Definition
A relaxation of tension, especially between rival nations or groups; a political easing of hostilities.
Etymology
Directly from French 'détente' (relaxation, release), from 'détendre' (to relax/release). Widely used in English during Cold War era (1960s-70s) to describe U.S.-Soviet relations; the French word was borrowed directly.
Kelly Says
Détente is the most famous French word in Cold War history! It described the moment when the U.S. and Soviet Union stopped pointing missiles at each other and tried being diplomatic. The word itself means 'relaxation,' which is exactly what the world needed.
Translations
CACatalà
relaxació
re-lax-a-ció
CSČeština
uvolnění
u-vol-nen-í
DADansk
afspænding
af-s-pænd-ing
DEDeutsch
Entspannung
ent-span-nung
ELΕλληνικά
χαλάρωση
ha-la-ro-si
ESEspañol
descongestión
des-kon-ges-tsión
FISuomi
rentoutuminen
ren-tou-to-mi-nen
FRFrançais
détente
de-tent
HUMagyar
lazulás
la-zu-las
IDBahasa Indonesia
pelunakan
pe-lu-na-kan
ITItaliano
detente
de-ten-te
KMKM
ការបន្ទាប់
ka-ar-ban-dap
KO한국어
긴장 완화
kinjang wanhwa
MSBahasa Melayu
pelunakan
pe-lu-na-kan
NLNederlands
ontspannen
ont-span-nen
NONorsk
avslappning
av-slapp-ning
PLPolski
rozluźnienie
roz-luz-nien-ie
PTPortuguês
descompressão
des-kom-pra-são
RORomână
relaxare
re-lax-are
RUРусский
разрядка
razryadka
SVSvenska
avslappning
av-slap-ning
SWKiswahili
kupumzaji
ku-pu-mza-ji
THไทย
การผ่อนคลาย
gan phuan klaai
TLTL
pagsasaya
pa-gsa-sa-ya
TRTürkçe
rahatlama
rahat-lama
UKУкраїнська
розслаблення
roz-slah-len-nya
VITiếng Việt
tạm ngưng
tam ngung
ZUZU
ukuthula
u-ku-thu-la