-
1 reassure
riə'ʃuə(to take away the doubts or fears of: The woman was worried about the dangers of taking aspirins, but her doctor reassured her.) tranquilizar- reassuring
- reassuringly
reassure vb tranquilizartr[riːə'ʃʊəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (comfort) tranquilizar, dar confianza a■ the manager tried to reassure the workers about the company's future el director intentó tranquilizar a los trabajadores sobre el futuro de la compañía2 (assure again) volver a asegurarv.• reasegurar v.• tranquilizar v.• volver a asegurar v.'riːə'ʃʊr, ˌriːə'ʃʊə(r), ˌriːə'ʃɔː(r)transitive verb ( allay anxiety) tranquilizar*he tried to reassure them that everything was alright — trató de tranquilizarlos asegurándoles que todo estaba bien
to reassure somebody OF something: she reassured him of her affection for him — le aseguró que lo quería
['riːǝ'ʃʊǝ(r)]VT tranquilizar* * *['riːə'ʃʊr, ˌriːə'ʃʊə(r), ˌriːə'ʃɔː(r)]transitive verb ( allay anxiety) tranquilizar*he tried to reassure them that everything was alright — trató de tranquilizarlos asegurándoles que todo estaba bien
to reassure somebody OF something: she reassured him of her affection for him — le aseguró que lo quería
См. также в других словарях:
allay — allayer, n. /euh lay /, v.t., allayed, allaying. 1. to put (fear, doubt, suspicion, anger, etc.) to rest; calm; quiet. 2. to lessen or relieve; mitigate; alleviate: to allay pain. [bef. 1000; ME aleyen, OE alecgan to put down, allay (a A 3 +… … Universalium
anxiety — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ acute, considerable, deep, great ▪ chronic, constant, nagging ▪ free floating (esp. AmE) … Collocations dictionary
allay — al|lay [əˈleı] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: alecgan, from lecgan; LAY1] allay (sb s) fear/concern/suspicion etc to make someone feel less afraid, worried etc ▪ The president made a statement to allay public anxiety … Dictionary of contemporary English
allay — verb Allay is used with these nouns as the object: ↑anxiety, ↑concern, ↑fear, ↑suspicion … Collocations dictionary
rite of passage — 1. Anthropol. a ceremony performed to facilitate or mark a person s change of status upon any of several highly important occasions, as at the onset of puberty or upon entry into marriage or into a clan. 2. any important act or event that serves… … Universalium
denial — An unconscious defense mechanism used to allay anxiety by denying the existence of important conflicts, troublesome impulses, events, actions, or illness. SYN: negation. [M.E., fr, O.Fr., fr. L. denegare, to say no] * * * de·ni·al di nī( ə)l n a… … Medical dictionary
Displacement (psychology) — In Freudian psychology, displacement (German Verschiebung, shift or move ) is an unconscious defense mechanism whereby the mind redirects effects from an object felt to be dangerous or unacceptable to an object felt to be safe or acceptable.[1]… … Wikipedia
Prophecy of the Popes — Papal Emblem The Prophecy of the Popes, attributed to Saint Malachy, is a list of 112 short phrases in Latin. They purport to describe each of the Roman Catholic popes (along with a few anti popes), beginning with Pope Celestine II (elected in… … Wikipedia
Stock Generation — was a website that ran from 1998 to early 2000 and is now part of Internet lore as the longest running, most infamous Ponzi scheme in the history of the Internet. Stock Generation allowed people to trade virtual companies using real money and… … Wikipedia
Defensive Functioning Scale — a scale comprising defense mechanisms used to prevent or allay anxiety … Medical dictionary
Psychopharmacology — (from Greek gr. ψῡχή, psȳkhē , breath, life, soul ; gr. φάρμακον, pharmakon , drug ; and gr. λογία, logia ) is the study of drug induced changes in mood, sensation, thinking, and behavior. [Meyer, J. S. and Quenzer, L. S. (2004).… … Wikipedia