Polyglot Dictionary

descontrair

/dʒiskõtɾaˈiɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
descontraio
preterite (eu)
descontraí
past participle
descontraído

Meaning

  1. to relax

    • Descontraiu-se com a música.

      He relaxed with the music.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive

Similar words

relaxar

descontrair is more about loosening up or de-stressing; relaxar is the more general everyday word — both mean "to relax."

Similar in other languages

German

ausspannen

ausspannen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to relax."

Spanish

distender

distender is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to relax."

Spanish

relajar

relajar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to relax."

Practice

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