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1 loose
A n1 on the loose [prisoner, criminal, animal] qui s'est échappé ; [troublemakers] déchaîné ; there's a killer/lion on the loose il y a un tueur/lion qui s'est échappé ; there is a gang of hooligans on the loose in the town il y a une bande de voyous qui rôdent dans les rues de la ville ; he is still on the loose il est toujours en liberté or en cavale ○ ;B adj1 lit ( not firm or tight) [knot, lace, screw] desserré ; [nail, handle] branlant ; [joint] lâche ; [component, section] mal fixé ; [button] qui se découd ; [thread] décousu ; [tooth] qui se déchausse ; to come ou work loose [knot, screw] se desserrer ; [brick, handle] être branlant ; [nail] lâcher ; [tooth] se déchausser ; to work [sth] loose desserrer [rope, knot, screw, fixture] ; dégager [nail, post] ; desceller [brick, bar] ; to hang loose [hair] être dénoué ; [rope, reins, thread] pendre ; hang loose ○ ! US détends-toi! ; loose connection Elec faux contact ;2 ( free) [animal] échappé ; the bull's loose le taureau s'est échappé ; to break loose [animal] s'échapper (from de) ; fig rompre (from avec) ; to cut sb loose détacher qn ; to roam ou run loose courir en liberté ; to let ou set ou turn loose libérer [animal, prisoner] ; he let the dogs loose on me il a lâché les chiens sur moi ; I wouldn't let her loose on a classroom je ne la laisserais pas seule face à une classe ; I wouldn't let first year students loose on Joyce! je ne ferais pas lire Joyce aux étudiants de première année! ; to let loose with criticism/insults critiquer/insulter sans retenue ;3 Comm ( not packed) [tea, tobacco, sweets, vegetables] en vrac ; we sell envelopes loose nous vendons les enveloppes au détail ; just put the apples in the bag loose mettez donc les pommes à même le sac or directement dans le sac ; loose change petite monnaie ;4 ( that has come apart) [card, page] volant ; [stone, fragment] détaché ; a loose sheet of paper une feuille volante ; these pages have come loose ces pages se sont détachées ; loose rust/paint rouille/peinture friable ; ‘loose chippings’ GB, ‘loose gravel’ US ( roadsign) ‘attention gravillons’ ;5 ( not close-fitting) [dress, jacket, trousers] ample ; [fold, waistband] large ; [collar] lâche ; ( flaccid) [skin] flasque ; [muscle] détendu ;6 ( not compacted) [soil] meuble ; [link, weave] lâche ; [structure] lâche ; [association, alliance] vague ; to have loose bowels avoir la diarrhée ; loose maul ( in rugby) mêlée ouverte ;7 ( not strict or exact) [translation, version] assez libre, approximatif/-ive ; [wording] imprécis ; [interpretation] assez libre, large ; [guideline] vague ; [discipline, style] relâché ; loose talk propos mpl inconsidérés ;9 ( spare) [cash, funds] disponible.1 ( release) libérer ;2 ( shoot) tirer [arrow].to be at a loose end GB, to be at loose ends US être désœuvré, ne pas trop savoir quoi faire ; to tie up the loose ends régler les derniers détails ; to have a loose tongue ne pas savoir tenir sa langue.▶ loose off [sth], loose [sth] off décharger [gun] ; tirer [arrow, shot] ; décocher [abuse, insults]. -
2 loose
I [luːs]on the loose — [criminal, animal] libero, in libertà
II [luːs]there is a gang of hooligans on the loose in the town — c'è una banda di teppisti che scorrazzano per la città
1) (not firm or tight) [ knot] largo, allentato; [ screw] allentato; [ handle] che si stacca; [ component] fissato male; [ button] che si stacca, penzolante; [ tooth] che dondolato come o work loose [knot, screw] allentarsi; [ handle] stare per staccarsi; [ tooth] dondolare; to hang loose — [ hair] essere sciolto; [ thread] penzolare
2) (free)to break loose — [ animal] slegarsi ( from da); fig. rompere ( from con), staccarsi ( from da)
to cut sb. loose — liberare qcn.
to let o set o turn loose — liberare [animal, prisoner]
3) comm. (not packed) [tea, sweets] sfuso4) (that has come apart) [ page] staccato, volante; [ fragment] staccato; [ paint] che si stacca, si scrostato come loose — [ pages] staccarsi
"loose chippings" — BE
"loose gravel" — AE (roadsign) "materiale instabile sulla strada"
5) (not tight) [jacket, trousers] largo, ampio; [ collar] (troppo) largo; (flaccid) [ skin] flaccido6) (not compacted) [ soil] smosso; [ link] lasco, tenue; [ weave] a trama largato have loose bowels — avere la dissenteria o diarrea
7) (not strict or exact) [ translation] approssimativo; [ wording] impreciso; [ interpretation] libero; [ guideline] vago; [ style] trasandato8) (dissolute) [ morals] dissoluto, licenzioso••to be at a loose end — BE o
III [luːs]at loose ends — AE non sapere che cosa fare
verbo transitivo lett.1) (release) liberare* * *[lu:s]1) (not tight; not firmly stretched: a loose coat; This belt is loose.) largo2) (not firmly fixed: This button is loose.) sciolto3) (not tied; free: The horses are loose in the field.) slegato, in libertà4) (not packed; not in a packet: loose biscuits.) sfuso•- loosely- looseness
- loosen
- loose-leaf
- break loose
- let loose* * *I [luːs]on the loose — [criminal, animal] libero, in libertà
II [luːs]there is a gang of hooligans on the loose in the town — c'è una banda di teppisti che scorrazzano per la città
1) (not firm or tight) [ knot] largo, allentato; [ screw] allentato; [ handle] che si stacca; [ component] fissato male; [ button] che si stacca, penzolante; [ tooth] che dondolato come o work loose [knot, screw] allentarsi; [ handle] stare per staccarsi; [ tooth] dondolare; to hang loose — [ hair] essere sciolto; [ thread] penzolare
2) (free)to break loose — [ animal] slegarsi ( from da); fig. rompere ( from con), staccarsi ( from da)
to cut sb. loose — liberare qcn.
to let o set o turn loose — liberare [animal, prisoner]
3) comm. (not packed) [tea, sweets] sfuso4) (that has come apart) [ page] staccato, volante; [ fragment] staccato; [ paint] che si stacca, si scrostato come loose — [ pages] staccarsi
"loose chippings" — BE
"loose gravel" — AE (roadsign) "materiale instabile sulla strada"
5) (not tight) [jacket, trousers] largo, ampio; [ collar] (troppo) largo; (flaccid) [ skin] flaccido6) (not compacted) [ soil] smosso; [ link] lasco, tenue; [ weave] a trama largato have loose bowels — avere la dissenteria o diarrea
7) (not strict or exact) [ translation] approssimativo; [ wording] impreciso; [ interpretation] libero; [ guideline] vago; [ style] trasandato8) (dissolute) [ morals] dissoluto, licenzioso••to be at a loose end — BE o
III [luːs]at loose ends — AE non sapere che cosa fare
verbo transitivo lett.1) (release) liberare
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