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1 soothe
v1) заспокоювати, утішати; утихомирюватиto soothe a crying baby — заспокоювати дитину, що плаче
2) пом'якшувати, зменшувати; полегшувати3) ублажати, потурати; заохочувати; тішити* * *v1) заспокоювати, утішати; умиротворяти2) зменшувати, пом'якшувати3) потурати, догоджати, заохочувати; тішити -
2 soothe
v1) заспокоювати, утішати; умиротворяти2) зменшувати, пом'якшувати3) потурати, догоджати, заохочувати; тішити -
3 soothe
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4 opposition
n1. опір, протидія, заперечення2. опозиція- adamant opposition уперта/ непохитна опозиція- grass-roots opposition опозиція широких мас- stubborn opposition уперта/ непохитна опозиція- opposition from the left ліва опозиція- opposition from the right права опозиція- opposition leader/ leader of the opposition лідер опозиції- opposition newspaper опозиційна газета- opposition party опозиційна партія- opposition spokesman представник опозиції- revolutionary opposition революційна опозиція- opposition to any threats of use of force протидія будь-яким погрозам застосувати силу- to be in opposition to smbd./ smth. бути в опозиції по відношенню до когось/ чогось- to meet with strong/ resolute opposition зустріти серйозну/ рішучу протидію/ опір- to offer opposition чинити опір, протидіяти- to run into strong/ resolute opposition зустріти серйозну/ рішучу протидію/ опір- to soothe opposition пом'якшити/ умиротворити/ заспокоїти опозицію- His Majesty's O. жарт. головна опозиційна партія в парламенті Великої Британії- O. benches лави опозиції (в Парламенті Великої Британії)
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Soothe — (s[=oo][th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Soothed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Soothing}.] [Originally, to assent to as true; OE. so[eth]ien to verify, AS. ges[=o][eth]ian to prove the truth of, to bear witness. See {Sooth}, a.] 1. To assent to as true. [Obs.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
soothe — [su:ð] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: sothian to prove the truth , from soth true ] 1.) to make someone feel calmer and less anxious, upset, or angry ▪ Lucy soothed the baby by rocking it in her arms. ▪ She made a cup of tea to soothe her nerves.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
soothe — [ suð ] verb transitive 1. ) to make someone more calm and more relaxed when they are feeling nervous, worried, or upset: She was doing her best to soothe the crying baby. The news wasn t enough to soothe nerves on Wall Street. 2. ) to make… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
soothe — I verb allay, alleviate, ameliorate, appease, assuage, attemper, balm, becalm, blunt, calm, comfort, compose, deaden, dulcify, dull, ease, free from anxiety, free from pain, give relief, humor, hush, lenify, lenire, lessen, lull, mitigate,… … Law dictionary
soothe — O.E. soðian show to be true, from soð true (see SOOTH (Cf. sooth)). Sense of quiet, comfort, mollify is first recorded 1690s, on notion of to assuage one by asserting that what he says is true (i.e. to be a yes man), a sense attested from 1560s … Etymology dictionary
soothe — *calm, compose, quiet, quieten, still, lull, settle, tranquilize Analogous words: mollify, appease, placate, *pacify, propitiate, conciliate: allay, alleviate, assuage, mitigate, *relieve Antonyms: annoy: excite … New Dictionary of Synonyms
soothe — [v] calm, ease allay, alleviate, appease, assuage, balm, becalm, butter up*, calm down, cheer, compose, console, cool, cool off*, dulcify, help, hush, lighten, lull, make nice*, make up, mitigate, mollify, pacify, patch things up*, play up to*,… … New thesaurus
soothe — ► VERB 1) gently calm. 2) relieve (pain or discomfort). DERIVATIVES soother noun soothing adjective. ORIGIN Old English, «verify, show to be true», from SOOTH(Cf. ↑sooth) … English terms dictionary
soothe — [so͞oth] vt. soothed, soothing [ME sothen < OE sothian, to bear witness to, prove true < soth: see SOOTH] 1. to make calm or composed, as by gentle treatment, flattery, etc.; appease; mollify 2. to allay or relieve (pain, an ache, etc.);… … English World dictionary
soothe — 01. A good hot bath will help to [soothe] those sore muscles. 02. The smell of her perfume [soothed] and relaxed him, and he soon fell asleep. 03. The mother stroked her baby s back to [soothe] him, and put him to sleep. 04. The father held his… … Grammatical examples in English
soothe — UK [suːð] / US [suð] verb [transitive] Word forms soothe : present tense I/you/we/they soothe he/she/it soothes present participle soothing past tense soothed past participle soothed 1) to make someone more calm and more relaxed when they are… … English dictionary