loosen

aflojar

Hacer que algo quede menos apretado o menos firmemente sujeto.

En inglés sencillo: To make something less tight or less firmly fixed.

• Please loosen this knot.
• He loosened his tie after work.
• Can you loosen the lid for me?

Sinónimos: slacken, undo

Antónimos: tighten

Expresiones frecuentes: loosen a belt, loosen a screw, loosen your grip

relajarse, soltarse

Volverse más tranquilo, cercano o menos preocupado, especialmente en compañía de otras personas.

En inglés sencillo: To become calmer, friendlier, or less worried, especially around other people.

• Try to loosen up and enjoy yourself.
• He loosened up after meeting the other guests.
• Music helps everyone loosen up.

Cómo se usa: loosen up (She began to loosen up as the party continued.)

Sinónimos: relax, unwind

Antónimos: tense up

Expresiones frecuentes: loosen up, loosen up around someone

relajarse, soltarse

Dicho de músculos o articulaciones, perder rigidez y poder moverse con más facilidad.

En inglés sencillo: If muscles or joints do this, they become less stiff and can move more easily.

• My muscles slowly began to loosen.
• Her stiff joints loosened up during the walk.
• These stretches help your shoulders loosen up.

Cómo se usa: loosen up (My shoulders loosen up after a few gentle stretches.)

Sinónimos: relax, limber up

Antónimos: stiffen

Expresiones frecuentes: loosen up, muscles loosen, joints loosen up

soltar la lengua

Hacer que alguien esté dispuesto a hablar, especialmente de cosas que suele mantener en privado.

En inglés sencillo: To make someone willing to talk, especially about things they usually keep private.

• A little wine loosened his tongue.
• Her kind questions loosened the shy boy’s tongue.
• The promise of a reward loosened several tongues.

Cómo se usa: loosen someone’s tongue (The friendly atmosphere loosened his tongue.)

Expresiones frecuentes: loosen someone’s tongue, loosen tongues