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audio loose (ls)

adj. loos·er, loos·est
  1. (unfastened) suelto
  2. (slack) flojo
  3. (untied) desatado, suelto
  4. (not tight) holgado
    loose clothing ropa holgada
  5. (not compact) poco compacto
  6. (vague) vago, indefinido
    loose plans planes indefinidos
  7. (not fast) desvaído
    a loose dye un color desvaído
  8. (idle) irresponsable
    loose talk charla irresponsable
  9. (lewd) relajado, disoluto
  10. (promiscuous) ligero, liviano
  11. (not literal) libre
    a loose translation una traducción libre
  12. (not packaged) a granel
  13. química libre
adv.

expresiones idiomáticas:
to break loose
  1. (to become detached) romperse
  2. (to run away) escaparse
to come o get loose
aflojarse, desatarse
to hang loose
jerga quedarse calmo
to set o turn loose
soltar, libertar
tr. loosed, loos·ing
  1. (to release) soltar, poner en libertad
  2. (to shoot) disparar
intr.
  1. (to become loose) soltarse
  2. (to fire) disparar
s.

expresión idiomática:
on the loose
  1. familiar (free) suelto
  2. (on a spree) de parranda
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