reassuringly
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re·as·sure
(rē′ə-sho͝or′)tr.v. re·as·sured, re·as·sur·ing, re·as·sures
1. To restore confidence to: I felt reassured that I was up to the job.
2. To assure again: We reassured him that the project was on schedule.
3. To reinsure.
re′as·sur′ance n.
re′as·sur′ing·ly adv.
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Adv. | 1. | reassuringly - in a reassuring manner; "the prime minister pointed reassuringly to the silence of the British press" |
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Translations
بصورةٍ مُطَمْئِنَه
konejšivě
beroligende
bíztatóan
á hughreystandi hátt
güven verici şekilde
reassuringly
[ˈriːəˈʃʊərɪŋlɪ] ADV → de modo tranquilizadorhe spoke reassuringly → nos tranquilizó con sus palabras
a reassuringly strong performance → una actuación cuya fuerza nos alentó
he was now in reassuringly familiar surroundings → el entorno era ahora familiar y le hacía sentirse más tranquilo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
reassuringly
[ˌriːəˈʃʊərɪŋli] adv [say] → d'un ton rassurantto smile reassuringly
She smiled at me reassuringly → Elle m'a souri pour me rassurer.
reassuringly solid → d'une solidité rassurante
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
reassuringly
adv say, simple → beruhigend; familiar → beruhigend, tröstlich
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
reassure
(riəˈʃuə) verb to take away the doubts or fears of. The woman was worried about the dangers of taking aspirins, but her doctor reassured her.
ˌreasˈsurance noun1. the process of reassuring or being reassured.
2. something said etc that makes a person feel reassured. She wants reassurance; Despite his reassurances, I'm still not happy.
ˌreasˈsuring adjectivethe doctor's reassuring remarks.
ˌreasˈsuringly adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.