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calmer [kalme]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ personne] to calm down ; [+ nerfs] to calm

• calmer les esprits to calm people down

• calmer le jeu to calm things down

• ça calme ! (inf) that'll bring you back down to earth (inf)

   b. [+ douleur] to ease ; [+ impatience] to curb ; [+ faim] to satisfy ; [+ soif] to quench ; [+ ardeur] to cool

2. reflexive verb

► se calmer

   a. ( = s'apaiser) [personne] to calm down ; [tempête] to die down ; [mer] to become calm

   b. ( = diminuer) [inquiétude, douleur] to ease ; [crainte] to subside

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1) ( apaiser) to calm [somebody/something] down [personne, animal]; to defuse [situation]; to tone down [discussion]; to subdue [agitation, colère]; to allay [inquiétude]

2) ( atténuer) to ease [douleur]; to bring down [fièvre]; to dampen [passions, désir]; to take the edge off [faim, soif]

se calmer verbe pronominal

1) ( s'apaiser) [personne, situation] to calm down; [tempête] to die down; [agitation, colère] to die down; [discussion] to quieten GB ou quiet US down; [inquiétude] to subside; [désir] to cool

2) ( s'atténuer) [douleur] to ease; [fièvre, faim] to die down; [bruit] to subside

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1) [personne] to calm down

2) [douleur, inquiétude] to ease

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calmer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( apaiser) to calm [sb/sth] down [personne, foule, animal]; to calm [marché, Bourse]; to defuse [situation]; to tone down [discussion]; to subdue [agitation, révolte, colère]; to allay [inquiétude, crainte]; to quieten [dissensions]; calmer le jeu fig to calm things down; calmer les esprits to calm people down;

2 ( atténuer) to ease, to relieve [douleur, mal]; to bring down [fièvre]; to dampen [passions, ardeur, désir]; to curb [impatience]; to take the edge off [faim, soif].

B se calmer vpr

1 ( s'apaiser) [personne, foule, situation] to calm down; [éléments, tempête] to die down; [agitation, révolte, passions, colère] to die down; [débat, discussion] to quieten GB ou quiet US down; [inquiétude, crainte] to subside; [ardeur, désir] to cool; calme-toi! ( reste tranquille) calm down!; ( fais moins de bruit) quieten GB ou quiet US down!; les choses se calment things are calming down; après l'annonce du ministre, les esprits se sont calmés after the minister's announcement, tempers cooled;

2 ( s'atténuer) [douleur, mal] to ease, to wear off; [fièvre, faim, soif] to die down; [rire, bruit, tapage] to subside.

[kalme] verbe transitif

1. [rendre serein - enfant, opposant, foule] to calm down (separable)

a. [dans un groupe] we must put everybody's mind at rest

b. [dans la nation] we must put the people's minds at rest

a. SPORT to calm the game down

b. (figuré) to calm things down

2. [dépassionner - mécontentement] to soothe, to calm ; [ - colère] to calm, to appease ; [ - querelle] to pacify, to defuse ; [ - débat] to restore order to

3. [diminuer - fièvre, inflammation] to bring down (separable) ; [ - douleur] to soothe, to ease ; [ - faim] to satisfy, to appease ; [ - soif] to quench ; [ - désespoir, crainte] to ease, to allay ; [ - désir, passion, enthousiasme] to dampen ; [ - impatience] to relieve

ça devrait leur calmer les nerfs that should soothe their (frayed) nerves

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se calmer verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [devenir serein] to calm down

2. [se taire] to quieten (UK) ou to quiet (US) down

3. [s'affaiblir - dispute, douleur] to die down ou away, to ease off ou up ; [ - fièvre] to die ou to go down ; [ - anxiété] to fade ; [ - passion] to fade away, to cool ; [ - faim, soif] to die down, to be appeased

4. MÉTÉOROLOGIE [averse] to ease off

[mer] to become calm

[vent] to die down, to drop