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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLâche
Pronunciation / Transliteration: lɑʃ
"La planche était lâche et grinçait."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached.
"The loose floorboard creaked underfoot." - 2
Not strict or exact; free or relaxed.
"She prefers a loose interpretation of the rules."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old Norse 'lauss' meaning untied, slack, or free, sharing a root with Proto-Germanic '*lausaz'. Over centuries, it evolved from physical states of untethered objects to broader metaphorical meanings including freedom, laxity, and inaccuracy.
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Lâche
Transliteration: lɑʃ
"La planche était lâche et grinçait."
Locker
Transliteration: ˈlɔkɐ
"Das Brett war locker und quietschte."
Allentato
Transliteration: al.lenˈta.to
"Il pavimento era allentato e scricchiolava."
Suelto
Transliteration: ˈswel.to
"La tabla estaba suelta y chirriaba."
Solto
Transliteration: ˈsow.tu
"A tábua estava solta e rangia."
ढीला
Transliteration: Dheela
"फर्श का बोर्ड ढीला था और चरचरा रहा था।"
松动
Transliteration: sōngdòng
"地板松动，发出吱吱声。"
느슨한
Transliteration: neuseunhan
"바닥이 느슨해서 삐걱거렸다."
緩い
Transliteration: yurui
"床板が緩んでいてきしんでいた。"
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