relent

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• /ɹɪˈlɛnt/
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• rhymes with -ɛnt
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• CMU ARPABET: R IH0 L EH1 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English relenten, from Anglo-Norman relentir, from Latin re- + lentare (“to bend”), from lentus (“soft, pliant, slow”). Earliest recording dates to 1526. The noun is from the verb.

69 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Dutch: verblijf — stop, delay
• Dutch: oponthoud — stop, delay
• Finnish: viivästys — stop, delay
• Finnish: pysähdys — stop, delay
• French: délai — stop, delay
• French: fléchissement — stop, delay
• French: se retirer — stop, delay
• Bulgarian: омилостивявам се (omilostivjavam se) — become less severe, give in
• Czech: smilovat se — become less severe, give in
• Czech: obměkčit se — become less severe, give in
• Czech: slitovat se — become less severe, give in
• Czech: ustoupit — become less severe, give in
• Czech: povolit — become less severe, give in
• Czech: dát se obměkčit — become less severe, give in
• Czech: povolovat — become less severe, give in
• Dutch: milderen — become less severe, give in
• Dutch: verzachten — become less severe, give in
• Finnish: lauhtua — become less severe, give in
• Finnish: leppyä — become less severe, give in
• French: céder — become less severe, give in
• French: fléchir — become less severe, give in
• Galician: ceder — become less severe, give in
• Galician: claudicar — become less severe, give in
• German: nachgeben — become less severe, give in
• Italian: cedere — become less severe, give in
• Māori: whakangāwari — become less severe, give in
• Māori: māriri — become less severe, give in
• Persian: نرم شدن (narm šodan) — become less severe, give in
• Romanian: a se înmuia — become less severe, give in
• Russian: смягча́ться (smjaxčátʹsja) — become less severe, give in
• Spanish: ceder — become less severe, give in
• Spanish: relentecer — become less severe, give in
• Spanish: relentecerse — become less severe, give in
• Thai: อ่อนข้อ (ɔ̀ɔn-kɔ̂ɔ) — become less severe, give in
• Bulgarian: стихвам (stihvam) — slacken, abate
• Czech: ochabnout — slacken, abate
• Czech: polevit — slacken, abate
• Czech: povolovat — slacken, abate
• Czech: zmírnit se — slacken, abate
• Dutch: verslappen — slacken, abate
• Finnish: laantua — slacken, abate
• Galician: acalmar — slacken, abate
• Galician: ceder — slacken, abate
• Galician: capitular — slacken, abate
• German: nachlassen — slacken, abate
• Italian: placare — slacken, abate
• Māori: whakangoru — slacken, abate
• Māori: māwhe — slacken, abate
• Māori: tāngangao — slacken, abate
• Spanish: ceder — slacken, abate
• Spanish: cejar — slacken, abate
• Spanish: amainar — slacken, abate
• Spanish: relentecer — slacken, abate
• Spanish: relentecerse — slacken, abate
• Bulgarian: омеквам (omekvam) — become less rigid, yield
• Czech: změknout — become less rigid, yield
• Czech: povolit — become less rigid, yield
• Dutch: verzachten — become less rigid, yield
• Dutch: oplossen — become less rigid, yield
• Dutch: smelten — become less rigid, yield
• Dutch: meegeven — become less rigid, yield
• Dutch: ontspannen — become less rigid, yield
• Finnish: pehmetä — become less rigid, yield
• Finnish: taipua — become less rigid, yield
• Galician: ceder — become less rigid, yield
• German: nachgeben — become less rigid, yield
• Māori: whakangāwari — become less rigid, yield
• Māori: ngawhere — become less rigid, yield
• Māori: hauraro — become less rigid, yield