What does allentare in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word allentare in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use allentare in Italian.

The word allentare in Italian means slacken, loosen, slacken, relax, relax, reduce, slacken, loosen, relax, weaken, spend more, slacken the grip on, loosen your grip. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word allentare

slacken, loosen

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (rendere più lasco, meno teso)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Allenta il cavo per evitare che si rompa.
Loosen (or: relax) the cable or it will break.

slacken, relax

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (andatura: rallentare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Allentò il passo per non sentire il dolore alla gamba.
He slowed down so he wouldn't feel the pain in his leg.

relax, reduce

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (mitigare, moderare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Solo se allenterete le vostre vedute riusciremo a trovare un accordo.
We will only reach an agreement if you relax your views.

slacken, loosen, relax

verbo intransitivo (divenire meno teso)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Non c'è nulla di strano nel fatto che il cavo si allenti con il tempo.
There's nothing strange in the fact that the cable loosens over time.

weaken

verbo intransitivo (figurato (attenuarsi, indebolirsi)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
La sua influenza su di lei si allentò nel tempo.
His influence on her weakened over time.

spend more

slacken the grip on

loosen your grip

(transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.")

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