"take some of the tension out of sth" in German to take some of the tension out of sth. etw. entschärfen etw. entspannen Detailed translations for "take some of the tension out of sth" to take some of the tension out of sth. to take some of the tension out of sth.(also: to soften, to defuse, to ease sth., to tone down) etw. entschärfen to take some of the tension out of sth.(also: to defuse, to ease sth.) etw. entspannen{transitive verb}