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.
From Wikipedia: A reclaimed word is a word in a language that was at one time a pejorative but has been brought back into acceptable usageâusually starting within the communities that experienced oppression under that word, but often also among the general populace as well. Â« less.