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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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