aflojar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- ease noun The quality of being simple or effortless.
- loose adj Not firmly attached, fixed, or fitting tightly.
- loosen verb To make something less tight, or to become less tight.
- relax verb To rest and become free of tension, stress, or worry.
- slack adj Loose; not pulled tight.
- slacken verb To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack; to lag.
- slake verb To satisfy (thirst, or other desires).
Senses
aflojar is used for these senses in English:
- ease (nautical, transitive) To loosen or slacken the tension on a line.
- loose (transitive) To make less tight, to loosen.
- loosen (transitive) To make loose.
- relax (transitive) To make something loose.
- relax (transitive) To relieve (someone or someone's mind) of stress; to enable to rest; to calm down.
- slack To refuse to work as hard as one is supposed to.
- slack off (intransitive, informal) To be deliberately unproductive in one's work or study.
- taper off (idiomatic) To diminish or lessen gradually; to become or make smaller, slower, quieter, etc.
ease — full definition
- noun The quality of being simple or effortless.
- noun A relaxed state, free from worry, pain, or awkwardness.
- verb To make something less difficult, painful, or intense.
loose — full definition
- adj Not firmly attached, fixed, or fitting tightly.
- adj Not precise, exact, or strict.
- verb To set free or release from restraint.