take it easy

English

Etymology

From take it and easy.

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)

(idiomatic) To relax or rest.
I'm going to stay home Saturday and take it easy.
Take it easy, it's just a game!
(informal) A farewell (for parting or closing).
I'm going home now. Take it easy.

Synonyms

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

Descendants

→ Finnish: ottaa iisisti

Translations

relax

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Catalan: tranquil (ca) m, tranquil·la (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 休息 (zh) (xiūxi), 放鬆／放松 (zh) (fàngsōng)
Esperanto: senstreĉiĝi
Finnish: rentoutua (fi), levätä (fi), ottaa iisisti
French: y aller doucement
Galician: relaxar (gl)
German: sich entspannen (de)
Hungarian: lazít (hu)
Latin: ōtior
Norwegian: ta det rolig
Polish: bimbać (pl) impf (colloquial), przebimbać pf (colloquial)
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: روق‎ (rawwaʔ), عديها‎ (ʕaddīhā), نفض‎ (naffaḍ), كبر‎ (kabbar), معلش‎ (maʕleš)
Armenian: թեթեւ տար (tʿetʿew tar)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 放心 (zh) (fàngxīn)
Dutch: kalm aan, doe rustig
Finnish: rauhoittua (fi)
French: vas-y doucement, allons-y doucement, allez-y doucement
German: nimm's leicht, nur keine Hektik
Hungarian: nyugalom (hu), nyugi (hu), (no need to be angry) ne húzd fel magad, (no need to worry) ne izgulj, ne aggódj
Japanese: 落ち着いてください (ja) (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

Chinese:
Mandarin: 拜拜 (zh) (báibái)
Finnish: ota iisisti
German: mach's gut
Polish: trzymaj się