loose

loose
loose [lu:s]
1. adjective
   a. [animal] ( = free) en liberté ; ( = escaped) échappé ; [hair] libre
• loose chippings gravillons mpl
• loose covers (British) housses fpl
• to be at a loose end ne pas trop savoir quoi faire
• to tie up the loose ends régler les détails qui restent
• to get loose [animal] s'échapper
• to have come loose [page] s'être détaché ; [hair] s'être dénoué
• to turn an animal loose lâcher un animal
• we can't let him loose on the budget (inf) on ne peut pas le laisser s'occuper du budget tout seul
• we can't let him loose on that class (inf) on ne peut pas le laisser livré à lui-même dans cette classe
• to tear o.s. loose se dégager
• to tear sth loose détacher qch (en déchirant)
   b. ( = not firmly in place) [screw] desserré ; [brick, tooth] descellé
• a loose connection (electrical) un mauvais contact
• to be working loose [knot, screw] se desserrer ; [stone, brick] être descellé
• to have come loose [knot] s'être défait ; [screw] s'être desserré ; [stone, brick] être descellé ; [tooth] bouger
• hang loose! (inf!) relax ! (inf)
   c. ( = not pre-packed) [biscuits, carrots] en vrac ; [butter, cheese] à la coupe
   d. ( = not tight) [skin] flasque ; [coat, dress] ( = generously cut) ample ; ( = not tight enough) large ; [collar] lâche
• these trousers are too loose round the waist ce pantalon est trop large à la taille
• loose clothes are better for summer wear l'été il vaut mieux porter des vêtements amples
   e. ( = not strict) [discipline, style] relâché ; [translation] approximatif ; ( = vague) [reasoning, thinking] peu rigoureux ; [association, link] vague
• a loose interpretation of the rules une interprétation assez libre du règlement
2. noun
• on the loose (inf) en cavale
• there was a crowd of kids on the loose in the town (inf) il y avait une bande de jeunes qui traînait dans les rues
• a gang of hooligans on the loose (inf) une bande de voyous déchaînés
3. transitive verb
( = undo) défaire ; ( = untie) dénouer ; ( = free) [+ animal] lâcher ; [+ prisoner] relâcher
4. compounds
► loose cannon (inf) noun franc-tireur m
► loose change noun petite monnaie f
► loose-fitting adjective ample
► loose-leaf adjective à feuilles mobiles
► loose-leaf binder noun classeur m (à feuilles mobiles)
► loose-leafed adjective à feuilles mobiles
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[luːs] 1.
noun

on the loose — qui s'est échappé

a gang of hooligans on the loose in the town — une bande de voyous qui rôdent dans les rues de la ville

he is still on the loose — il est toujours en liberté

2.
adjective
1) lit (not firm or tight) [knot, screw] desserré; [handle] branlant; [component] mal fixé; [button] qui se découd; [thread] décousu; [tooth] qui se déchausse

to come loose — [knot, screw] se desserrer; [handle] être branlant; [tooth] se déchausser

to hang loose — [hair] être dénoué; [rope] pendre

loose connection — Electricity faux contact

2) (free)

to break loose — [animal] s'échapper (from de)

to cut somebody loose — détacher quelqu'un

to let ou set ou turn loose — libérer [animal, prisoner]

3) Commerce (not packed) [tea, sweets] en vrac; (as individual item) au détail

just put the apples in the bag loose — mettez donc les pommes à même le sac

loose change — petite monnaie

4) (that has come apart) [page] volant; [fragment] détaché

to come loose — [pages] se détacher

‘loose chippings’ GB, ‘loose gravel’ US — (roadsign) ‘attention gravillons’

5) (not tight) [jacket, trousers] ample; [collar] lâche; [skin] flasque
6) (not compacted) [soil] meuble; [link, weave] lâche

to have loose bowels — avoir la diarrhée

7) (not strict or exact) [translation, interpretation] assez libre; [wording] imprécis; [connection, guideline] vague; [style] relâché
8) (dissolute) [morals] dissolu

loose living — (vie f de) débauche f

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to be at a loose end — GB

to be at loose ends — US ne pas trop savoir quoi faire


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