Loose trousers are the best option when you spend most of the day sitting down.Los pantalones sueltos son la mejor opción cuando pasas sentado la mayor parte del día.

d. flojo

In the forties, many men wore loose suits and large hats.En los años cuarenta muchos hombres llevaron trajes flojos y sombreros grandes.

3. (not taut)

a. flácido

People who have lost a lot of weight sometimes have loose skin.La gente que ha perdido mucho peso a veces tiene la piel flácida.

4. (not packaged)

a. suelto

You can buy loose gum at the newsstand.Se puede comprar chicles sueltos en el puesto de diarios.

b. a granel

I usually buy loose dried fruit at the market because it's cheaper.Suelo comprar frutos secos a granel en el mercado porque sale más barato.

5. (free)

a. suelto

They say there's a loose panther living in that jungle.Dicen que hay un jaguar suelto viviendo en esa selva.

6. (not strict)

a. flexible

We are not looking for a loose agreement, but for a firm commitment.No buscamos un acuerdo flexible, sino un compromiso en firme.

b. poco rígido

A loose structure just leads to chaos.Una estructura poco rígida solo lleva al caos.

7. (imprecise)

a. vago

The professor gave an extremely loose explanation of the phenomenon.El profesor dio una explicación muy vaga del fenómeno.

b. poco preciso

The judge said the interpretation the lawyer gave the word "child" was rather loose.El juez dijo que la interpretación que el abogado dio a la palabra "hijo" fue muy poco precisa.

c. aproximado

Can I show you a loose outline of what I'm going to build?¿Te puedo mostrar un esbozo aproximado de lo que voy a construir?

8. (immoral)

a. disoluto

He lived a loose life, without any responsibilities or worries.Vivía una vida disoluta, sin responsabilidades o preocupaciones.

b. libertino

She was described as a loose woman, but I believe she was just ahead of her time.Se decía que era una mujer libertina, pero creo que solo era muy adelantada para su tiempo.

9. (not compressed)

a. suelto

I need to buy some loose talc to fix my makeup.Tengo que comprar talco suelto para fijar el maquillaje.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

10. (to set free)

a. soltar

Finally, the young elephant was loosed into the wild.Finalmente, se soltó al joven elefante en su hábitat natural.

b. poner en libertad

The soldiers loosed the prisoners of war.Los soldados pusieron en libertad a los prisioneros de guerra.

11. (to fire)

a. lanzar

The archer loosed the arrow and it hit the center of the bullseye.El arquero lanzó la flecha y dio en el centro de la diana.

b. disparar

The general refused to loose the nuclear weapons.El general se negó a disparar los armas nucleares.

12. (to vent)

a. descargar

The driver loosed all his frustration on the passengers.El conductor descargó toda su frustración sobre los pasajeros.

loose

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (general)

to be on the looseandar suelto(a)

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

2. (tooth, animal, connection)

a. suelto(a)

3. (piece of clothing)

a. suelto(a), holgado(a)

4. (skin)

a. colgante

5. (alliance, network)

a. informal

6. (translation)

a. poco exacto(a)

7. (morals, lifestyle)

a. disoluto(a)

8. (sweets, olives)

a. suelto(a), a granel

to come looseaflojarse

to let somebody loose on somethingdar rienda suelta a alguien en algo

don't let him loose in the kitchen!¡no lo dejes suelto en la cocina!

they let the riot police loose on the crowdsoltaron a los antidisturbios entre la multitud

to let loose a torrent of abusesoltar una sarta de improperios

loose change(dinero m) suelto m

loose coverfunda f de quita y pon

to be at a loose endno tener nada que hacer

9. (fig)

to tie up the loose endsatar cabos sueltos

loose livingvida disoluta or disipada

loose talkindiscreciones fpl

a loose womanuna mujer fácil

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

10. (literary)

a. disparar (arrow)

An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).

adverb

11. (general)

to buy something loosecomprar algo a granel

loose [luːs]

adjective

looser (comparative)loosest (superlative)

1 (not firmly attached) [+thread, wire, screw, brick, page] suelto

She idly pulled at a loose thread on her skirt Nancy raised the bonnet of the car and looked for loose or broken wires

[+handle, knob] desatornillado; [+tooth] flojo; que se mueve

The doorknob is loose and rattles If a tooth feels very loose, your dentist may recommend that it's taken out

this button is loose este botón está a punto de caerse; to come or get or work loose [+thread, wire, brick] soltarse; [+screw] aflojarse; [+page] desprenderse; [+knob, handle] aflojarse; desatornillarse

screw connection

2 (not tied back) [+hair] suelto

to wear one's hair loose llevar el pelo suelto

3 (not tight) [+clothes] holgado; amplio

Wear loose clothes as they're more comfortable A pistol wasn't that hard to hide under a loose shirt

[+bandage, tie] flojo

The bandages they wrapped around his face were loose enough to allow him to breathe

these trousers are too loose round the waist estos pantalones son muy anchos de cintura

4 (not taut) [+skin] flácido; colgón (informal)

...the loose skin of the horse's neck ...the skin around the eyes was loose and baggy

5 (not dense) [+mixture, soil, powder] suelto

She gathered loose soil and let it filter slowly through her fingers Bee pollen is sold as a loose powder or in tablet form

to be of a loose consistency tener poca consistencia

6 (not tied up) [+animal] suelto

he was chased by a loose dog le persiguió un perro que andaba suelto; 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; the affair has let loose dangerous political forces el asunto ha desatado fuerzas políticas peligrosas; inexperienced doctors were let loose on seriously ill patients se dejó que médicos sin experiencia trataran a pacientes gravemente enfermos

it would be dangerous to set a criminal like him loose in society they took the dogs to the woods and let them loose

break cut hell

7 (flexible) [+alliance, coalition, grouping] libre; [+organization] poco rígido; [+arrangement] flexible

a loose confederation of sovereign republics una confederación libre de repúblicas soberanas

8 (imprecise) [+meaning, expression] poco preciso; vago; [+style, interpretation] libre; [+translation] aproximado

he despised loose thinking odiaba toda forma de pensar vaga

in a loose [sense]

in loose terms, it could be called a religion haciendo un uso un tanto libre del término, podría llamarse religión

9 (not packaged) [+carrots, potatoes] suelto; a granel

the onions and carrots were loose in the bottom of her bag (Comm) to buy/sell sth loose vender algo suelto or a granel

10 (immoral) [+behaviour, attitudes] disoluto

such loose behaviour is indicative of this country's moral decline loose attitudes such as these led to the fall of the British Empire ...loose sexual behaviour

[+morals] disoluto; libertino

Lust now seems to be associated with casual sex and loose morals

a loose woman una mujer de vida alegre (pejorative); una mujer fácil (old-fashioned)

Is an actress who strips off in public necessarily a loose woman in private? She is not morally loose

living

11 (Med)

to have loose bowels tener el vientre suelto

12 (readily available) [+funds] disponible

loose cash dinero (m) en efectivo; loose change dinero (m) suelto

I watched him reach into his pockets for some loose change I have some loose cash that the Income Tax people don't know about A fourth function of Harvard Management is to look after the university's loose cash

transitive verb

1 (release) [+animal] soltar; [+prisoner] poner en libertad; soltar

sth unpleasant or dangerous It remained to be seen whether the gambling-fever loosed by the earlier Act would be ended by the new law.

they loosed the dogs on him le soltaron los perros

the guards loosed his arms

2 (fire) (also loose off) [+arrow, missile] lanzar; [+gun, cannon] disparar

they loosed off their cannon at the invading armies

to loose (off) a volley of abuse at sb soltar una sarta de insultos a algn

3 (unfasten)

to loose a boat from its moorings soltar las amarras de un barco

noun

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

A bandit leader was on the loose in the hills. ...a gang of hooligans on the loose There was a crowd of kids on the loose in the town

adverb

stay or hang loose! (US) ¡tranqui! (informal); ¡relájate!

play

modifier

loose box (n) establo (m) móvil

loose cannon (n) bomba (f) de relojería

Yeltsin is seen as a potentially destructive loose cannon rumbling around the Communist Party "I am a loose cannon and I tend to make comments that aren't approved of," he said The solution could be to lock a unified Germany into NATO so it does not become the loose cannon that its neighbours fear

loose chippings (n) (on roadway) gravilla (f) suelta

loose connection (n) (Electricity and Electronics) mala conexión (f)

loose cover (n) (Britain) (for furniture) funda (f) lavable; funda (f) que se puede quitar

loose end (n) cabo (m) suelto

There are some annoying loose ends in the plot

to tie up loose ends atar los cabos sueltos

There are a lot of loose ends that still aren't tied up

to be at a loose end no saber qué hacer

After my return home I was at a loose end

loose scrum (n) (Rugby) melé (f) abierta or espontánea

loose talk (n) palabrería (f)

There has already been too much loose talk about Western Europe sending troops

loose tongue (n)

to have a loose tongue tener la lengua suelta; ser ligero de lengua

She had never had a loose tongue when it came to secrets

loose weave (n) tejido (m) abierto

...the loose weave of the material

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Present:	loosing
Past:	loosed

Indicative

	Present	Past	Future
I	loose	loosed	will loose
you	loose	loosed	will loose
he/she	looses	loosed	will loose
we	loose	loosed	will loose
you	loose	loosed	will loose
they	loose	loosed	will loose

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loose-fitting	holgado
loose end	cabo suelto
let loose	soltar
loose fuel cap	tapón del combustible suelto
loose change	cambio
be loose	estar suelto
be on the loose	andar suelto
loose stone	la grava
loose clothing	ropa suelta
on the loose	suelto