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1 loosen
1) (to make or become loose: She loosened the string; The screw had loosened and fallen out.) popustiti2) (to relax (eg a hold): He loosened his grip.) zrahljati* * *[lu:sn]1.transitive verbpopustiti, zrahljati, odvezati, razvezati (vozel, vezi, jezik); med omehčati (kašelj, stolico); figuratively popustiti, ublažiti (disciplino); zrahljati (zemljo); spustiti, odrešiti, osvoboditi;2.intransitive verbzrahljati se, odvezati se, odpeti se; figuratively popustiti, popuščati; medicine zmehčati se (stolica), popustiti (kašelj) -
2 loose
[lu:s]1) (not tight; not firmly stretched: a loose coat; This belt is loose.) ohlapen2) (not firmly fixed: This button is loose.) zrahljan3) (not tied; free: The horses are loose in the field.) spuščen4) (not packed; not in a packet: loose biscuits.) nepakiran•- loosely- looseness
- loosen
- loose-leaf
- break loose
- let loose* * *I [lu:s]adjective ( loosely adverb)svoboden, prost, rešen (of, from česa); odvezan, spuščen (lasje); ohlapen (obleka), rahel (zemlja), razmajan (vrata), majav (zob), mlahav (človek), redek (tkanina), mehek (ovratnik); chemistry prost, nevezan; colloquially prost, na razpolago; figuratively nejasen, nenatančen, nestalen, netočen, zanikrn (prevod), neslovničen; lahkomiseln, površen, nesramen, nemoralenloose ends — malenkosti, ki jih je treba še ureditiat loose ends — v neredu, zanemarjen; v negotovostito be at loose ends — biti brez stalne zaposlitve, ne vedeti kaj storitito break loose — pobegniti, osvoboditi seto come ( —ali get) loose — rešiti se, osvoboditi se; odvezati se, odpeti se, zrahljati se, odluščiti se (barva)to cut loose from — osvoboditi se (vpliva, vezi)to have a loose tongue — preveč govoriti, vse izblebetatito have a screw loose — ne imeti vseh kolesc v glavi, biti malo prismojenthere's a screw loose somewhere — nekaj je narobe, nekaj je sumljivo, nekaj smrdimilitary in loose order — v razmaknjeni vrsti (vojaki)to let loose — izbruhniti, dati si duška, ne obvladati seto play fast and loose — biti lahkomišljen, neuvidevento ride with a loose rein — popustiti vajeti, biti prizanesljivto set loose — spustiti, osvoboditito work loose — zrahljati se, razmajati se (vijak)economy loose cash — gotovinaII [lu:s]adverbsvobodno, prosto, odvezano, spuščeno, ohlapno, majavo; economy nepakirano, nezavitoto sit loose to — biti brezbrižen do česa, ne zmeniti se za kajAmerican to cut loose — izbruhniti, dati si duška, ne obvladati seIII [lu:s]noundušek, neprisiljenoston the loose — na svobodi, spuščen z vajeti, slang divjislang to go on the loose — iti krokat, pijančevatIV [lu:s]1.transitive verbodvezati, razvezati, zrahljati, odpeti, odrešiti, osvoboditi; nautical dvigniti (sidro); izstreliti (puščico), sprožiti ( off, top);2.intransitive verb nauticaldvigniti sidro, odpluti; streljati (at, on na, po)to loose hold of s.th. — popustiti -
3 purse-strings
[pɜ:sstriŋz]nounplural vrvica mošnjeto hold the purse-strings — upravljati z denarjem, nadzirati uporabo denarjato loosen the purse-strings — biti radodaren, izdati denar -
4 sail
[seil] 1. noun1) (a sheet of strong cloth spread to catch the wind, by which a ship is driven forward.) jadro2) (a journey in a ship: a sail in his yacht; a week's sail to the island.) plovba3) (an arm of a windmill.) krilo, lopata (vetrnice)2. verb1) ((of a ship) to be moved by sails: The yacht sailed away.) jadrati2) (to steer or navigate a ship or boat: He sailed (the boat) to the island.) krmariti3) (to go in a ship or boat (with or without sails): I've never sailed through the Mediterranean.) pluti4) (to begin a voyage: The ship sails today; My aunt sailed today.) odpluti5) (to travel on (the sea etc) in a ship: He sailed the North Sea.) pluti6) (to move steadily and easily: Clouds sailed across the sky; He sailed through his exams; She sailed into the room.) drseti•- sailing
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- sailor
- in full sail* * *I [séil]nounjadro; (vsa) jadra (ladje); (pri številu) ladje plural; krilo mlina na veter; dimnik za zračenje na ladji ali v rudniku; vožnja zjadrnico, z ladjo, potovanje z ladjo; poetically krilo, perutin full sail — s polnimi jadri, figuratively s polno parounder sail — pod jadri, na vožnji, na potiunder full sail, with all sails set — s polnimi jadria fleet of 100 sail — brodovje, flota 100 ladijto go for a sail — iti na jadranje, na vožnjo z ladjoto loosen, to unfurl the sails — odvezati, razviti jadrato lower, to strike sail — spustiti jadroto make sail — odpluti, iti na morjeto set sail for England — odjadrati, odpluti v Anglijoto set up one's sail to every wind figuratively obračati plašč po vetruto shorten, to take in sail — skrajšati jadroto take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figuratively prekrižati komu načrte, pokvariti komu dobro priložnostto take in sail — sneti jadro, figuratively staviti manjše zahteveII [séil]intransitive verbjadrati, odjadrati, odpluti, pluti, potovati z ladjo; drseti, plavati po zraku, leteti (ptice, oblaki, letalo); odplavati (o ribah); figuratively dostojanstveno hoditi (zlasti o ženskah)she sailed into the room slang "priplavala", dostojanstveno je prišla v sobo; transitive verb prejadrati, prepluti; preleteti; krmariti, upravljati (z ladjo); manevrirati (zjadrnico)to sail near the wind slang figuratively povedati "tvegano" zgodbo; biti komaj še na robu poštenega ravnanjato sail into s.o. slang začeti zmerjati koga, napasti koga -
5 unscrew
(to remove or loosen (something) by taking out screws, or with a twisting or screwing action: He unscrewed the cupboard door; Can you unscrew this lid?) odviti* * *[ʌnskrú:]transitive verbodvi(ja)ti (vijak); intransitive verb odviti se -
6 untie
(to loosen or unfasten: He untied the string from the parcel.) razvezati* * *[ʌntái]transitive verbodvezati, razvezati; figuratively razrešiti vozel; osvoboditiuntied to — nevezan na; intransitive verb odvezati (razvezati) se
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loosen someone's tongue — loosen someone’s tongue phrase to make someone more willing to talk about something Thesaurus: to persuade someone to tell you somethingsynonym Main entry: loosen * * * make someone talk freely * * * loosen someone s tongue : to cause someone to… … Useful english dictionary
loosen — ► VERB 1) make or become loose. 2) (loosen up) warm up in preparation for an activity. ● loosen someone s tongue Cf. ↑loosen someone s tongue DERIVATIVES loosener noun … English terms dictionary
Loosen — Loos en (l[=oo]s n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loosened} (l[=oo]s nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Loosening}.] [See {Loose}, v. t.] 1. To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
loosen up someone — loosen up (someone) to behave in a relaxed, informal way. Slowly she began to loosen up and, by the second semester, she was making friends with her classmates. The question was supposed to loosen people up and chase away their anxieties … New idioms dictionary
loosen up — (someone) to behave in a relaxed, informal way. Slowly she began to loosen up and, by the second semester, she was making friends with her classmates. The question was supposed to loosen people up and chase away their anxieties … New idioms dictionary
loosen the purse strings — ► to spend more money or to allow people to have or spend more money: »He might even persuade the board to loosen the purse strings. Main Entry: ↑purse … Financial and business terms
loosen someone's tongue — ► loosen someone s tongue make someone talk freely. Main Entry: ↑loosen … English terms dictionary
loosen — [lo͞os′ən] vt., vi. to make or become loose or looser; specif., a) to free from confinement or restraint; unbind, unfasten, etc. b) to make less taut, less compact, etc. ☆ loosen up Informal 1. to talk freely 2. to give money generously 3. to… … English World dictionary
loosen somebody up — ˌloosen ˈup | ˌloosen sb/sthˈup derived to relax your muscles or parts of the body or to make them relax, before taking exercise, etc • Dancers were loosening up before going on stage. Main entry: ↑loosenderived … Useful english dictionary
loosen something up — ˌloosen ˈup | ˌloosen sb/sthˈup derived to relax your muscles or parts of the body or to make them relax, before taking exercise, etc • Dancers were loosening up before going on stage. Main entry: ↑loosenderived … Useful english dictionary
Loosen — Loos en, v. i. To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact. S. Sharp. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English