lose

lose
I Adj.
1. (locker, unbefestigt) loose; (nicht straff) auch slack; (beweglich) movable
2. WIRTS. (unverpackt) loose; lose Blätter loose leaves; lose Teile separate parts
3. fig. (locker, unverbindlich) Kontakt etc.: loose; in loser Folge sporadically, at (varying) intervals
4. altm., fig. (zügellos) loose; (boshaft) malicious; hum. (schelmisch) naughty, mischievous; du Lose / Loser! hum. naughty girl / boy!; loses Maul oder Mundwerk oder lose Zunge umg. loose (oder nasty, malicious) tongue; lose Reden führen geh. indulge in loose talk; lose Sitten loose morals
II Adv. loosely; die Haare lose tragen wear one’s hair down; etw. lose verkaufen sell s.th. loose (oder unpacked)
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unstuck; slack; loose; unfastened
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lo|se ['loːzə]
1. adj (lit, fig)
loose; (= nicht gespannt) Seil slack; (= schelmisch) Streich mischievous

etw lóse verkaufen — to sell sth loose

See:
Zunge
2. adv
loosely

lóse sitzen — to be loose

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1) loosely
2) (not tight; not firmly stretched: a loose coat; This belt is loose.) loose
3) (not firmly fixed: This button is loose.) loose
4) (not packed; not in a packet: loose biscuits.) loose
5) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) slack
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lo·se
[ˈlo:zə]
adj
1. (locker, unverbunden) loose
ein \loser Knopf a loose button
ein \loses Seil a slack rope
eine \lose Verbindung a loose connection
2. (unverpackt, einzeln) loose
\lose Ware items sold loose
\lose Manuskriptseiten loose pages of a manuscript
sein Geld \lose in der Tasche haben to have loose change in one's pocket
3. (hum: frech) cheeky, lippy
ein \loses Mundwerk haben to be cheeky, to have a big mouth
4. (veraltend: unmoralisch) loose
ein \loses Mädchen a loose woman
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1.
Adjektiv
1) (nicht fest, auch fig.) loose
2) (nicht verpackt) loose <sugar, cigarettes, sweets, sheets of paper, nails, etc.>; unbottled <drink>
3) (ugs.): (leichtfertig)

er ist ein loseer Vogel — he is a bit of a lad

4) (ugs.): (vorlaut, frech) cheeky; impudent

einen losen Mund haben — be a cheeky or impudent so-and-so (coll.)

2.
adverbial (auch fig.) loosely

lose herunterhängen — hang down loosely or loose

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lose
A. adj
1. (locker, unbefestigt) loose; (nicht straff) auch slack; (beweglich) movable
2. WIRTSCH (unverpackt) loose;
lose Blätter loose leaves;
lose Teile separate parts
3. fig (locker, unverbindlich) Kontakt etc: loose;
in loser Folge sporadically, at (varying) intervals
4. obs, fig (zügellos) loose; (boshaft) malicious; hum (schelmisch) naughty, mischievous;
du Lose/Loser! hum naughty girl/boy!;
loses Maul oder
Mundwerk oder
lose Zunge umg loose (oder nasty, malicious) tongue;
lose Reden führen geh indulge in loose talk;
lose Sitten loose morals
B. adv loosely;
die Haare lose tragen wear one’s hair down;
etwas lose verkaufen sell sth loose (oder unpacked)
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1.
Adjektiv
1) (nicht fest, auch fig.) loose
2) (nicht verpackt) loose <sugar, cigarettes, sweets, sheets of paper, nails, etc.>; unbottled <drink>
3) (ugs.): (leichtfertig)

er ist ein loseer Vogel — he is a bit of a lad

4) (ugs.): (vorlaut, frech) cheeky; impudent

einen losen Mund haben — be a cheeky or impudent so-and-so (coll.)

2.
adverbial (auch fig.) loosely

lose herunterhängen — hang down loosely or loose

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(scharfe) Zunge f.
loose (sharp)
tongue n.

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