What is 'aflojar' called in English?

'aflojar' in English is called "Loosen". Loosen refers to: Hacer que algo esté menos apretado, firme o seguro.

How do you pronounce 'Loosen' and 'aflojar'?

Listen to clear English audio pronunciation of 'Loosen' and native Spanish audio speech for 'aflojar' with bilingual sentence examples on DictBridge.

English: "He had to loosen his tie after the long meeting." | Spanish: "Tuvo que aflojarse la corbata después de la larga reunión."

verb

English to Spanish Dictionary

aflojar, relajar

Sinónimos:soltardesatar

aflojar in English:loosen

Phonetic:a flo xar

Plural: none

Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de loosen en español es aflojar, relajar. (Hacer que algo esté menos apretado, firme o seguro.)

1
verb
aflojar
To make something less tight, firm, or secure.
Hacer que algo esté menos apretado, firme o seguro.
2
verb
relajar
To relax one's grip or control, or to become less strict.
Relajar el control o volverse menos estricto.

casual

“He had to loosen his tie after the long meeting.”

Tuvo que aflojarse la corbata después de la larga reunión.

formal

“The doctor advised her to loosen her grip on the situation.”

La doctora le aconsejó que relajara su control sobre la situación.

In Spanish:

soltardesatar

In English:

relaxslackenunfastenunbind

In Spanish:

apretartensar

In English:

past tenseloosened

present participleloosening

nounlooseness

adjectiveloose

adverbloosely