Polyglot Dictionary

se détendre

/sə de.tɑ̃dʁ/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
se détend
past
s'est détendu
perfect
détendu

Meaning

  1. to relax

    • Elle se détend en lisant un livre.

      She relaxes by reading a book.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive

Practice

1 What does se détendre mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle se ___ en lisant un livre.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches se détendre?

verb

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