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relax

1. transitive verb décontracter (muscle);
   assouplir (restrictions, discipline);
   détendre (body);
   relâcher (efforts, grip, concentration).

2. intransitive verb
   1. (person) se détendre;
   2. (grip) se relâcher;
      (jaw, muscle) se décontracter.

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'relax' found in these entries:

English:

loosen - unwind

French:

alléger - assouplir - décontracter - délasser - desserrer - détendre - relâcher - relaxer

relax: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2010

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
relax	vi	(rest, avoid work and stress)	se détendre vi ⇒
We're going to relax on the beach.
Nous allons nous détendre sur la plage.
relax	vtr	(body part: relieve stress)	relâcher vtr ⇒
Relax your shoulders.
Relâche tes épaules.
relax	vtr	(make less strict)	assouplir vtr ⇒
The state relaxed its laws.
L'état a assoupli ses lois.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
relax	vi	(lose tension, slacken)	se relâcher vi ⇒
			relâche
The tension on that line should relax when you loosen the knot.
La tension sur la corde devrait se relâcher quand tu déferas le nœud.
relax	vi	(become less strict)	s'assouplir vi ⇒
The enforcement of regulations will relax after the election.
La mise en application des lois s'assouplira après l'élection.
relax	vtr	(loosen)	relâcher vtr ⇒
He relaxed his hold.
Il relâcha sa prise.
relax	vtr	(reduce)	relâcher vtr ⇒
She will relax her attention on the teacher when she gets distracted.
Elle relâche son attention lorsque quelque chose la distrait.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
relax, make more flexible		v	assouplir ⇒ (étoffe, cuir)
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to relax: se délasser, se détendre, se relaxer, se décontracter
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