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loose verb

  /luːs/
  • (transitive) To make less tight, to loosen.
 afrouxar
  • (archery) To shoot (an arrow).
 atirar
  • (transitive) To unfasten, to loosen.
 desamarrar
  • (transitive) To let loose, to free from restraints.
 liberar, libertar, soltar
  • (obsolete) To solve; to interpret.
 soltar

loose adjective

  /luːs/
  • Not fixed in place tightly or firmly.
 frouxo, solto
  • Not held or packaged together.
 desembalado
  • (not comparable, sports) Not being in the possession of any competing team during a game.
 frouxo, largo, solto
  • Indiscreet.
 indiscreto
  • (somewhat dated) Free from moral restraint; immoral, unchaste.
 promíscuo
  • Relaxed.
 relaxado
  • Not compact.
 solto

loosely adverb

  /ˈluːsli/
  • Used to indicate an imprecise use of words; short for loosely speaking
 vagamente
loose change
trocado
let loose
soltar
loose-fitting
elástico
on the loose
à solta
all hell breaks loose
o céu vir abaixo
cut someone loose
dispensar
loose connection
mau contacto
loose end
ponta solta
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