calmare

calm

dolore soothe

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calmare v.tr.

1 to calm (down), to quiet, to pacify; (placare) to appease, to tranquillize: calmare gli animi accesi, to calm (down) heated feelings; calmare la folla, to calm the crowd; quando è in quello stato solo lui riesce a calmarla, when she's in that mood only he can calm her down

2 (lenire) to soothe, to relieve, to ease: prendi questa pastiglia, ti calmerà il dolore, take this pill, it will ease the pain.

◘ calmarsi v.intr.pron.

1 to calm down, to become* calm, to compose one's mind: calmati!, calm down!

2 (placarsi) to be appeased, to ease: poi la sua collera si calmò, then his anger cooled; il dolore non si è calmato, the pain hasn't eased

3 (diminuire di violenza) to abate: la tempesta si calmò, the storm abated (o blew over); il vento si sta calmando, the wind is dropping (o abating).

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[kal'mare]

1. vt

(gen) to calm, (persona) to calm (down), (dolore) to soothe

ho cercato di calmarlo — I tried to calm him down

non riusciva a calmare i dolori — he couldn't relieve the pain

2. vip (calmarsi)

(mare, persona) to calm down, grow calm, (dolore) to ease, (febbre, rabbia) to subside, (vento) to abate

calmati e dimmi tutto — calm down and tell me everything

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[kal'mare] 1.

verbo transitivo

1) (tranquillizzare) to calm (down), to quieten, to soothe [persona, folla]; to calm, to settle [situazione, nervi]; to cool, to soothe [collera, passione]

2) (alleviare) to alleviate, to dull [dolore]; to quench [sete]; to alleviate, to ease [fame]

2.

verbo pronominale calmarsi

1) [persona, situazione] to calm down, to cool down

calmati! — calm down!

2) (attenuarsi) [dolore, tosse, fame, sete] to subside; [tempesta, vento] to die down, to go* down; [mare] to subside

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calmare le acque — to smooth ruffled feathers

lasciare calmare le acque — to allow the dust to settle

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calmare

/kal'mare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

 1 (tranquillizzare) to calm (down), to quieten, to soothe [persona, folla]; to calm, to settle [situazione, nervi]; to cool, to soothe [collera, passione]

 2 (alleviare) to alleviate, to dull [dolore]; to quench [sete]; to alleviate, to ease [fame]

II calmarsi verbo pronominale

 1 [persona, situazione] to calm down, to cool down; calmati! calm down!

 2 (attenuarsi) [dolore, tosse, fame, sete] to subside; [tempesta, vento] to die down, to go* down; [mare] to subside

IDIOMS

calmare le acque to smooth ruffled feathers; lasciare calmare le acque to allow the dust to settle.