| Principal Translations |
| ease n | (lack of difficulty) | facilidad nf |
| | The ease with which he learns languages is amazing. |
| | La facilidad con la que aprende idiomas es sorprendente. |
| ease n | (comfort) | comodidad nf |
| | | confort nm |
| | Brad's ease was apparent to all as he sat in a well-padded armchair. |
| | La comodidad de Brad era aparente cuando se sentó en el sillón. |
| ease n | (relief) | alivio nm |
| | Paul took a painkiller as he wanted a little ease from his aching back. |
| | Paul tomó un analgésico para darle alivio a su dolorida espalda. |
| ease n | (affluence) | comodidad nf |
| | He was rich, and lived a life of ease. |
| | Él era rico y vivía una vida de comodidad. |
| ease n | (peace of mind) (figurado) | paz nf |
| | He rediscovered a sense of ease once his worries were behind him. |
| | Redescubrió la paz una que olvidó sus preocupaciones. |
| ease [sth]⇒ vtr | (reduce pressure) | aliviar⇒ vtr |
| | The new construction eased the demand for houses. |
| | La nueva construcción alivió la demanda de viviendas. |
| ease [sth] vtr | (reduce tension) | reducir⇒ vtr |
| | He loosened the rope to ease the tension in it. |
| | Aflojó la soga para reducir la tensión. |
| ease [sth] vtr | (relieve) | aliviar⇒ vtr |
| | A good massage will ease your aching muscles. |
| | Un buen masaje aliviará tus músculos doloridos. |
| ease [sth] vtr | (loosen, relax) | aflojar⇒ vtr |
| | | relajar⇒ vtr |
| | He eased his foot off the accelerator. |
| | Aflojó el pie del acelerador. |
| Additional Translations |
| ease n | (natural state) | descanso nm |
| | The soldiers stood at ease before the inspection. |
| | Los soldados se tomaron un descanso antes de la inspección. |
| ease n | (garment: size relative to body) | flojo nm |
| | Remember to check the ease in the knitting pattern or your sweater may end up too big. |
| | Recuerda verificar el flojo en el patrón de tejido o el suéter podría quedarte demasiado grande. |
| ease⇒ vi | (ease off: lessen, diminish) | reducirse⇒ v prnl |
| | | disminuir⇒ vi |
| | The traffic eased once we were outside London. |
| | El tráfico se redujo cuando salimos de Londres. |
| ease through [sth] vi + prep | (move carefully) | moverse con cuidado a través de, moverse con cuidado por loc verb |
| | He eased gently through the dense crowd. |
| | Se movió con cuidado a través de la numerosa multitud. |
| ease [sth]⇒ vtr | (make easier) | facilitar⇒ vtr |
| | A few well-placed bribes eased the way for the planning application to be approved. |
| | Unos sobornos bien hechos facilitaron el camino para que el plan se apruebe. |
Locuciones verbales
ease | easing |
| ease [sth] in vtr phrasal sep | (install or insert gently) | introducir suavemente loc verb |
| | | meter cuidadosamente loc verb |
| | Open the battery compartment and ease the battery in. |
| | Abre el compartimento de la batería e introduce suavemente la batería. |
| ease into [sth] vi phrasal | figurative (get into easily) | colarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | llegar fácilmente vi + adv |
| | The top seed eased into the semi-finals with a straight-sets victory. |
| | El jugador seleccionado se coló a semifinales con un récord invicto. |
| ease off [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (reduce pressure on) | soltar⇒ vtr |
| | | aflojar⇒ vtr |
| | To slow the car down gradually, ease off the gas pedal. |
| | Para frenar el coche de forma gradual, suelta el pedal del acelerador. |
| ease off vi phrasal | (traffic, pressure, pain, etc.: lessen) (viento, lluvia) | amainar⇒ vi |
| | (presión, dolor) | disminuir⇒ vi |
| | It looks as though the rain is easing off; shall we go out now? |
ease off,
ease up vi phrasal | informal (be less severe) | relajarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | ser menos estricto v cop + loc adj |
| | (AR: coloquial) | aflojar⇒ vi |
| | You're very tough on your son. Why don't you ease off a little? |
| | Eres muy duro con tu hijo. ¿Por qué no te relajas un poco? |
| ease [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (remove gently or slowly) | sacar con cuidado loc verb |
| | Doris gently eased the cork out of the wine bottle. |
| | Doris sacó con cuidado el corcho de la botella de vino. |
| ease up on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (treat less harshly) | dejar ser a alguien loc verb |
| | You may find if you ease up a bit on the child she will behave better. |
| | Es posible que si la dejas ser, la niña se comporte mejor. |
Compound Forms:
ease | easing |
| be at ease v expr | (relaxed) | estar relajado loc verb |
| | | estar tranquilo loc verb |
| | | estar a gusto loc verb |
| | I am more at ease when my boss is not in the office. |
| | Estoy más relajado cuando mi jefe no está en la oficina. |
| be at ease v expr | (not standing at attention) (militar) | estar en descanso loc verb |
| | The troops were at ease on the parade ground. |
| | Las tropas estaban en descanso en el área del desfile. |
| at ease adv | (stand: not at attention) (militar) | en descanso loc adv |
| | The captain ordered the soldiers to stand at ease. |
| | El capitán ordenó a los soldados pararse en descanso. |
| at ease with [sb/sth] adj | (comfortable) | cómodo con adj + prep |
| | | a gusto con loc prep |
| | Chris was very friendly, and I instantly felt at ease with him. |
| | Chris era muy amigable, e inmediatamente me sentí cómoda con él. |
| ease into [sth] vi + prep | (get into gently) | descansar en vi + prep |
| | He eased into the chair and put his aching feet up on a stool. |
| | Él descansó en la silla y puso sus cansados pies en un banquito. |
| ease yourself into [sth] vi + prep | (get into gently) | entrar con cuidado, entrar suavemente loc verb |
| ease into [sth] vi + prep | figurative (undertake slowly) | entrar con suavidad, comenzar con suavidad loc verb |
| | | entrar con cuidado, entrar suavemente loc verb |
| | You have to ease into your work after a week away from the office. |
| | Es difícil encontrar la motivación para volver a trabajar después de una semana de vacaciones, debes entrar con suavidad. |
| ease yourself into [sth] vi + prep | figurative (undertake slowly) (figurado) | entrar con cuidado, entrar suavemente loc verb |
| | | entrar con calma loc verb |
| ease the situation vi | (make things less difficult) | facilitar⇒ vtr |
| ease the situation vi | (reduce tension within group) | distender el ambiente loc verb |
| | He tried to ease the situation by cracking jokes. |
| | Trató de distender el ambiente haciendo chistes. |
ill at ease,
ill-at-ease adj | (socially awkward) | incómodo/a adj |
| | | cohibido/a adj |
| | | a disgusto loc adj |
| | I am always ill at ease at events where I don't know anyone. |
| | Siempre me siento incómodo cuando voy a eventos donde no conozco a la gente. |
| put [sb] at ease v expr | (make comfortable) | hacer sentir cómodo loc verb |
| | Gillian put us at ease before the test by making a joke. |
| | Gillian nos hizo sentir cómodos antes del examen haciendo un chiste. |
| with ease adv | (easily, without difficulty) | con facilidad loc adv |
| | | fácilmente adv |
| | I found the problem pretty difficult, but the smartest girl in the class solved it with ease. |
| | El problema me pareció muy difícil, pero la chica más inteligente de la clase lo resolvió con facilidad. |