No. 8,376 in Catalan

destensar

To loosen or relax tension.

In a sentence

Necessites destensar els músculs després d'exercitar-te.
You need to relax your muscles after exercising.
Here, 'destensar' refers to the act of easing or relaxing muscles after tension.
El terapeuta va ajudar-me a destensar la ment.
The therapist helped me to relax my mind.
In this example, 'destensar' is used metaphorically for relieving stress or tension in the mind.
Va ser necessari destensar les cordes per ajustar la guitarra.
It was necessary to loosen the strings to tune the guitar.
In this context, 'destensar' implies mechanically loosening tension, specifically referring to the instrument's strings.

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