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German
Etymology
ent- + spannen
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔɛntˈʃpanən/
- Hyphenation: ent‧span‧nen
Verb
entspannen (weak, third-person singular present entspannt, past tense entspannte, past participle entspannt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to relax
Der Schütze entspannte den Bogen wieder und legte den Pfeil zurück in den Köcher.- The archer relaxed the bow again and put the arrow back in the quiver.
- (reflexive) to relax
Bei einer Massage kann man sich entspannen.- You can relax with a massage.
Sie entspannt sich gerne beim Schwimmen.- She likes to relax by swimming.
Durch die Präsenz der Blauhelme entspannte sich die Lage.- The situation relaxed because of the presence of the Blue Helmets.
Die Situation am Arbeitsmarkt entspannt sich saisonbedingt leicht.- The situation in the employment market relaxed a bit seasonally.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
entspannen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
entspannen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
Derived terms
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