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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrelajarse
Pronunciation / Transliteration: re-la-xar-se
"Necesito un fin de semana para relajarse en la playa."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To become or cause someone to become more relaxed, calm, or less angry and tense.
"After a stressful week at work, he likes to mellow out by listening to jazz music." - 2
To lose intensity or harshness in mood, behavior, or atmosphere.
"The party started getting too chaotic, but things mellowed out as the night went on."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'mellow', which traces back to Old English 'mearu' meaning soft or tender, combined with the phrasal particle 'out'. The compound verb emerged in American slang during the mid-20th century, particularly associated with counterculture movements to describe the action of becoming relaxed, calm, or free from stress.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mellow-out" is said worldwide
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se détendre
Transliteration: se de-tan-dre
"Il a besoin de se détendre après cette longue journée."
sich entspannen
Transliteration: zikh ent-span-en
"Am Wochenende möchte ich mich einfach nur entspannen."
rilassarsi
Transliteration: ri-las-sar-si
"Ascoltare la musica mi aiuta a rilassarsi."
relajarse
Transliteration: re-la-xar-se
"Necesito un fin de semana para relajarse en la playa."
relaxar
Transliteration: he-la-xar
"Depois do trabalho, gosto de relaxar em casa."
शांत होना
Transliteration: shant hona
"तनावपूर्ण दिन के बाद उसे शांत होना पसंद है।"
放松下来
Transliteration: fàng sōng xià lái
"周末到了，我们可以好好放松下来。"
긴장을 풀다
Transliteration: gingjangeul pulda
"그는 음악을 들으며 긴장을 푼다."
リラックスする
Transliteration: rirakkusu suru
"週末は家でゆっくりリラックスしたいです。"
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