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loose adjective

  /luːs/ , /ˈlʉs/
  • Not fixed in place tightly or firmly.
 suelto, flojo, holgado, aflojado, desajustado
  • Not held or packaged together.
  • Not compact.
  • (not comparable, sports) Not being in the possession of any competing team during a game.
 suelto
  • (somewhat dated) Free from moral restraint; immoral, unchaste.
 golfo, libertino, ligero, promiscuo
  • Indiscreet.
 indiscreto
  • Relaxed.
 laxo, relajado

loose verb

  /luːs/ , /ˈlʉs/
  • (transitive) To let loose, to free from restraints.
 desatar, soltar, liberar
  • (obsolete) To solve; to interpret.
 soltar
  • (transitive) To make less tight, to loosen.
 aflojar
  • (transitive) To unfasten, to loosen.
 desabrochar, desamarrar, soltar

loosely adverb

  /ˈluːsli/
  • Used to indicate an imprecise use of words; short for loosely speaking
 vagamente
loose change
cambio, chatarra, menudo
let loose
dar rienda suelta, soltar rienda, soltar
have a screw loose
tener pájaros en la cabeza, tener un tornillo zafado, faltarle un tornillo
loose-fitting
elástico
on the loose
liberado, libre, suelto
loose cannon
bala perdida
all hell breaks loose
se arma la gorda, todo se fue al demonio
loose lips sink ships
palabra de boca, piedra de honda, palabra y piedra suelta no tiene vuelta, por la boca muere el pez
loose ends
cabos sueltos, flecos
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