lugna — 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.
- assuage verb To make an unpleasant feeling, such as fear, guilt, or grief, less intense.
- calm adj Free from anxiety, agitation, or strong emotion; peaceful.
- conciliate verb To acquire, to procure.
- still adj Not moving; calm and motionless.
Senses
lugna 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).
- assuage (transitive) To pacify or soothe (someone).
- calm (transitive) To make calm.
- calm (intransitive) To become calm.
- conciliate (transitive) To make calm and content, or regain the goodwill of; to placate; to propitiate.
- cool down To cause (someone) to become less agitated or excited.
assuage — full definition
- verb To make an unpleasant feeling, such as fear, guilt, or grief, less intense.
- verb To satisfy a need or appetite, such as hunger or thirst.