ゆるめる – Vocabulary details

ゆるめる

Verb (1-dan, transitive)

1. to loosen; to slacken

2. to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relieve (tension)

3. to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions); to loosen (control)

4. to reduce (speed); to slow down; to ease up

5. to make more gradual (of a slope)

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to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down

to loosen the reins; to let up on (someone)

to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down

私わたしは靴くつのひもをゆるめた。

I loosened my shoelaces.

その規き則そくは最さい近きんゆるめられた。

The rules were recently relaxed.

輸ゆ入にゅう規き制せいは最さい近きんだいぶゆるめられた。

Import restrictions have been greatly loosened of late.

ねじをゆるめて、ランプ・カバーを取とり外はずします。

Loosen the screws and remove the lamp cover.

伊藤氏は事じ務む所しょで熱あつく感かんじたのでネクタイをゆるめた。

Mr Ito loosened his tie because he felt hot in his office.

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