se détendre — meaning in English

English meaning

• chill noun An uncomfortable feeling of coldness.
• chillax verb To relax completely and stop worrying about something.
• relax verb To rest and become free of tension, stress, or worry.
• unbend verb To remove a bend so as to make, or allow to become, straight.

Senses

se détendre is used for these senses in English:

• chill (intransitive, slang) To relax; to lie back; to take things easy.
• chill out (intransitive, slang) To relax or take time out; to calm down; reduce or go easy on something.
• chillax To relax; to be laid back.
• relax (transitive) To relieve (someone or someone's mind) of stress; to enable to rest; to calm down.
• relax (intransitive) To become less severe or tense.
• sit back (idiomatic) To relax, to not exert oneself.
• unbend To remove a bend so as to make, or allow to become, straight.

chill — full definition

1. noun An uncomfortable feeling of coldness.
2. adj Calm and relaxed; easygoing about a situation.
3. verb To make something cold, or to become cold.
4. verb To relax and take it easy, often with other people.

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