desserrer

L’ensemble du sélecteur se desserrait.
The whole lever would come loose.
Comme si un boulon se desserrait dans ma tête.
It's like this gear gets loose in my head.
Lorsqu'il sentit que le garrot se desserrait autour de son cou, il sut qu'il vivrait pour voir un autre jour.
When he felt the garrote loosen around his neck, he knew that he would live to see another day.
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