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lu:s1) (not tight; not firmly stretched: a loose coat; This belt is loose.) løstsittende, vid2) (not firmly fixed: This button is loose.) løs3) (not tied; free: The horses are loose in the field.) fri, løs4) (not packed; not in a packet: loose biscuits.) i løs vekt, i smått•- loosely- looseness
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- let loosefrigjøre--------vidIsubst. \/luːs\/( hverdagslig) bare i uttrykk(be) on the loose leve et utsvevende liv være ute på vift herje, være på frifot, gå løsIIverb \/luːs\/1) løse, løsne, slippe løs, frigi2) ( mest poetisk) løse opp (knute, hår e.l.), bryte (forsegling)3) ( sjøfart) kaste loss, løsne4) løsne skudd, skyte, avfyre, fyre avloose at skyte mot, skyte påIIIadj. \/luːs\/1) løs, i løs vekt2) løs, løsnet• be loose3) ( om person eller dyr) fri, på frifot, løs4) slapp, lealaus, slakk, slingret5) løselig, fri, vag, ubestemt, mindre nøyaktig, slapp6) ( om konsistens eller tekstur) løs, tynn, porøs7) ( om klesplagg) ledig, romslig, vid, løstsittende8) ( om snakk) løst, uforsiktig, diskret, indiskret9) ( om hår) utslått, ikke oppsatt11) (foreldet, om kvinne) lett på tråden, billigbe a loose thinker tenke usammenhengende, tenke ulogiskbe\/feel at a loose end være uten noe å gjøre, ikke ha noe fore være i uordenbe\/feel at loose ends (amer.) være uten noe å gjøre, ikke ha noe fore være i uordenbreak loose bryte ut, rømmebreak something loose løsne noecast loose ( sjøfart) kaste loss sette fri, slippe løscut loose sette fri, slippe fri frigjøre seg, bli fri slippe seg løsget loose løsne, komme løs, slite seggo loose on gå løs påhang\/stay loose (hverdagslig, særlig amer.) slappe av, ta det rolig• hang loose, baby!have a loose tongue være løsmunnethave loose bowels ha løs magelet loose sette fri, slippe fri bli fri gi etterloose build hengslete kroppsbygning, hengslete kropploose change småpenger, vekslepengerloose connection løs forbindelse, løs kontakt (elektronikk)loose cover møbelovertrekkloose ends løse ender ( overført) uavklarte spørsmål, uoppklarte spørsmålloose frame hengslete kropploose liver løsaktig personloose morals lettferdighet, tvilsom moralloose order ( militærvesen) spredt orden, forklaring: formasjon der soldater, kjøretøy og andre enheter er spredtmake loose løsne, gjøre løsride (someone\/something) with a loose rein gi (noen\/noe) frie tøylersell loose selge i løsvektset loose slippe løs, slippe friturn loose slippe løs, slippe fri
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