loosen up

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar a ação de ficar mais relaxado, menos tenso ou menos formal, tanto física quanto moralmente.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of becoming more relaxed, less tense, or less formal, either physically or mentally.

incontável · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparável

1. Relax physicallyinformal

   To make one's muscles less tense or stiff, often through stretching or movement.

   Relaxar fisicamente

   • Do some stretches to loosen up before the run.
   • He loosened up his shoulders with a few gentle rolls.
   • The massage helped her muscles loosen up.

   Sinônimosease uplimber uploosenrelaxstretch outunwind

   Antônimosstiffentensetighten

2. Become less strict or tenseinformal

   To become more relaxed, less formal, or less anxious in behavior or attitude.

   Relaxar

   • You need to loosen up and enjoy the party.
   • He finally loosened up after a few jokes.
   • The manager loosened up the rules for the team.

   Sinônimoschill outdestressease uplet golighten uprelaxtake it easyunwind

   Antônimosstiffentighten

Verbo baseloosen