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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin relaxāre. Cognate with English relax.

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

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. (takes a reflexive pronoun) 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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