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1 quieten
1) ((often with down) to make or become quiet: I expect you to quieten down when I come into the classroom.) dempe, falle til ro2) (to remove or lessen (a person's fears, doubts etc).) beroligeverb \/ˈkwaɪətn\/1) roe, berolige, dempe, få til å være stille, få til å tie stille2) bli stille, stilnequieten down roe seg, bli beroliget, falle til ro legge seg, stilne av -
2 quiet
1. adjective1) (not making very much, or any, noise; without very much, or any, noise: Tell the children to be quiet; It's very quiet out in the country; a quiet person.) stille, lydløs, rolig2) (free from worry, excitement etc: I live a very quiet life.) stille, rolig, sorgløs3) (without much movement or activity; not busy: We'll have a quiet afternoon watching television.) rolig, avslappet4) ((of colours) not bright.) dus, rolig2. noun(a state, atmosphere, period of time etc which is quiet: In the quiet of the night; All I want is peace and quiet.) ro, fred, stillhet3. verb((especially American: often with down) to quieten.) dempe, berolige- quieten- quietly
- quietness
- keep quiet about
- on the quietblid--------fredelig--------rolig--------stilleIsubst. \/ˈkwaɪət\/1) stillhet, fred, ro2) taushetin peace and quiet i fred og roon the quiet i smugIIverb \/ˈkwaɪət\/1) roe, berolige, dempe2) bli stille, stilnequiet down roe nedIIIadj. \/ˈkwaɪət\/1) ( om lyd) rolig, stille2) ( om person) stillferdig, fåmælt, lavmælt3) taktfull, hensynsfull• don't feel so bad, after all it was a quiet remarkikke ta det så ille opp, det var tross alt en taktfull bemerkning4) ( om handling) stillferdig, i stillhet, i fred og ro5) rolig, diskret, dempet6) hemmelig, skjultdu må ikke si noe om hemmeligheten \/ du må holde det hemmeligas quiet as the grave stille som i gravenbe quiet! vær stille!, hold munn!do anything for a quiet life gjøre alt for å bevare husfredenkeep quiet holde hemmeligtie -
3 soothe
su:ð1) (to calm, comfort or quieten (a person, his feelings etc): She was so upset that it took half an hour to soothe her.) berolige, roe ned2) (to ease (pain etc): The medicine soothed the child's toothache.) lindre•- soothing- soothinglyverb \/suːħ\/1) berolige, roe, trøste2) døyve, lindre, stille, dulme3) formilde, mildnesoothe a crying baby trøste et gråtende barn
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quieten — [ˈkwaɪət(ə)n] verb [I/T] British to become calmer or less noisy, or to make someone do this • quieten (sb/sth) down … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
quieten down — [phrasal verb] Brit : to become quiet or quieter The children quietened down after dinner. • • • Main Entry: ↑quieten … Useful english dictionary