take it easy

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

take it easy (third-person singular simple present takes it easy, present participle taking it easy, simple past took it easy, past participle taken it easy)

1. (idiomatic) To relax or rest.

   I'm going to stay home Saturday and take it easy.

   Take it easy, it's just a game!

2. (informal) A farewell (for parting or closing).

   I'm going home now. Take it easy.

Synonyms

• chill
• (greeting on parting): so long, take care

Translations

relax

• American Sign Language: 5@InsideChesthigh-PalmDown-5@SideChesthigh-PalmDown 5@InsideTrunkhigh-5@SideTrunkhigh 5@SideChesthigh-5@InsideChesthigh 5@SideTrunkhigh-5@InsideTrunkhigh
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 休息 (zh) (xiūxi)

• Finnish: rentoutua (fi), levätä (fi)
• Galician: relaxar
• German: sich entspannen (de)
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• Latin: ōtior
• Portuguese: sossegar (pt)
• Russian: расслабля́ться (ru) impf (rasslabljátʹsja), рассла́биться (ru) pf (rasslábitʹsja)
• Scottish Gaelic: gabh socair
• Swedish: ta det lugnt (sv)

relax (imperative)

• Arabic: لَا تَهْتَم (lā tahtam)

  Egyptian Arabic: راوق (rawaʔ), عديها (ʕadiiha), نفض (naffaḍ), كبر (kabbar), معلش (maʕleš)

• Armenian: թեթեւ տար (tʻetʻew tar)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 放心 (zh) (fàngxīn)

• Dutch: kalm aan, doe rustig
• Finnish: rauhoittua (fi)
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• German: nimm's leicht, nur keine Hektik
• Japanese: 落ち着いてください (おちついてください, ochitsuite kudasai), あわてないでください (ja) (awatenaide kudasai)
• Korean: 진정하십시오 (jinjeonghasipsio), 침착하십시오 (chimchakhasipsio)
• Persian: بیخیال (fa) (bixiyâl)
• Polish: wyluzuj się
• Portuguese: sossegar (pt)
• Russian: не принима́йте бли́зко к се́рдцу (ne prinimájte blízko k sérdcu), не волну́йтесь (ne volnújtesʹ)

farewell

• Finnish: ota iisisti
• German: mach's gut
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• Polish: trzymaj się

See also

• have it easy