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The Portuguese word for loose is
frouxo





loose

Portuguese Definition


loose
     1. Adjetivo. frouxo



Translations for loose and their definitions

frouxo
     1. adj. loose, lax
     2. adj. (figuratively) cowardly, pusillanimous


solto
     1. adj. loose; free
           As galinhas andam soltas pelo curral. - The chickens roam free in the corral.
           Não deixar pontas soltas. - Don't leave loose ends.
     2. v. of soltar
     3. Participle. past participle of soltar


soltar
     1. v. to release, to let go


atirar
     1. v. to throw
     2. v. to fire (shoot a gun)


relaxado
     1. adj. relaxed (made less tight; loose)
     2. adj. relaxed (having an easy-going mood or temperament)
     3. adj. irresponsible (lacking a sense of responsibility)
     4. Participle. past participle of relaxar


indiscreto
     1. adj. indiscreet (not discreet; wanting in discretion)


desamarrar
     1. v. to untie
     2. v. to loose
     3. v. to unlace


promíscuo
     1. adj. loose; promiscuous (indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners)
     2. adj. promiscuous (of disorderly composition)


afrouxar
     1. v. to loosen; to relax (to make less tight)
     2. v. to slacken (to become less intense)


desembalado
     1. adj. unpackaged, loose (not packaged)
     2. Participle. past participle of desembalar


largo
     1. n-m. square (open space in a town)
     2. n-m. (nautical) high seas (parts of the ocean surface that are far from shore)
     3. adj. wide; broad (having a large width)
     4. adj. ample; spacious
     5. adj. (of clothes) loose (not fitting tightly)
     6. n-m. (music) largo (a very slow tempo)
     7. n-m. (music) largo (a musical piece or movement in such a tempo)
     8. v. verb form of largar


liberar
     1. v. to release (free, liberate)
     2. v. to allow; to legalise


libertar
     1. v. to free, liberate (make free)


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