relax tension
1relax — [ rəlaks ] adj. et n. VAR. relax, axe • v. 1955; de l angl. to relax « se détendre » ♦ Anglic. fam. 1 ♦ (Choses) Qui favorise la détente, un repos détendu. Une soirée très relax. Appos. Fauteuil relax, ou n. m. un relax : fauteuil ou chaise… …
2relax — Disminución de la tensión. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …
3relax — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin relaxare, from re + laxare to loosen, from laxus loose more at slack Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to make less tense or rigid ; slacken < relaxed his grip > 2. to make less severe …
4tension — noun 1 inability to relax ADJECTIVE ▪ inner ▪ emotional, nervous, sexual ▪ He suffers from nervous tension. ▪ muscle, muscular …
5relax — relaxative, relaxatory /ri lak seuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. relaxer, n. /ri laks /, v.t. 1. to make less tense, rigid, or firm; make lax: to relax the muscles. 2. to diminish the force of. 3. to slacken or abate, as effort, attention, etc. 4. to… …
6relax — 1. To loosen; to slacken. 2. To cause a movement of the bowels. [L. re laxo, to loosen] * * * re·lax ri laks vt 1) to slacken or make less tense or rigid <alternately contracting and relaxing their muscles> 2) to relieve from nervous… …
7tension — ten|sion W2S3 [ˈtenʃən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(nervous feeling)¦ 2¦(no trust)¦ 3¦(different influences)¦ 4¦(tightness)¦ 5¦(force)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: Latin tensio, from tendere; TEND] 1.) …
8tension */*/*/ — UK [ˈtenʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms tension : singular tension plural tensions 1) a) [uncountable] the feeling of being so nervous or worried that you cannot relax ease the tension: I tried to ease the tension (= make it less strong) with a joke …
9relax — (Voz inglesa.) ► sustantivo masculino Descanso físico o mental producido por ejercicios adecuados o por comodidad, bienestar u otra causa: ■ disfrutaba de un relax merecido tumbado sobre la hierba del jardín . IRREG. plural relax SINÓNIMO… …
10tension — ten|sion [ tenʃən ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the feeling of being so nervous or worried that you cannot relax: ease the tension: I tried to ease the tension with a joke. nervous tension: Symptoms include nervous tension, depression, and insomnia. a… …
