relajación
relaxation
noun rreh-lah-hah-SYOHN Rare
Origin: From Latin relaxatio
Also means
loosening
Usage Note
Relajación covers both physical relaxation (muscle relajación) and a loosening of rules or standards (relajación de las normas). The everyday word for relaxing as a leisure activity is more often descanso or the reflexive relajarse; relajación tends toward formal, medical, or legal contexts.
Examples
"El masaje le produjo una relajación total."
Natural Translation
The massage produced total relaxation in her.
Literal Translation
The massage to-her produced a total relaxation.
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