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Meanings of loose in inglês

português
liberar
catalão
alliberar
espanhol
liberar

To give freedom; to release from confinement or restraint.

liberar
português
sossegar
catalão
afluixar
espanhol
aflojar

Become loose or looser or less tight.

sossegar
português
solto
espanhol
flojo

Not compact or dense in structure or arrangement.

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solto
espanhol
flojo

Not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting.

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flojo
Usage of loose in inglês
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Consider our work with former Soviet states to secure loose nuclear material.
The Guardian
2
Read: New law banning loose cigarette sales hurts spaza shops and hawkers
The South African
3
Tufts loose; ovicell small in proportion to the size of the cells.
Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the ...
4
In fact today it was very loose: almost ready to fall off.
Complete Books of Blood
5
Dow's solution involves cutting loose Greece and Portugal, and probably Ireland too.
Reuters
6
Which means the virus was already loose in the New York community.
News.com.au
7
Just let that fold happen right there where the loose part is.
Wired
8
When credit conditions are loose, even the weakest companies can find funding.
Reuters
9
Æsop is running loose in the woods; he is after a hare.
Pan
10
There would be quite a few loose ends to clear up, actually.
Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
11
The men wore loose robes of gray; the women robes of blue.
The Girl in the Golden Atom
12
Board's been loose since Red Foley bought that dock thirty years ago.
Patrick's destiny
13
The prognosis on loose-head Nick Popplewell is a good deal more encouraging.
The Irish Times
14
He was thinking of the wolves and panthers loose in the woods.
Abe Lincoln Gets His Chance
15
Slides are meant to be a bit loose; for me they work.
NY Magazine
16
Pompey let loose six hundred lions in the arena in one day.
The Old Roman World : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilizati...
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