Not to be confused with a free thinker. A believer is a bird in a cage, a Freethinker is an eagle parting the clouds with tireless wing -- Robert Green Ingersoll (1833 - 1899) by JoeBloggs April 10, 2005
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.
Translations. 1  French: repartie (fr) 2  German: schlagfertige Antwort f. 3  Russian: Ð¾ÑÑÑÐ¾ÑÐ¼Ð½ÑÐ¹ (ostroumnyj) Ð¾ÑÐ²ÐµÌÑ (otvÃ©t) (ostroÃºmnyj otvÃ©t) m. 4  Serbo-Croatian: prepucavanje.