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Pronunciation / Transliteration: gelöst
"Der unfastened Gürtel rutschte ab."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not secured or tied; loose.
"The unfastened belt slipped off his waist as he stood up." - 2
Describing something that is not held in place.
"The unfastened window rattled in the wind."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'unfastened' is derived from the prefix 'un-', meaning 'not', combined with the past participle 'fastened', which comes from the Old English 'fæstian', meaning 'to make fast'. The term evolved in Middle English to denote the opposite of being secured or tied.
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緩んだ
Transliteration: yurunda
"ベルトが緩んでいた。"
défait
Transliteration: défait
"La ceinture était défait."
gelöst
Transliteration: gelöst
"Der unfastened Gürtel rutschte ab."
slacciato
Transliteration: slacciato
"La cintura era slacciata."
desabrochado
Transliteration: desabrochado
"El cinturón estaba desabrochado."
desfeito
Transliteration: desfeito
"O cinto estava desfeito."
खुला हुआ
Transliteration: khula hua
"बेल्ट खुला हुआ था।"
未系紧
Transliteration: wèi jì jǐn
"腰带未系紧。"
풀린
Transliteration: pulrin
"벨트가 풀린 상태였다."
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