| Traduções principais |
| loose adj | (clothing, etc.: not tight) (que não está apertado, bem preso) | frouxo adj |
| | | frouxo, folgado adj |
| | I must have lost weight, because my trousers are loose. |
| | A vibração do motor deixou a armação frouxa. |
| | ⓘEsta frase não é uma tradução da frase em inglês Com o cinto frouxo, as calças sambavam no corpo. |
| slack adj | (not tight) | bambo, frouxo adj |
| | The rope was slack and Malcolm realised Peter must have let go of the other end. |
| | A corda estava frouxa e Malcolm percebeu que Peter devia ter soltado a outra ponta. |
| wobbly adj | (furniture, structure: unsteady) | bambo adj |
| | | vacilante adj |
| | | frouxo adj |
| | Don't put anything heavy on that wobbly table. |
| floppy adj | (soft, limp) | frouxo, mole adj |
| | The dog's floppy ears bounced as he trotted along. |
| chickenshit adj | vulgar, offensive!, informal (cowardly, scared) | covarde adj |
| | | frouxo adj |
chicken-hearted,
also US: chickenhearted,
also UK: chicken-livered adj | figurative (fearful, cowardly) | covarde adj |
| | (figurado) | frouxo adj |
| quitter n | informal, pejorative (person who concedes easily, defeatist) (BRA, pejorativo) | derrotista sm, sf |
| | (POR, perjorativo) | frouxo, desistente sm |
| | He stayed on the team so others wouldn't call him a quitter. |
| pushover n | figurative, informal (person: weak) (informal) | fracote, frouxo sm |
| | (coloquial) | banana sm |
| | Say no to your child; don't be a pushover. |
| milksop n | dated (feeble or effeminate person) | frouxo adj |
| sook n | informal (coward) | covarde, frouxo adj |
| flabby adj | figurative (feeble, weak) | frouxo, mole, flácido adj |
| | | lasso adj |
| | | sem energia loc adj |
| | The speaker presented a flabby argument that didn't convince anyone. |
| lax adj | (rules, discipline, etc.: not strict) (figurado) | frouxo adj |
| | | indulgente |
| | The discipline at Jason's house is very lax. |
| weakling n | (emotionally feeble person) | frouxo, fraco adj |
| | My little sister is a such a weakling. |
| | Minha irmã é uma fraca. |
| yellow adj | figurative (cowardly) (covarde) | frouxo adj |
| | Are you afraid? Are you yellow? |
| relaxed adj | (made loose) | frouxo adj |
| | | solto adj |
| | Karen's relaxed grip made it possible for Jim to pull away from her. |
| | O aperto frouxo de Karen fez com que Jim conseguisse se soltar dela. |
| lax adj | (slack, loose) | frouxo, solto adj |
| | That rope's too lax: everything will fall off. |
| unsound adj | (not firm or secure) | frouxo, folgado adj |
| | The building is structurally unsound and will be demolished. |
| loose adj | (not compressed, not compact) | frouxo adj |
| | The packing materials are loose, and move during shipping. |
| | Os materiais de embalagem estão frouxos e movimentam durante o transporte. |