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relax

1 verb rest INTRANSITIVEdo scíth a ligean c m udo shuaimhneas a dhéanamh c m usuaimhneas a ghlacadhit's a great place to relax áit iontach is ea é le do scíth a ligean 2 verb of muscles etc

INTRANSITIVEbog verb c m ulig verb c m uscaoil verb c m uher face was visibly relaxed ba léir ar a haghaidh go raibh sí ar a suaimhneas

TRANSITIVElig le PhrV c m uscaoil le PhrV c m uhe relaxed his body scaoil sé lena chorp

Taispeáin iontráil iomlán

3 verb become, make sth less strict

TRANSITIVEmaolaigh verb c m uto relax a rule riail a mhaolú, riail a dhéanamh níos boige

INTRANSITIVEpeople's attitude to the poor relaxed mhaolaigh dearcadh na ndaoine faoi na bochtáin, d'éirigh dearcadh na ndaoine faoi na bochtáin níos boige

4 verb become, make sth less tense

INTRANSITIVEthe atmosphere relaxed d'imigh an teannas a bhí san aer

TRANSITIVEmaolaigh verb c m uhe uses music to relax the tension úsáideann sé ceol leis an teannas a mhaolú

5 verb straighten (hair) TRANSITIVEdírigh verb c m u

phrases

to relax your grip on sth

(also

to relax your grip

, to relax your hold on sth

) hold or control sth less tightlydo ghreim a scaoileadh ar rudhe relaxed his grip on the company scaoil sé a ghreim ar an gcomhlacht

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