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descontrair.

to relax

11 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/des.kõ.tɾaˈi(ʁ)/Brazil[des.kõ.tɾaˈi(h)]Brazil/des.kõ.tɾaˈi(ʁ)/Brazil[des.kõ.tɾaˈi(h)]Brazil

  1. to relax

    transitive
    Descontraia os seus músculos.

  2. to relax, to loosen up, to unwind, to lighten the mood

    intransitive
    Eles estavam muito sérios, então ele colocou uma música para descontrair.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old Galician-Portuguese des- Portuguese des- Portuguese contrair Portuguese descontrair From des- + contrair.

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