entspannen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- relax verb To rest and become free of tension, stress, or worry.
- slacken verb To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack; to lag.
- slake verb To satisfy (thirst, or other desires).
- thaw verb To melt or soften after being frozen, or to cause something frozen to melt.
- unwind verb To relax and let go of stress after a busy or tense period.
- vibe noun The general feeling or atmosphere given off by a person, place, or situation.
Senses
entspannen is used for these senses in English:
- ease up (informal, intransitive) To become more relaxed or less demanding.
- relax (transitive) To relieve (someone or someone's mind) of stress; to enable to rest; to calm down.
- slacken (intransitive) To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack; to lag.
- take it easy (informal, idiom) To relax or rest.
- thaw (intransitive, figuratively) To grow gentle or genial.
- unwind (intransitive, colloquial) To relax; to chill out; to rest and become relieved of stress
- unwind (intransitive) To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.
- vibe (intransitive, colloquial) To relax and enjoy oneself.
relax — full definition
- verb To rest and become free of tension, stress, or worry.
- verb To become or make something less tight, tense, or severe.
slacken — full definition
- verb To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack; to lag.
- verb To make slack, less taut, or less intense.
- verb To deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake.