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transitive verb1) vermindern; zerstreuen [Besorgnis, Befürchtungen]2) (alleviate) stillen [Hunger, Durst]; lindern [Schmerz]* * *[ə'lei](to make less: He allayed her fears.) verringern* * *[əˈleɪ]vt ( form)to \allay sb's anger/fears jds Zorn/Befürchtungen beschwichtigento \allay sb's concern/doubts/suspicions jds Bedenken/Zweifel/Argwohn zerstreuento \allay sb's hunger/pain/thirst jds Hunger/Schmerz/Durst stillen* * *[ə'leɪ]vtverringern; doubt, fears, suspicion (weitgehend) zerstreuen* * *allay [əˈleı] v/t beruhigen, beschwichtigen, Streit schlichten, Hitze, Schmerzen etc mildern, lindern, Hunger, Durst stillen, jemandes Befürchtungen etc zerstreuen, jemandes Freude dämpfen* * *transitive verb1) vermindern; zerstreuen [Besorgnis, Befürchtungen]2) (alleviate) stillen [Hunger, Durst]; lindern [Schmerz]* * *v.beruhigen v.verringern v.zerstreuen v. -
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5 allay someone's doubts
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allay: to allaylindern, mildern (z. B. Schmerzen); stillen, vermindern (z. B. Durst) -
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nounUnruhe, die* * *1. noun(uneasiness: a feeling of disquiet.) die Unruhe2. verb(to make uneasy.) beunruhigen* * *dis·qui·et[dɪˈskwaɪət]( form)growing \disquiet wachsende Besorgnisto allay sb's \disquiet jds Besorgnis zerstreuento fill sb with \disquiet jdn besorgen, jdn mit Sorge erfüllenII. vt▪ to \disquiet sb jdn beunruhigen* * *[dIs'kwaɪət]1. vtbeunruhigen2. nUnruhe f* * *disquiet [dısˈkwaıət]A v/t beunruhigen, mit Besorgnis erfüllenB s Unruhe f, Besorgnis f* * *nounUnruhe, die* * *v.beunruhigen v. -
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dis·qui·et [dɪʼskwaɪət]( form) ngrowing \disquiet wachsende Besorgnis;to allay sb's \disquiet jds Besorgnis zerstreuen;to fill sb with \disquiet jdn besorgen vtto \disquiet sb jdn beunruhigen
См. также в других словарях:
Allay — Al*lay , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Allayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Allaying}.] [OE. alaien, aleggen, to lay down, put down, humble, put an end to, AS. [=a]lecgan; [=a] (cf. Goth. us , G. er , orig. meaning out) + lecgan to lay; but confused with old forms… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
allay — (v.) O.E. alecgan to put down, remit, give up, a Germanic compound (Cf. Goth. uslagjan, O.H.G. irleccan, Ger. erlegen), from a down, aside + lecgan to lay (see LAY (Cf. lay)). Early Middle English pronunciations of y and g were not always… … Etymology dictionary
Allay — Al*lay , v. t. To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside. When the rage allays. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Allay — Al*lay , n. Alleviation; abatement; check. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Allay — Al*lay , n. Alloy. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Allay — Al*lay , v. t. To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate. [Archaic] Fuller. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
allay — I verb abate, alleviate, appease, assuage, blunt, calm, cause to be still, cause to subside, check, compose, constrain, control, curb, curtail, deaden, decrease, diminish, dull, hush, lenire, lessen, lighten, lull, minimize, mitigare, mitigate,… … Law dictionary
allay — *relieve, alleviate, lighten, assuage, mitigate Analogous words: abate, lessen, *decrease, diminish: mollify, *pacify, appease: *moderate, temper Antonyms: intensify Contrasted words: *provoke, excite, stimulate: * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
allay — has inflections allays, allayed, allaying … Modern English usage
allay — [v] reduce something, usually a pain or a problem abate, alleviate, assuage, calm, compose, cool out*, decrease, ease, lessen, lighten, make nice*, mitigate, moderate, mollify, pacify, play up to*, pour oil on*, quiet, square, take the bite out* … New thesaurus
allay — ► VERB 1) diminish or end (fear or concern). 2) alleviate (pain or hunger). ORIGIN Old English, «lay down or aside» … English terms dictionary