détente

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From French détente, meaning “relaxing”.

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détente (uncountable)

  1. A relaxing of tension between major powers, especially the particular thawing of relations between the Soviet Union and the United States following the Cold War.

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détente

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détente f. (plural détentes)

  1. relaxation, détente
  2. trigger (firearms)
  3. (sports) height to which one is able to jump
  4. (physics) expansion of a gas or a spring

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