ゆるい – Vocabulary details

ゆるい

Adjective (い)

1. loose

このズボンはウエストが少すこし緩ゆるい。These trousers are a little loose at the waist.

2. lenient; lax

そういう判はん断だんが緩ゆるくなっている。Judgments of that kind are becoming lax.

3. gentle (curve, slope, etc.)

坂さかは緩ゆるいし、すぐ林はやしは抜ぬけるよ。The slope is gentle, and you'll get through the woods right away.

4. slow; weak

この川かわは流ながれが緩ゆるい。This river has a slow current.

5. soft; not firm

生き地じが緩ゆるすぎて、うまく丸まるめられない。The dough is too soft, so I can't roll it into balls.

6. difficult; hard

in the negative as ゆるくない

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have loose bowels

攻こう撃げきがゆるかったか。

Was the attack too weak?

この辺あたりは地じ盤ばんがゆるい。

The ground around here is soft.

靴くつひもがゆるいと転ころぶよ。

If your shoelaces are loose, you'll trip.

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