relajar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin relaxāre. Cognate with English relax.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /relaˈxaɾ/ [re.laˈxaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: re‧la‧jar

Verb

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relajar (first-person singular present relajo, first-person singular preterite relajé, past participle relajado)

  1. (transitive) to relax, to loosen
  2. (transitive) to soothe (e.g., the body, one's skin)
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to loosen up, to ease up, to ease, to lighten, (e.g., a restriction, the mood)
  4. (pronominal) to relax, to unwind, to chill, to chill out, to wind down, to kick back, to sit back, to loosen up, to decompress

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