Palabra Inglés del Día

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inglés > español
loose
1. Soltar.
2. Aflojar.
3. Liberar.
4. Desatar.
5. adj. Suelto.
6. adj. Flojo, holgado.
inglés > inglés
loose
1. v. To let loose, to free from restraints.
2. v. To unfasten, to loosen.
3. v. To make less tight, to loosen.
4. v. (intransitive) Of a grip or hold, to let go.
5. v. (archery) to shoot (an arrow)
6. v. (obsolete) To set sail.
7. v. (obsolete) To solve; to interpret.
8. adj. Not fixed in place tightly or firmly.
This wheelbarrow has a loose wheel.
9. adj. Not held or packaged together.
You can buy apples in a pack, but they are cheaper loose.
10. adj. Not under control.
The dog is loose again.
11. adj. Not fitting closely
I wear loose clothes when it is hot.
12. adj. Not compact.
It is difficult walking on loose gravel.
a cloth of loose texture
13. adj. Relaxed.
She danced with a loose flowing movement.
14. adj. Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate.
a loose way of reasoning
15. adj. Indiscreet.
Loose talk costs lives.
16. adj. (dated) Free from moral restraint; immoral, unchaste.
17. adj. (not comparable, sports) Not being in the possession of any competing team during a game.
He caught an elbow going after a loose ball.
The puck was momentarily loose right in front of the net.
18. adj. (dated) Not costive; having lax bowels.
19. s. (archery) The release of an arrow.
20. s. (obsolete) A state of laxity or indulgence; unrestrained freedom, abandonment.
21. s. (rugby) All play other than set pieces (scrums and line-outs).
22. s. Freedom from restraint.
23. s. A letting go; discharge.
24. interj. (archery) begin shooting; release your arrows
25. v. misspelling of lose
I'm going to loose this game.
español > inglés
flojo
1. adj. loose
El tornillo lo veo muy flojo. - I see the screw is very loose.
2. adj. lazy
Pero qué flojo eres... Anda, ¡levántate! - You're so lazy... C'mon, get up!
3. adj. weak (not potent)
El restaurante tenía café muy flojo. - The restaurant had very weak coffee.

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No money, no job, no friends. He was truly at loose ends.      Sin dinero, sin trabajo, sin amigos. Verdaderamente no tenía nada que hacer. It seems that many people don't know the difference between "loose" and "lose".      Parece que mucha gente no sabe la diferencia entre "loose" y "lose". That guy has a screw loose!      ¡A ese tío le falta un tornillo! He has led a loose life since then.      Desde entonces él ha llevado una vida licenciosa. He let the dog loose in the garden.      Dejó al perro suelto en el jardín.

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