"loose ends" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-loose ends.ogg Forms: loose end [singular]
Head templates: {{en-noun|p|sg=loose end}} loose ends pl (normally plural, singular loose end)
  1. (idiomatic) Leftover items that have not been addressed or attended to. Tags: idiomatic, plural, plural-normally Derived forms: at loose ends, at a loose end Translations (leftover items): caps per lligar [plural] (Catalan), 零碎的事兒 (Chinese Mandarin), 零碎的事儿 (língsuì de shìr) (Chinese Mandarin), rästit [plural] (Finnish), cabos sueltos [plural] (Spanish), flecos [masculine, plural] (Spanish)
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        "(idiomatic) Leftover items that have not been addressed or attended to."
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