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loosen up

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
loosen [sth] up, loosen up [sth] vtr phrasal sep	literal (make [sth] loose)	soltar⇒ vtr
		desajustar⇒ vtr
	Roy loosened up his tie and undid the top button of his shirt.
	Roy soltó su corbata y desabrochó el primer botón de su camisa.
loosen [sb] up, loosen up [sb] vtr phrasal sep	informal (make [sb] more relaxed, less vigilant)	relajar a vtr + prep
	Oliver is quite shy, but a glass of wine usually loosens him up.
	Oliver es bastante penoso, pero un vaso de vino usualmente lo relaja.
loosen up vi phrasal	literal (become more loose)	aflojarse⇒ v prnl
		soltarse⇒ v prnl
	I ran the jar under the hot tap to get the lid to loosen up.
	Puse el frasco bajo el chorro de agua caliente para que la tapa se aflojara.
loosen up vi phrasal	informal (become more relaxed)	relajarse⇒ v prnl
		soltarse⇒ v prnl
	After two drinks, he started to loosen up and enjoy himself a bit.
	Tras un par de copas, empezó a relajarse y a disfrutar un poco.
loosen up vi phrasal	(exercise: warm up)	desentumecerse⇒ v prnl
		estirarse⇒ v prnl
	Ruth shook out her arms and legs to loosen up before her run.
	Ruth sacudió los brazos y las piernas para desentumecerse antes de correr.

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