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1 calm down
1. vt 2. vi* * *(to make or become calm: He tried to calm her down by giving her some brandy; Calm down!) uspokajać się -
2 cool
[kuːl] 1. adjtemperature, drink chłodny; clothes lekki, przewiewny; person ( calm) spokojny, opanowany; ( unfriendly) chłodny2. vt 3. vito keep sth cool/in a cool place — przechowywać coś w chłodnym miejscu
to keep one's cool — zachowywać (zachować perf) spokój
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[ku:l] 1. adjective1) (slightly cold: cool weather.) chłodny2) (calm or not excitable: He's very cool in a crisis.) spokojny3) (not very friendly: He was very cool towards me.) obojętny4) ((slang) great; terrific; fantastic: Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!) świetny2. verb1) (to make or become less warm: The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.) chłodzić (się), stygnąć2) (to become less strong: His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.) stygnąć3. noun(cool air or atmosphere: the cool of the evening.) chłód- coolly- coolness
- cool-headed
- cool down
- keep one's cool
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3 relax
[rɪ'læks] 1. vi( unwind) odprężać się (odprężyć się perf), relaksować się (zrelaksować się perf); ( calm down) uspokajać się (uspokoić się perf); muscle rozluźniać się (rozluźnić się perf)2. vtone's grip rozluźniać (rozluźnić perf); mind, person relaksować (zrelaksować perf); rule, control łagodzić (złagodzić perf)* * *[rə'læks]1) (to make or become less tight or tense or less worried etc; to rest completely: The doctor gave him a drug to make him relax; Relax your shoulders; He relaxed his grip for a second and the rope was dragged out of his hand.) rozluźnić się2) (to make or become less strict or severe: The rules were relaxed because of the Queen's visit.) uczynić łagodniejszym, złagodzić• -
4 keep one's hair on
(to remain calm and not become angry.) zachowywać spokój -
5 quieten
['kwaɪətn] 1. vi ( BRIT)(also: quieten down) ( grow calm) uspokajać się (uspokoić się perf); ( grow silent) cichnąć, ucichać (ucichnąć perf)2. vt* * *1) ((often with down) to make or become quiet: I expect you to quieten down when I come into the classroom.) uspokoić (się)2) (to remove or lessen (a person's fears, doubts etc).) uciszyć -
6 settle down
1) (to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful: He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last.) uspokajać się2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) układać się, usadawiać3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) zabierać się poważnie do -
7 steady
['stɛdɪ] 1. adjconstant stały; ( regular) równomierny, miarowy; ( firm) pewny; ( calm) look baczny; voice opanowany; person, character solidny2. vtto steady o.s. on/against sth — oprzeć się ( perf) o coś
* * *['stedi] 1. adjective1) ((negative unsteady) firmly fixed, balanced or controlled: The table isn't steady; You need a steady hand to be a surgeon.) pewny2) (regular or even: a steady temperature; He was walking at a steady pace.) stały, miarowy3) (unchanging or constant: steady faith.) trwały4) ((of a person) sensible and hardworking in habits etc: a steady young man.) solidny2. verb(to make or become steady: He stumbled but managed to steady himself; His heart-beat gradually steadied.) zapewnić/uzyskać równowagę- steadily- steadiness
- steady on! - steady ! -
8 swell
[swɛl] 1. n( of sea) fala f2. adj (US)( inf) kapitalny3. vi; pt swelled, pp swollen or swelled( increase) wzrastać (wzrosnąć perf); ( get stronger) narastać (narosnąć perf), wzmagać się (wzmóc się perf); (also: swell up) puchnąć (spuchnąć perf or opuchnąć perf)* * *[swel] 1. past tense - swelled; verb(to make or become larger, greater or thicker: The insect-bite made her finger swell; The continual rain had swollen the river; I invited her to join us on the excursion in order to swell the numbers.) puchnąć, podnieść (poziom, liczbę)2. noun(a rolling condition of the sea, usually after a storm: The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy swell.) fala3. adjective((especially American) used as a term of approval: a swell idea; That's swell!) świetny, klawy- swelling- swollen
- swollen-headed
- swell out
- swell up
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