lockern

I v/t loosen; (Seil etc.) slacken; (Griff) auch relax (auch fig. Disziplin, Vorschriften etc.); (Muskeln etc.) loosen up

II v/refl loosen, come loose; (sich loslösen) come off; Seil etc.: slacken; körperlich: loosen up; SPORT limber up; fig. Person, Moral etc.: relax; fig. die Sitten haben sich gelockert morals have become lax (oder slack)

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(entspannen) to relax;

(locker machen) to loosen; to slacken; to unloose; to unloosen; to unclench; to loose;

sich lockern

(Knopf) to come loose;

(entspannen) to relax

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lọ|ckern ['lɔkɐn]

1. vt

1) (= locker machen) to loosen; Boden to break up; Griff to relax, to loosen; Seil to slacken; (lit, fig) Zügel to slacken

2) (= entspannen) Arme, Beine, Muskeln to loosen up; (fig) Vorschriften, Atmosphäre to relax

2. vr

to work itself loose; (Moral) to become loose or lax; (SPORT) to loosen up; (zum Warmwerden) to limber up, to warm up; (Verkrampfung, Spannung) to ease off; (Atmosphäre, Beziehungen, Mensch) to get more relaxed

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1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) ease

2) (to make or become less strict or severe: The rules were relaxed because of the Queen's visit.) relax

3) (to relax (eg a hold): He loosened his grip.) loosen

4) (to make or become looser: She felt his grip on her arm slacken.) slacken

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lo·ckern

[ˈlɔkɐn]

I. vt

1. (locker machen)

▪ etw \lockern to loosen sth

den Griff \lockern to relax [or loosen] one's grip

die Zügel \lockern to slacken the reins

2. (entspannen)

▪ etw \lockern to loosen up sth sep

3. (weniger streng gestalten)

▪ etw \lockern to relax sth

II. vr

▪ sich akk \lockern

1. (locker werden) Backstein, Schraube, Zahn to work loose; Bremsen to become loose [or soft]; Bewölkung, Nebel to lift

2. SPORT (die Muskulatur entspannen) to loosen [or limber] up

3. (sich entkrampfen) to become more relaxed

die Verkrampfung lockerte sich zusehends the tension eased visibly

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1.

transitives Verb

1) loosen <screw, tie, collar, etc.>; slacken [off] <rope, dog-leash, etc.>; (fig.) relax <regulation, law, etc.>

2) (entspannen) loosen up, relax <muscles, limbs>

3) (auflockern) loosen, break up <soil>

2.

reflexives Verb

1) <brick, tooth, etc.> work itself loose

2) (entspannen) <person> loosen up; (vor Spielbeginn) loosen or limber up; (fig.) <tenseness, tension> ease

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lockern

A. v/t loosen; (Seil etc) slacken; (Griff) auch relax (auch fig Disziplin, Vorschriften etc); (Muskeln etc) loosen up

B. v/r loosen, come loose; (sich loslösen) come off; Seil etc: slacken; körperlich: loosen up; SPORT limber up; fig Person, Moral etc: relax;

fig

die Sitten haben sich gelockert morals have become lax (oder slack)

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1.

transitives Verb

1) loosen <screw, tie, collar, etc.>; slacken [off] <rope, dog-leash, etc.>; (fig.) relax <regulation, law, etc.>

2) (entspannen) loosen up, relax <muscles, limbs>

3) (auflockern) loosen, break up <soil>

2.

reflexives Verb

1) <brick, tooth, etc.> work itself loose

2) (entspannen) <person> loosen up; (vor Spielbeginn) loosen or limber up; (fig.) <tenseness, tension> ease

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v.

to loosen v.