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Pronunciation / Transliteration: descontrair
"Ele ouve música para descontrair."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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To relax after a period of work or tension.
"He likes to listen to music to unwind after a long day at work."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from un- (expressing reversal) + wind (in the sense 'wind up').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unwind" is said worldwide
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se détendre
Transliteration: se de-tandre
"Je prends un bain chaud pour me détendre."
entspannen
Transliteration: entspannen
"Am Abend kann ich gut bei einem Buch entspannen."
rilassarsi
Transliteration: rilassarsi
"Dopo il lavoro mi piace rilassarsi sul divano."
relajarse
Transliteration: relajarse
"Salgo a caminar para relajarse después de la oficina."
descontrair
Transliteration: descontrair
"Ele ouve música para descontrair."
आराम करना
Transliteration: aram karna
"काम के बाद वह थोड़ा आराम करना पसंद करता है।"
放松
Transliteration: fàngsōng
"下班后我喜欢听音乐来放松。"
긴장을 풀다
Transliteration: ginjangeul pulda
"그는 퇴근 후에 영화를 보며 긴장을 푼다."
リラックスする
Transliteration: rirakkusu suru
"仕事の後に音楽を聴いてリラックスします。"
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