loose living
n.
vie dissolue
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loose
(not firmly in place)
[knot, screw] desserré (e)
[handle, knob] mal fixé*, e
→ The doorknob is loose.
[tooth] qui bouge
→ If a tooth feels very loose, your dentist may recommend that it's taken out.
loose connection (in electrical circuit)
mauvais contact
[clothes, trousers]
(=loose-fitting) ample
→ Mary wore loose clothes that did not show off her figure.
(=too big) lâche
(=free)
[animal] en liberté, échappé (e)
to set sth loose [+animal] lâcher qch
→ They imported a number of English red foxes and set them loose along the banks of the Chesapeake.
to set sb loose [+prisoner] relâcher qn
to let sb loose on sth
(=give sb free rein)
Trainees go through a four-hour lesson before they are let loose on the controls. Les stagiaires suivent un cours de quatre heures avant d'être autorisés à utiliser les commandes seuls.
We let him loose on the garden. Nous l'avons laissé libre de faire ce qu'il voulait dans le jardin.
→
break
[coalition, alliance, grouping] informel*, le
→ a loose grouping of radicals
→ a loose coalition of left-wing forces
(=sloppy)
[thinking] peu rigoureux (-euse) , vague
(in terms of morality)
[life] dissolu (e)
[morals, discipline] relâché (e)
a loose woman une femme facile
(not tied back)
[hair] dénoué*, e
→ Her long brown hair was loose about her shoulders.
(not strict or exact)
[translation] approximatif (-ive)
→ One dictionary definition of the Italian term is a "slightly pretentious or ridiculous woman" but a loose translation might be "old trout."
[terminology, wording] vague
→ I'm sorry that I have to use this rather loose terminology but I hope you'll know what I mean.
(=set free)
[+animal] lâcher
→ The wolves were loosed.
[+prisoner] relâcher, libérer
n to be on the loose
[prisoner] être en liberté → A bandit leader was on the loose in the surrounding hills.
[animal] être en liberté → A man-eating lion is on the loose somewhere in England.
loose change
n petite monnaie f
→ Frank emptied a handful of loose change on the table
loose chippings
npl (on road)
gravillons mpl
loose end
n (in story, plot)
détail m inexpliqué
→ There are some annoying loose ends in the plot.
to tie up loose ends mettre au point les derniers détails, régler les derniers détails
→ There are lots of loose ends to tie up in this case.
to be at a loose end (British)
to be at loose ends (US) ne pas trop savoir quoi faire
→ Adolescents are most likely to get into trouble when they're at a loose end.
loose-fitting
adj
[clothes] ample
loose-leaf
modif à feuilles mobiles
loose-leaf binder classeur m (à feuilles mobiles)
loose-limbed
adj agile, souple
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