kalmeren — meaning in English
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English meaning
- appease verb To calm someone down or make them less angry, especially by giving them what they want.
- calm adj Free from anxiety, agitation, or strong emotion; peaceful.
- lull noun A temporary period of calm or reduced activity.
- mollify verb To make someone's worry or distress feel less intense, or to offer them comfort.
- placate verb To calm someone down and ease their anger.
- quiet adj Making little or no sound.
- subside verb To become calmer, weaker, or less intense over time.
Senses
kalmeren is used for these senses in English:
- appease To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred).
- calm (transitive) To make calm.
- calm (intransitive) To become calm.
- lull (transitive) To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm
- mollify To ease a burden, particularly to ease a worry; make less painful; to comfort.
- placate (transitive) To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that they become content or at least no longer irate.
- subside (intransitive) To fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate.
calm — full definition
- adj Free from anxiety, agitation, or strong emotion; peaceful.
- noun A state of peace, quiet, or absence of disturbance.
- verb To make calm, or to become calm.
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