ease up

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar a redução de intensidade, rigor ou tensão; também significa relaxar ou diminuir o ritmo.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of becoming less intense, severe, or strict; to relax or slow down.

incontável · intransitivo · phrasal, sem objeto

1. Reduce pressure or intensityinformal

   To become less severe, intense, or demanding.

   Afrouxar

   • The rain finally eased up after three hours.
   • You should ease up on the strict rules for a while.
   • The teacher eased up on the homework load.

   Sinônimosabatediminishlet uplightenmoderaterelentslackensubside

   Antônimosaggravateescalateintensifytightenworsen

2. Relax or slow downinformal

   To stop working so hard or to become less tense.

   Relaxar ou diminuir o ritmo

   • He needs to ease up and take a vacation.
   • She told him to ease up and enjoy life more.
   • After the deadline, the team eased up a bit.

   Sinônimoslet uplighten uploosen uprelaxsettle downslow downtake it easyunwind

   Antônimosaccelerateexpeditehastenhurryintensifyspeed

Verbo baseease