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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.
detente in Culture. dÃ©tente [(day-tahnt)] A period of lessening tension between two major national powers, or a policy designed to lessen that tension. DÃ©tente presupposes that the two powers will continue to disagree but seeks to reduce the occasions of conflict.