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Verb	1.	calm down - become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation; "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again." chill out, cool it, cool off, simmer down, calm, settle down change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
	2.	calm down - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" calm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, quiet, quieten, lull lull - calm by deception; "Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security" compose - calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet; "She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult" appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" reassure, assure - cause to feel sure; give reassurance to; "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe" comfort, console, solace, soothe - give moral or emotional strength to
	3.	calm down - become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment" lull silence, still, hush, hush up, quieten, shut up - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"

calm

adjective

1. Motionless and undisturbed:

halcyon, peaceful, placid, quiet, serene, still, stilly, tranquil, untroubled.

2. Not excited or emotionally agitated:

peaceful, placid, serene, tranquil.

3. Not easily excited, even under pressure:

collected, composed, cool, cool-headed, detached, even, even-tempered, imperturbable, nonchalant, possessed, unflappable, unruffled.

noun

1. An absence of motion or disturbance:

calmness, hush, lull, peace, peacefulness, placidity, placidness, quiet, quietness, serenity, stillness, tranquillity, untroubledness.

2. Lack of emotional agitation:

calmness, peace, peacefulness, placidity, placidness, quietude, serenity, tranquillity.

verb

1. To make or become calm.Also used with down:

allay, balm, becalm, lull, quiet, settle, still, tranquilize.

2. To ease the anger or agitation of.Also used with down:

appease, assuage, conciliate, dulcify, gentle, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate, soften, soothe, sweeten.

Idiom: pour oil on troubled water.

Translations

يَهْدَأُيُهدّئ، يُسكّن، يُطمئن

uklidnit

falde til rotag det roligt

abflauen beruhigen sich beruhigen

ηρεμώ καλμάρω

tranquilizar tranquilizarse

rauhoittua

calmer décolérer défâcher se calmer

smiriti se

róa, stilla

calmare calmarsi rabbonire

落ち着く

진정하다

rustig worden

roe (seg) ned ta det rolig!

uspokoić

acalmar-se

успокаивать(ся)успокоиться

lugna ner (sig)

ทำให้สงบ

sakinleş meksakinleşmekyatış mak

bình tĩnh lại

平静下来镇静下来

w>calm down

vt sep → beruhigen, beschwichtigen

vi → sich beruhigen; (wind) → abflauen; calm down! → beruhigen Sie sich!

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

calm

(kaːm) adjective

1. still or quiet. a calm sea; The weather was calm.

2. not anxious or excited. a calm person/expression; Please keep calm!

noun

1. (a period of) absence of wind and large waves.

2. peace and quiet. He enjoyed the calm of the library.

verb

to make calm. Calm yourself!

ˈcalmly adverb

ˈcalmness noun

calm down

to make or become calm. He tried to calm her down by giving her some brandy; Calm down!

calm down

→ يَهْدَأُ uklidnit (se) falde til ro beruhigen ηρεμώ tranquilizar, tranquilizarse rauhoittua se calmer smiriti se calmarsi 落ち着く 진정하다 rustig worden roe (seg) ned uspokoić acalmar-se успокаивать(ся) lugna ner (sig) ทำให้สงบ sakinleşmek bình tĩnh lại 平静下来

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

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