Usage examples of "loose" in English with translation to French

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She wore a long, loose coat. Elle portait un long et ample manteau.
Check all the loose knots and fasten them tight. Vérifie tous les nœuds desserrés et serre-les fort.
I usually toss my loose change into my desk drawer. Je flanque d'habitude ma petite monnaie dans mon tiroir de bureau.
Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality. La poésie n'est pas un relâchement de l'émotion mais une évasion hors de l'émotion ; ce n'est pas l'expression de la personnalité mais une évasion hors de la personnalité.
They are leading a loose life. Ils vivent une vie de débauche.
These shoes are a little loose. Ces chaussures sont un peu grandes.
There's a homicidal maniac on the loose! Il y a un fou meurtrier en cavale !
He let the dog loose in the yard. Il laissa le chien en liberté dans la cour.
He let the dog loose in the garden. Il a lâché le chien dans le jardin.
I don't understand why this keeps coming loose. Je ne comprends pas pourquoi ceci se desserre toujours.
I'm just an ordinary guy with nothing to loose. Je suis juste un mec ordinaire qui n'a rien à perdre.
He seems like he's got a few screws loose. On dirait qu'il lui manque une case.
Don't tell him. He's got a loose tongue. Ne lui dis pas. Il a la langue bien pendue.
He pissed away his inheritance on booze and loose women. Il a dilapidé son héritage en boisson et en femmes faciles.
One of the fan blades broke loose and shattered against the wall. L'une des pales du ventilateur s'est détachée et s'est brisée contre le mur.
No money, no job, no friends. He was truly at loose ends. Pas d'argent, pas de travail, pas d'amis. Il était vraiment au bout du rouleau.
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