loosened in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for loosened in the English»French Dictionary

I.loosen [Brit ˈluːs(ə)n, Am ˈlus(ə)n] VB trans

1. loosen (make less tight):

loosen knot, belt, strap, lid, collar, screw

desserrer

loosen nail, post

dégager

loosen rope, string, link, control

relâcher

loosen hair

détacher, dénouer

loosen fig laws, restrictions

assouplir

loosen all tight clothing MED

défaire tout vêtement qui serre

to loosen one's grip or hold on sth lit

relâcher sa prise sur qc

to loosen one's grip or hold on sth fig

relâcher son emprise sur qc

2. loosen (make less compact):

loosen soil

ameublir

to loosen the bowels MED, PHARM

avoir une action laxative

II.loosen [Brit ˈluːs(ə)n, Am ˈlus(ə)n] VB intr (become less tight)

loosen knot, fastening, screw, point, grip, hold:

se desserrer

loosen rope, string, wire:

se détendre

loosen fig ties:

se relâcher

III.loosen [Brit ˈluːs(ə)n, Am ˈlus(ə)n]

to loosen sb's tongue

délier la langue à qn

I.loosen up VB [Brit ˈluːs(ə)n -, Am ˈlus(ə)n -] (loosen up)

1. loosen up SPORTS:

loosen up

s'échauffer

2. loosen up fig person:

loosen up

se détendre, se dégeler inf

II.loosen up VB [Brit ˈluːs(ə)n -, Am ˈlus(ə)n -] (loosen up [sth], loosen [sth] up) lit, fig

loosen up muscle, joint, policy, system:

loosen up

assouplir

Translations for loosened in the French»English Dictionary

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fluidifier mucosité

to loosen

dessangler (relâcher)

to loosen the girth of

se dégripper MOTOR moteur:

to loosen up

disjoindre

to loosen

desserrer ceinture, col, cravate, écrou, vis

to loosen

desserrer les cordons de la bourse

to loosen one's purse strings

dégourdir doigts, membres

to loosen [sth] up

un peu de marche va te dégourdir

a walk will loosen you up

dérouiller sport: jambes

to loosen up

se dérouiller les jambes

to loosen up one's legs

relâcher étreinte, lien, muscle

to loosen, to relax

relâcher ressort, entrave, intestins

to loosen

se relâcher étreinte, lien, ressort:

to loosen

se relâcher muscle:

to relax, to loosen up

loosened in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for loosened in the English»French Dictionary

I.loosen [ˈlu:sn] VB trans

1. loosen (untie):

loosen

défaire

2. loosen (unfasten):

loosen

desserrer

3. loosen (weaken):

loosen

relâcher

to loosen sb's tongue

délayer sa langue

to loosen ties with sb/sth

distendre ses liens avec qn/qc

II.loosen [ˈlu:sn] VB intr

1. loosen a. fig (unfasten):

loosen

se desserrer

2. loosen (relax):

loosen

se détendre

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to loosen a girth

dessangler

Translations for loosened in the French»English Dictionary

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desserré(e) vis, nœud, lacet, ceinture

loosened

débloquer écrou, vis

to loosen

se débloquer vis

to loosen

relâcher

to loosen

desserrer son étreinte autour de qn/qc ennemi, armée

to loosen one's grip on sb/sth

se dérouiller les muscles

to loosen up

desserrer étau, cravate, ceinture

to loosen

distendre liens

to loosen

lâcher prise fig

to loosen one's grip

loosened Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to loosen sb's tongue

délayer sa langue

to loosen ties with sb/sth

distendre ses liens avec qn/qc

to loosen a girth

dessangler

to loosen one's grip on sb/sth

desserrer son étreinte autour de qn/qc ennemi, armée

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Allow the wood to dry slightly, brush away loosened debris and rinse with a pressure washer.

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The larva mines the underside of oak leaves, forming a tentiform mine, of which the loosened epidermis is slightly wrinkled at maturity.

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From 1985 to 1990, when the ruling mullahs loosened censorship enough to allow movies to focus on general social problems, his perspective changed...

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The bed of the river below the sluice was loosened by dragging wooden rollers with iron spikes over it.

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This allowed the torque tube to move rearward during his flight and loosened the elevator control cable tension.

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These cooking vessels are filled with water to loosened up the stuck rice.

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Financial and product market regulation was loosened.

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Capital requirements should be temporarily loosened to reduce the reserves banks need to hold against new loans, the main reason for scarcer, costlier credit.

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The soil or sand is loosened with jabs of the sharp bill, then the feet are used to kick out the loose substrate.

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But once he loosened up a bit he produced heart-rending beauty.

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