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loosening

/ˈluːsənɪŋ/

/ˈlusənɪŋ/

loosening around

loosening up

looseningnoun

loosenings

Translations

desserrageSens concret : action de rendre moins serré ou moins ferme.

The loosening of the screws made the chair wobbly.

Le desserrage des vis a rendu la chaise branlante.

assouplissementSens figuré : baisse de la rigueur, de la sévérité ou des restrictions.

The loosening of restrictions allowed more people to attend the event.

L'assouplissement des restrictions a թույլ more people to attend the event.

Additional translations

relâchementEmployé aussi pour un assouplissement ou une diminution de la tension, selon le contexte.

Definitions

The act or process of making something less tight or firm.

The loosening of the screws made the chair wobbly.

A reduction in strictness or severity, often in rules or regulations.

The loosening of restrictions allowed more people to attend the event.

Synonyms

looseninggerund / present participle

/ˈluːsənɪŋ/

/ˈlusənɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe something that is becoming loose.

Translations

lâcheSens descriptif : qui n'est plus bien serré, qui se desserre.

The loosening rope threatened to send the climber falling.

La corde lâche menaçait de faire tomber l'alpiniste.

Definitions

Becoming less tight; undergoing slackening or detachment.

The loosening rope threatened to send the climber falling.

Synonyms

loosenverb

loosening

Gerund

loosened

Past Simple

loosened

Past Participle

loosening

Gerund

/ˈluːsən/

/ˈlusən/

Translations

desserrer

She loosened the knot in the rope to free the boat.

Elle a desserré le nœud dans la corde pour libérer le bateau.

ameublirEn parlant de la terre ou du sol.

Before sowing, she loosened the soil with a rake.

Avant de semer, elle a ameubli le sol avec un râteau.

relâcherPour une prise, une tension ou une pression.

He tried to loosen his grip on the steering wheel.

Il a essayé de relâcher sa prise sur le volant.

assouplirPour une règle, une politique ou une exigence.

The company decided to loosen its dress code policy.

L'entreprise a décidé d'assouplir sa politique vestimentaire.

Additional translations

se desserrerSens intransitif.

Definitions

To make something less tight or firm.

She loosened the knot in the rope to free the boat.

To relax or become less strict or severe.

The company decided to loosen its dress code policy.

To make or become less tense or rigid.

He tried to loosen his grip on the steering wheel.

To become less tight or firm.

The screw gradually loosened and finally dropped to the floor.

To break up or aerate (soil) so that it is less compact.

Before sowing, she loosened the soil with a rake.

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