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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

I. loose [Brit luːs, Am lus] ADJ

1. loose (not firm or tight) lit:

loose knot, lace, screw: desserré

loose nail, handle: branlant

loose joint: lâche

loose component, section: mal fixé

loose button: qui se découd

loose thread: décousu

loose tooth: qui se déchausse

to come or work loose knot, screw:: se desserrer

to come or work loose brick, handle:: être branlant

to come or work loose nail:: lâcher

to come or work loose tooth:: se déchausser

to work [sth] loose rope, knot, screw, fixture: desserrer

to work [sth] loose nail, post: dégager

to work [sth] loose brick, bar: desceller

to hang loose hair:: être dénoué

to hang loose rope, reins, thread:: pendre

hang loose inf! Am: détends-toi!

loose connection ELEC: faux contact

2. loose (free):

loose animal: échappé

the bull's loose: le taureau s'est échappé

to break loose animal:: s'échapper (from de)

to break loose fig: rompre (from avec)

to cut sb loose: détacher qn

to roam or run loose: courir en liberté

to let or set or turn loose animal, prisoner: libérer

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. loose COMM (not packed):

loose 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

4. loose (that has come apart):

loose card, page: volant

loose 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’ Brit, ‘loose gravel’ Am (roadsign): ‘attention gravillons’

5. loose:

loose (not close-fitting) dress, jacket, trousers: ample

loose fold, waistband: large

loose collar: lâche

loose (flaccid) skin: flasque

loose muscle: détendu

6. loose (not compacted):

loose soil: meuble

loose link, weave: lâche

loose structure: lâche

loose association, alliance: vague

to have loose bowels: avoir la diarrhée

loose maul (in rugby): mêlée ouverte

7. loose (not strict or exact):

loose translation, version: assez libre, approximatif/-ive

loose wording: imprécis

loose interpretation: assez libre, large

loose guideline: vague

loose discipline, style: relâché

8. loose (dissolute):

loose morals: dissolu, relâché

loose living: débauche f

loose living: vie f de débauche

9. loose (spare):

loose cash, funds: disponible

II. the loose N (in rugby)

the loose: la mêlée ouverte

III. loose [Brit luːs, Am lus] VB trans liter

1. loose (release):

loose: libérer

2. loose (shoot):

loose arrow: tirer

IV. loose [Brit luːs, Am lus]

on the loose prisoner, criminal, animal: qui s'est échappé

on the loose 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 inf

to be at a loose end Brit , to be at loose ends Am: 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

break loose VB [Brit breɪk -, Am breɪk -]

break loose dog, horse:

break loose: s'échapper (from de)

loose-leaf ADJ

loose-leaf: à feuilles mobiles

loose-leaf binder, loose-leaf folder: classeur m

loose-fitting ADJ

loose-fitting: ample

loose-limbed ADJ

loose-limbed: souple

I. loose off VB [Brit luːs -, Am lus -] (shoot) (loose off [sth], loose [sth] off)

loose off gun: décharger

loose off arrow, shot: tirer

loose off abuse, insults: décocher

loose change N U

loose change: petite monnaie f

loose cover N Brit

loose cover: housse f (de fauteuil)

loose box N Brit

loose box: box m

loose-tongued ADJ

loose-tongued: qui ne tient pas sa langue

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

I. loose [lu:s] ADJ

1. loose (not tight):

loose knot, rope, screw: desserré(e)

loose clothing: ample

loose skin: relâché(e)

loose connection: mauvais contact m

2. loose (partly detached, not confined):

loose: détaché(e)

to get loose: se détacher

to let a dog loose on sb: lâcher un chien sur qn

loose sheet of paper: feuille f de papier libre

3. loose (release):

to let sth loose: lâcher qc

4. loose (not exact):

loose: vague

loose translation: approximatif(-ive)

5. loose (not strict or controlled):

loose discipline, style: relâché(e)

6. loose (sexually immoral):

loose: amoral(e)

loose living: vie f dissolue

loose morals: mœurs fpl relâchées

II. loose [lu:s] ADV

to hang loose: pendre

Phrases:

hang loose!: reste calme!

III. loose [lu:s] N

to be on the loose: être en cavale

IV. loose [lu:s] VB trans form

loose: lâcher

loose-leaf ADJ

loose-leaf: à feuilles mobiles

loose-leaf book: classeur m

French

English

disjoint(e) planche: loose

frisure légère: loose curls

dévergondé(e): loose liver

box (dans une écurie): loose-box

rocaille: loose stones

flou(e) vêtement, coiffure: loose

ballant(e) bras: loose

poulie folle: loose pulley

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

I. loose [lus] ADJ

1. loose (not tight):

loose knot, rope, screw: desserré(e)

loose clothing: ample

loose skin: relâché(e)

loose connection: mauvais contact m

2. loose (partly detached, not confined):

loose: détaché(e)

to get loose: se détacher

to let a dog loose on sb: lâcher un chien sur qn

loose sheet of paper: feuille f de papier séparée

3. loose (release):

to let sth loose: lâcher qc

4. loose (not exact):

loose: vague

loose translation: approximatif(-ive)

5. loose (not strict or controlled):

loose discipline, style: relâché(e)

6. loose (sexually immoral):

loose: amoral(e)

loose living: vie f dissolue

loose morals: mœurs fpl relâchées

II. loose [lus] ADV

to hang loose: pendre

Phrases:

hang loose!: reste calme!

III. loose [lus] N

to be on the loose: être en cavale

IV. loose [lus] VB trans form

loose: lâcher

loose-leaf ADJ

loose-leaf: à feuilles mobiles

loose-leaf book: classeur m

French

English

rocaille: loose rock

disjoint(e) planche: loose

ample: loose

flou(e) vêtement, coiffure: loose

ballant(e) bras: loose

décoincer pied, doigt, tiroir, pièce: to get loose

vague manteau: loose

être distendu courroie: to be loose

distendre liens: to get loose

Present
I	loose
you	loose
he/she/it	looses
we	loose
you	loose
they	loose

Past
I	loosed
you	loosed
he/she/it	loosed
we	loosed
you	loosed
they	loosed

Present Perfect
I	have	loosed
you	have	loosed
he/she/it	has	loosed
we	have	loosed
you	have	loosed
they	have	loosed

Past Perfect
I	had	loosed
you	had	loosed
he/she/it	had	loosed
we	had	loosed
you	had	loosed
they	had	loosed

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to play fast and loose with sb/sth: traiter qn/qc à la légère

to get loose: se détacher

to let a dog loose on sb: lâcher un chien sur qn

loose sheet of paper: feuille f de papier libre

to let sth loose: lâcher qc

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