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loose end en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. The end of a rope that has not been fastened.
  2. (broadly, idiomatic, in-plural) A small job that needs to be done, or minor problem that needs to be resolved, before a task can be considered complete.

Forms

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loose ends Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

at a loose end · at loose ends · tie up loose ends

Translations (3)

pt ponta solta (a small job that needs to be done, or minor problem that needs to be resolved) · es cabo suelto (a small job that needs to be done, or minor problem that needs to be resolved) · hu elvarratlan szál (a small job that needs to be done, or minor problem that needs to be resolved)