Apedia

Loose Gevşek Adjective  /Luːs   Serbest Sth Tight Bol

Level B2 
Kind adjective
Front loose 
IPA  /luːs   / adjective
Back serbest
gevşek
Back 2

loose (adjective)

 /luːs   / adjective
 
NOT TIED/FIXED
1 not tied up or shut in sth; free
serbest
 The horse managed to get loose and escape.
 I take the dog to the woods and let him loose.
 She wore her long hair loose.
 2 not firmly fixed
gevşek
 I've got a loose tooth
 The saucepan handle is a bit loose so be careful.
 3 not contained in sth or joined together
dağınık
 loose change
madeni para
 some loose sheets of paper
CLOTHES
4 not fitting closely; not tight
bol, gevşek
 These trousers don't fit. They're much too loose round the waist.
OPPOSITE TIGHT
NOT EXACT
5 not completely accurate or the same as sth
yarım yamalak, üstünkörü
 a loose translation
 a loose interpretation of the rules
IDIOMS
all hell broke loose
(informal)
there was suddenly a lot of noise and confusion
birden kıyamet koptu
at a loose end
having nothing to do and feeling bored
başıboş, işsiz güçsüz
 loosely
 adverb
gevşekçe, bol, gevşek
 The film is loosely based on the life of Beethoven.
 

Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.

Next card: Lord noun  /lɔːd   tanrı singular b2  lord  i̇sa

Previous card: Noun loop  /luːp   countable ilmek halka round part

Up to card list: The Oxford 5000 - English English Turkish (version 2)