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121 (to) allay
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122 to allay smb's anger
to allay/to appease/to calm smb's anger смирять чей-либо гнев/гасить чьё-либо раздражениеEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to allay smb's anger
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123 seek to allay fears
Военный термин: стремиться развеять опасения, стремиться развеять страхи -
124 to allay
taffa; ikkalma[taf'fa ikkal'ma] -
125 успокаивать
несовер. - успокаивать;
совер. - успокоить( кого-л./что-л.) calm, quiet;
soothe;
(смягчать - о горе, боли) assuage;
(о гневе и т.п.) appease;
(убеждать не тревожиться) reassure;
set at rest/ease, set smb.'s mind at rest;
satisfyуспокаив|ать -, успокоить (вн.)
1. soothe (smb.), calm (smb.) down;
(ободрять) reassure (smb.) ;
могу вас успокоить I can set your mind at rest;
2. (смягчать - боль, горе) assuage (smth.), relieve( smth.) ;
(заглушать, устранять) allay( smth.) ;
это очень ~ает it is very soothing;
~ подозрение allay suspicion;
~аться, успокоиться
3. (подавлять волнение, тревогу) regain/recover one`s composure, calm one self, calm down;
успокойтесь! calm yourself!;
(не беспокойтесь) don`t worry!;
4. (становиться спокойным) settle down;
дети успокоились и уснули the children settled down and went to sleep;
5. разг. (удовлетворяться достигнутым) be* satisfied, leave* it at that;
~аться на достигнутом rest on one`s laurels;
я не успокоюсь, пока не сделаю этого I shall not rest till I have done it;
6. (о боли) go* off, relax, be* relieved;
(о ветре, море) calm down, abate.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > успокаивать
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126 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
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127 fear
nстрах, боязнь; опасениеto assuage some inflationary fears — в какой-то мере успокаивать тех, кто боится инфляции
to avert fears that... — предотвращать опасения, что...
to calm fears — успокаивать / гасить опасения
to diffuse fear of a country — развеивать страх перед какой-л. страной
to remove fear — устранять опасение / страх
to throw off one's fetters of fear — сбрасывать оковы страха
- fear of the unknownto voice fears that... — выражать / высказывать опасения, что...
- fear vanished
- for fear
- in fear
- just fear
- pervasive fear
- there are fears that...
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128 quieten
['kwaɪətn]1) (calm) calmare [child, animal]3) (silence) fare tacere [critics, children]•* * *1) ((often with down) to make or become quiet: I expect you to quieten down when I come into the classroom.) calmare, calmarsi2) (to remove or lessen (a person's fears, doubts etc).) placare* * *['kwaɪətn]1) (calm) calmare [child, animal]3) (silence) fare tacere [critics, children]•
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