Polyglot Dictionary

distender

/distenˈdeɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
distiendo
preterite (yo)
distendí
past participle
distendido

Meaning

  1. to relax

    • Distendió la relación.

      He eased the relationship.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive

Similar words

relajar

distender specifically means to release tension, like relaxing a muscle or easing a tense situation; relajar is the general everyday word "to relax."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

descontrair

descontrair is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to relax."

Portuguese

relaxar

relaxar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to relax."

Practice

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