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Confidence votes 319K. The French to English translation for the word 'detente' is 'relaxation'. The word can also mean lessening, thaw, or trigger. There is also a detente in Spanish, which can mean detain, arrest, or restrain.
disâ¢manâ¢tle (dis manâ²tl),USA pronunciation v.t., -tled, -tling. 1  to deprive or strip of apparatus, furniture, equipment, defenses, etc.:to dismantle a ship; to dismantle a fortress. 2  to disassemble or pull down; 3  to divest of dress, covering, etc.:The wind dismantled the trees of their leaves.