détendre

Definitions of détendre
  1. verb
    make loose or looser
    synonyms: détacher
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    antonyms:
    empeser, raidir
    make stiff or stiffer
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    relâcher
    make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
    desserrer, dévisser
    loosen something by unscrewing it
    desserrer
    loosen by turning
    relâcher
    slacken
    type of:
    altérer, changer, modifier, qualifier
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  2. verb
    slacken
    synonyms: relâcher
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    type of:
    relâcher
    make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
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