détendre — meaning in English

English meaning

• relax verb To rest and become free of tension, stress, or worry.

Senses

détendre is used for these senses in English:

• relax (transitive) To make something loose.
• relax (transitive) To relieve (someone or someone's mind) of stress; to enable to rest; to calm down.

relax — full definition

1. verb To rest and become free of tension, stress, or worry.
2. verb To become or make something less tight, tense, or severe.

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