loosely

loosely
adverb
1) (not tightly) locker; lose
2) (not strictly) locker [gruppieren]; lose [zusammenhängen]; frei [übersetzen]

loosely speaking — grob gesagt

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adverb lose
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loose·ly
[ˈlu:sli]
adv
1. (not tightly) lose, locker
\loosely wrapped lose eingewickelt
to hang \loosely schlaff herunterhängen
2. (not exactly) ungefähr
\loosely speaking grob gesagt
\loosely translated frei übersetzt
3. (not strictly) locker, zwanglos
4. (not closely) lose
\loosely connected lose [miteinander] verbunden
\loosely related entfernt verwandt
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['luːslɪ]
adv
1) lose, locker; knit, weave locker

in hot countries it's better to be loosely dressed in robes — in warmen Ländern trägt man besser weit geschnittene or lose hängende Kleider

his hands dangled loosely from his wrists —

he held her hand loosely in his — er hielt ihre Hand locker in der seinen

2)

(= imprecisely) loosely speaking — grob gesagt

loosely translated — frei übersetzt

loosely based on Shakespeare —

the character is loosely based on X — die Figur ist frei nach X gestaltet

what is loosely termed socialist realism — das, was man ganz allgemein als sozialistischen Realismus bezeichnet

I was using the word rather loosely — ich habe das Wort ziemlich frei gebraucht

they are loosely connected — sie hängen lose zusammen

3) (= informally) organized, structured lose

a loosely knit group — eine lose Gruppe

4) behave unmoralisch

he lives loosely — er führt ein loses or lockeres Leben

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adverb
1) (not tightly) locker; lose
2) (not strictly) locker [gruppieren]; lose [zusammenhängen]; frei [übersetzen]

loosely speaking — grob gesagt

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adv.
locker adv.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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