Vocabulary
locker
/ˈlɔkɐ/· adjective
relaxed, casual; loose
Köln's favourite compliment for a person or a party: „Ganz locker hier!“
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Forms
- Komparativ
- lockerer
- Superlativ
- am lockersten
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
locker
relaxed, laid-back
Die Atmosphäre war ganz locker.
The atmosphere was really relaxed.
Word family
lockerlockernto loosendie Lockerheitease, casualnesslockerlassento let go (nicht lockerlassen = not to give up)die Lockerungrelaxation (of rules)
Common combinations
- locker bleibento stay cool
- etwas locker sehento take something easy
- eine lockere Rundea relaxed get-together
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
entspanntlässig
↔ Opposites
steifverkrampftfest
Common learner mistakes
- Ich bin heute ganz lose.Ich bin heute ganz locker.„lose“ is for physical things (lose Blätter). A relaxed person is locker or entspannt.
Real examples
- Bleib locker, das ist nur Smalltalk!Stay cool, it's only small talk!
- Im Team herrscht ein lockerer Umgangston.The team has a casual tone.
- Die zehn Kilometer läufst du locker.You'll run the ten kilometres easily.
