sich lösen — meaning in English

English meaning

• slough noun The old skin shed by a snake, or dead tissue that separates from a wound.
• untie verb To undo a knot or something tied.

Senses

sich lösen is used for these senses in English:

• calve (intransitive, figuratively, especially of an iceberg) To break off.
• come off To become detached.
• slough (transitive) To shed skin or outer layers.
• untie (intransitive) To become untied or loosed.

slough — full definition

1. noun The old skin shed by a snake, or dead tissue that separates from a wound.
2. verb To shed or discard an old outer layer, or to get rid of something no longer needed.
3. noun A swampy or marshy area, or a state of low emotional spirits.

untie — full definition

1. verb To undo a knot or something tied.
2. verb To free someone or something from being bound.

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