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el relajo(
rreh
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lah
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hoh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (laxness)
a. laxity
Los polÃticos conservadores repudiaron el relajo de las leyes penales.Conservative politicians repudiated the laxity of criminal law.
b. depravity
El rey lujurioso llevaba una vida de relajo y libertinaje.The lustful king lived a life of depravity and libertinage.
c. dissipation
El relajo y la corrupción generaron una gran pérdida de dinero.Dissipation and corruption caused a enormous waste of money.
2. (colloquial) (disorder) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. mess
¡Tu habitación es un relajo! Hay ropa tirada por todo el piso.Your room is a mess! There are clothes all over the floor.
b. chaos
El centro comercial estaba hecho un relajo en vÃspera de Navidad.The mall was a complete chaos on Christmas Eve.
c. commotion
¿A qué se debe el relajo? - Los alumnos están celebrando su último dÃa de clases.What's the commotion all about? - The students are celebrating their last day of school.
a. rest
Volvà al trabajo luego de tres semanas de relajo en las Bahamas.I returned to work after three weeks of rest in the Bahamas.
b. peace
En nuestra suite de lujo, encontrarás relajo y confort.You will find peace and comfort in our luxury suite.
c. relaxation
La meditación ayuda a alcanzar el relajo mental.Meditation promotes mental relaxation.
4. (lewdness)
a. decline
El relajo moral llevó a la sociedad a la perdición.The moral decline brought society to its downfall.
5. (practical joke) (Central America) (Mexico)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
6. (colloquial) (fun person) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. laugh (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Fernando es un relajo. Nos divertimos muchÃsimo.Fernando is such a laugh. We had a great time together.
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