belt line - belt-line highway - belt-line railroad - belt loader - belt-machining apparatus - belt magazine - belt misalignment - belt modulus - belt mounting point - belt of land - belt-on control device - belt-operated - belt performance - belt pitch - belt-pitch line - belt polisher - belt power - belt pretension - belt pull - belt-pulley crown diameter - belt-pulley flywheel - belt punch - belt rail - belt railroad - belt release - belt-release button - belt reverser - belt reversing - belt ring - belt rivet - belt road - belt roller - belt route - belt sag - belt-sag factor - belt sagging - belt sander - belt saw - belt screen - belt screw - belt sheave - belt shifter - belt shifter cam - belt-shifting device - belt-shifting fork - belt-shifting mechanism - belt-shuttle unit - belt sling - belt slip - belt-slip detector - belt slipper - belt-slope tension - belt sorter - belt spindle - belt stacker - belt stress - belt stretcher - belt-stretching roller - belt tautness - belt tension - belt-tension adjuster - belt-tension adjustment - belt-tension lever - belt tensioner - belt tensioning - belt-tensioning bolt - belt test - belt tightener - belt-tightening pulley - belt track - belt transmission - belt transporter - belt tripper - belt-turnover system - belt-twist system - belt-type conveyor - belt-type desintegrator - belt-type feeder - belt-type grinder - belt-type levelling device - belt-type toolchanger - belt whipping - belt with half twist - belt with reinforced edge - belt work - active safety belt - armored belt - automatic seat belt control unit - automatic shoulder seat belt control belt - auxiliary drive belt - balance shaft belt kit - balata belt - banded-together belt - bare duck belt - buckle one's belt - buffing belt - camel hair belt - canvas belt - cemented belt - chain belt - channel belt - cleated belt - closed loop belt - coated abrasive belt - cog belt - cogged belt - continuous belt - conveyer belt - conveying belt - conveyor belt - conweigh belt - cord belt - cotton belt - crawler belt - cross belt - crossed belt - cross-stitched belt - discharge belt - double-layer belt - drive belt - driving belt - elevator belt - emery belt - endless belt - endless metal belt - face belt - fan belt - fasten one's belt - feed belt - finishing belt - flat belt - floating belt - flue belt - gate belt - glued belt - green belt - grinding belt - grinding aid belt - gut belt - half-crossed belt - halved belt - hemp belt - high-speed reversing belt - inclined belt - indexing belt - inertia safety belt - inertia seat belt - laced belt - laminated belt - lap belt - layered belts - leather belt - link belt - link leather belt - loosen one's belt - main belt - main driving belts able to transmit any required H.P. - mesh belt - metal belt - mother belt - multiple-V belt - oblique belt - open belt - perforated belt - poly-V belt - power transmission belt - quarter-turn belt - quarter-twist belt - radius belt - raised rib belt - resin-bond cloth belt - return belt - reverse belt - reversible belt - round belt - round driving belt - round-section driving belt - rubber belt - rubber-impregnated belt - safety belt - sand belt - sanding belt - seat belt - seat-integrated seat belt - seed belt - self-retracting seat belt - serpentine belt - sewn belt - shelter belt - shifting belt - shoulder belt - three-point seat belt - single-ply belt - solid woven conveyor belt - split belt - steel belt - steel cord conveyor belt - stepped-ply belt - stitched belt - stretching of a belt - synchronous belt - take up the belt - tapered grinding belt - three-ply belt - throw-off the belt - tighten belt - timing belt - toothed belt - transmission belt - travelling belt - triangular belt - turn belt - two-ply belt - two-point seat belt - undo one's belt - V-belt - V-ribbed belt - V-shaped belt - variable speed belt - variable speed V belt - vee belt - wedge belt - weigh belt - wet grinding belt - wind belt - woven fabric belt
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belt — I n. band 1) to buckle, fasten one s belt 2) (also fig.) to tighten one s belt 3) to loosen; undo one s belt 4) a life; money; safety, seat, shoulder belt 5) a cartridge; Sam Browne belt 6) a garter (AE), suspender (BE) belt 7) a chastity belt 8) … Combinatory dictionary
loosen — UK [ˈluːs(ə)n] / US [ˈlus(ə)n] verb Word forms loosen : present tense I/you/we/they loosen he/she/it loosens present participle loosening past tense loosened past participle loosened 1) [intransitive/transitive] to become or make something less… … English dictionary
loosen — loos|en [ lusn ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to become or make something less tightly fastened: I d eaten so much I had to loosen my belt. 2. ) intransitive or transitive to become or make something less firmly fixed in position: To open … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
loosen — loos•en [[t]ˈlu sən[/t]] v. t. 1) to make less tight: to loosen a belt; to loosen one s grasp[/ex] 2) to make less firmly fixed in place: to loosen a tooth[/ex] 3) to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter 4) to set free from restraint or… … From formal English to slang
belt — noun 1 narrow piece of leather, etc. worn around the waist ADJECTIVE ▪ narrow, wide ▪ thick ▪ leather ▪ chain, studded … Collocations dictionary
loosen — verb Loosen is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑grip, ↑muscle Loosen is used with these nouns as the object: ↑belt, ↑bolt, ↑bond, ↑collar, ↑dirt, ↑grip, ↑hold, ↑knot, ↑muscle … Collocations dictionary
loosen — verb /ˈluːsn̩/ make something less tight; unfasten After the Thanksgiving meal, Bill loosened his belt. Ant: tighten See Also: loose, unloosen … Wiktionary
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