loose

[US]/luːs/
[UK]/luːs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. ikke fastgjort; ikke præcis; løs; afslappet

vt. at frigive; at sætte sejl; at affyre

vi. at blive mindre stram; at skyde

adv. på en løs måde

n. handlingen med at forkæle eller affyre.
Word Forms
Past Tenseloosed
Present Participleloosing
Past Participleloosed
Third Person Singularlooses
Plurallooses

Phrases & Collocations

loose cannon

løs kanon

loose clothing

løstsiddende tøj

loose change

løse penge

loose screws

løse skruer

loose leaf paper

løse ark

let loose

sætte løs

come loose

gå løs

on the loose

på fri fod

in the loose

i løs form

cut loose

trække sig tilbage

break loose

slippe fri

hang loose

være afslappet

loose sand

løst sand

loose coupling

løs kobling

loose soil

løs jord

screw loose

skrue er løs

work loose

arbejde sig løs

get loose

blive løs

hold loose

holde løs

loose material

løst materiale

set loose

sætte løs

loose end

løst end

Example Sentences

a loose cough; loose bowels.

en løs hoste; løse tarmbevægelser.

a handful of loose change.

en lille håndfuld løsepenge.

He is a loose thinker.

Han er en løs tænker.

The horse is loose in the field.

Hesten er løs på marken.

dove for the loose ball.

due for the loose ball.

a loose assemblage of diverse groups.

en løs samling af forskellige grupper.

he'd cut loose the horses.

Han ville lade hestene løbe løs.

let the dog loose for a minute.

Lad hunden løbe løs et minut.

the bull was loose with cattle in the field.

tyren var løs med kvæg på marken.

Real-world Examples

Shake the head loose, relax through your shoulders.

Ryst på hovedet løst, slap af i skuldrene.

Source: Master teaches you how to practice yoga skillfully.

Make sure it's not too tight, too loose.

Sørg for, at det ikke er for stramt, for løst.

Source: Our Day Season 2

These loose boulders are the mountains' crumbling bones.

Disse løse sten er bjergene' smuldrende knogler.

Source: BBC documentary "Our Planet"

This is because you can just cut your arm loose.

Det er fordi, du bare kan frigøre din arm.

Source: If there is a if.

We turned the boat loose to drift with the current.

Vi satte båden løs til at drive med strømmen.

Source: BBC documentary "Civilization"

Next, to be a loose canon, to be a loose canon.

Næste, at være en løs kanon, at være en løs kanon.

Source: Tips for IELTS Speaking.

Attaching the message to its leg, he sets the bird loose.

Han fastgør beskeden til dens ben, han slipper fuglen løs.

Source: Yilin Edition Oxford High School English (Compulsory 3)

It's time you cut him loose.

Det er tid til, at du slipper ham løs.

Source: Sara's British English class

We can loose ourselves in the game.

Vi kan miste os selv i spillet.

Source: New TOEFL Speaking Golden 80 Questions

Then they set the crabs loose and captured video of their movements.

Så satte de krabberne løs og optog video af deres bevægelser.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American September 2020 Collection

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