relajarse

relajarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (descansar) to relax

2 figurado (en las costumbres) to let oneself go

3 (dilatarse) to slacken

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VPR

1) (=sosegarse) to relax

2) (=aflojarse) to slacken off, loosen

3) [moralmente] [persona] to go off the straight and narrow, go to the bad; [moralidad] to become lax

4) (Med)

relajarse un tobillo — to sprain one's ankle

relajarse un órgano — to rupture an organ

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(v.) = relax, hang + loose, take it + easy, chill out, unwind, wind down, mellow out

Ex. The moment we relax on it -- we are no longer forced to do it, and it often is not done, and the connection is not made -- then we are in trouble.

Ex. I have to hand it to you, maybe you've got some booze in you or maybe you just like to hang loose, but you put on quite a show.

Ex. The next morning I wasn't sore at all (since I had taken it easy) but both Jason and I had second-degree sun and wind burns.

Ex. The author tells us that everyone is in too much of a rush and we should all chill out and savour the passing parade a bit more.

Ex. Guests can unwind with a soak in the outdoor heated pool or sunbathe with a drink on the terrace bar.

Ex. Then he started to wind down a bit and I felt like we were moving toward the topic he had been avoiding all week.

Ex. There were about 15 of us in the kitchen and it was time to mellow out with a little dessert and a bottle of sweet wine.

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(v.) = relax, hang + loose, take it + easy, chill out, unwind, wind down, mellow out

Ex: The moment we relax on it -- we are no longer forced to do it, and it often is not done, and the connection is not made -- then we are in trouble.

Ex: I have to hand it to you, maybe you've got some booze in you or maybe you just like to hang loose, but you put on quite a show.

Ex: The next morning I wasn't sore at all (since I had taken it easy) but both Jason and I had second-degree sun and wind burns.

Ex: The author tells us that everyone is in too much of a rush and we should all chill out and savour the passing parade a bit more.

Ex: Guests can unwind with a soak in the outdoor heated pool or sunbathe with a drink on the terrace bar.

Ex: Then he started to wind down a bit and I felt like we were moving toward the topic he had been avoiding all week.

Ex: There were about 15 of us in the kitchen and it was time to mellow out with a little dessert and a bottle of sweet wine.

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■relajarse verbo reflexivo
1 (físicamente, mentalmente) to relax
2 (la moral, las costumbres, etc) to decline, become lax
'relajarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
relajar
English:
hang
- highly-strung
- outlet
- relax
- unbend
- unwind
- wind down
- lighten
- wind

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vpr

1. [distenderse] to relax;

siéntate y relájate sit down and relax

2. [hacerse menos estricto]

se han relajado las restricciones a la inmigración immigration restrictions have been relaxed

3. RP [desordenarse] to get out of hand;

en cuanto la maestra sale del salón, se relajan as soon as the teacher leaves the room, they go wild

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relajarse

v/r relax

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vr

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relajarse vb to relax

se relaja escuchando música she relaxes by listening to music