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erschlaffen

to go limp, lose muscle tone

verb er-SHLAF-fen Rare
Body & Health Movement

Usage Note

Erschlaffen means muscles or skin losing their tension and becoming slack — die Muskulatur erschlafft = the muscles go slack. Used in medical, cosmetic, and general contexts.

Examples

"Nach der langen Krankheit war seine gesamte Muskulatur erschlafft."

Natural Translation

After the long illness all his muscles had gone slack.

Literal Translation

After the long illness was his entire musculature gone limp.

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