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1 relax
[rə'læks]1) (to make or become less tight or tense or less worried etc; to rest completely: The doctor gave him a drug to make him relax; Relax your shoulders; He relaxed his grip for a second and the rope was dragged out of his hand.) (se) relaxer/relâcher2) (to make or become less strict or severe: The rules were relaxed because of the Queen's visit.) relâcher• -
2 sink
[siŋk] 1. past tense - sank; verb1) (to (cause to) go down below the surface of water etc: The torpedo sank the battleship immediately; The ship sank in deep water.) couler2) (to go down or become lower (slowly): The sun sank slowly behind the hills; Her voice sank to a whisper.) baisser3) (to (cause to) go deeply (into something): The ink sank into the paper; He sank his teeth into an apple.) entrer (dans)4) ((of one's spirits etc) to become depressed or less hopeful: My heart sinks when I think of the difficulties ahead.) se démoraliser5) (to invest (money): He sank all his savings in the business.) engloutir2. noun(a kind of basin with a drain and a water supply connected to it: He washed the dishes in the sink.) évier- sunken- be sunk - sink in -
3 fall
[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) tomber2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) tomber3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) baisser4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) tomber5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) tomber6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) incomber à2. noun1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) chute2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) chute3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) chute4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) automne•- falls- fallout - his - her face fell - fall away - fall back - fall back on - fall behind - fall down - fall flat - fall for - fall in with - fall off - fall on/upon - fall out - fall short - fall through
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