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relajante

adjectiveCEFR B2

What does “relajante” mean in English?

  1. having a soothing, calming effect that reduces tension or stress

Example sentences

  • Después de una semana agotadora, nada mejor que un baño relajante con sales aromáticas.

    After an exhausting week, nothing beats a relaxing bath with aromatic salts.

  • El spa ofrece un masaje relajante de una hora incluido en el paquete del hotel.

    The spa offers a one-hour relaxing massage included in the hotel package.

How to use it

Relajante (adjective, invariable for gender, from relajar) means 'relaxing'. Core B2 collocations: un masaje relajante, música relajante, un fin de semana relajante. As an -nte adjective it has the same form for masculine and feminine.

Common mistake

Relajante (invariable, -nte ending) does not change for gender: un masaje relajante, una música relajante — don't add an -a to make a feminine form.

Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows Plan Curricular del Instituto Cervantes (Instituto Cervantes), B2 Nociones específicas: ocio y bienesta.