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1 pacify
(to make calm or peaceful: She tried to pacify the quarrelling children.) apaciguar, calmar- pacifism
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tr['pæsɪfaɪ]1 (person) calmar, tranquilizar, apaciguar2 (country) pacificar1) soothe: apaciguar, pacificar2) : pacificar (un país, una región, etc.)v.• allanar v.• amansar v.• apaciguar v.• aplacar v.• aquietar v.• callar v.• calmar v.• desarmar v.• pacificar v.• serenar v.'pæsəfaɪ, 'pæsɪfaɪtransitive verb -fies, -fying, -fieda) (calm, satisfy) apaciguar*, calmarb) ( restore to peace) \<\<country/area\>\> pacificar*['pæsɪfaɪ]VT (=calm) [+ person] apaciguar, calmar; [+ country] pacificar* * *['pæsəfaɪ, 'pæsɪfaɪ]transitive verb -fies, -fying, -fieda) (calm, satisfy) apaciguar*, calmarb) ( restore to peace) \<\<country/area\>\> pacificar* -
2 pacify
vt.pacificar (country); apaciguar (persona) (pt & pp pacified) -
3 apaciguar
apaciguar ( conjugate apaciguar) verbo transitivo ‹ ánimos› to pacify; ‹ persona› to calm … down, to pacify apaciguarse verbo pronominal [ persona] to calm down; [ mar] to become calm; [temporal/viento] to abate, die down
apaciguar vtr (calmar) to pacify, appease ' apaciguar' also found in these entries: Spanish: amansar - ánimo - tranquilizar English: appease - assuage - placate - pacify -
4 pacificar
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5 pacífica
Del verbo pacificar: ( conjugate pacificar) \ \
pacifica es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: pacificar pacífica
pacificar ( conjugate pacificar) verbo transitivo (Mil) to pacify (frml); ( calmar) to pacify, appease;
pacificar verbo transitivo
1 (una zona en conflicto, etc) to pacify
2 (los ánimos, personas) to appease, calm
pacífico,-a adjetivo peaceful ' pacífica' also found in these entries: English: nonviolent - peaceloving -
6 pacífico
Del verbo pacificar: ( conjugate pacificar) \ \
pacifico es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
pacificó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: Pacífico pacificar pacífico
Pacífico sustantivo masculino:
pacificar ( conjugate pacificar) verbo transitivo (Mil) to pacify (frml); ( calmar) to pacify, appease;
pacífico -ca adjetivo ‹ animal› peaceful
pacificar verbo transitivo
1 (una zona en conflicto, etc) to pacify
2 (los ánimos, personas) to appease, calm
pacífico,-a adjetivo peaceful ' Pacífico' also found in these entries: Spanish: pacífica - pacífico - quieta - quieto - tranquilo English: nonviolent - Pacific - peaceful -
7 appease
ə'pi:z(to calm or satisfy (a person, desire etc) usually by giving what was asked for or is needed: She appeased his curiosity by explaining the situation to him.) aplacar, satisfacer, saciartr[ə'piːz]1 aplacar, calmar1) calm, pacify: aplacar, apaciguar, sosegar2) satisfy: satisfacer, mitigarv.• apaciguar v.• aplacar v.• calmar v.• desencolerizar v.• desenojar v.• mitigar v.• pacificar v.• sosegar v.• tranquilizar v.ə'piːztransitive verb \<\<person\>\> apaciguar*; \<\<anger\>\> aplacar*; \<\<hunger\>\> mitigar*[ǝ'piːz]VT1) (=pacify) [+ person] apaciguar, calmar; [+ anger] aplacar2) (=satisfy) [+ person] satisfacer; [+ hunger] saciar; [+ curiosity] satisfacer, saciar3) (Pol) apaciguar, contemporizar con* * *[ə'piːz]transitive verb \<\<person\>\> apaciguar*; \<\<anger\>\> aplacar*; \<\<hunger\>\> mitigar* -
8 smooth down
v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<hair/clothes\>\> alisarVT + ADV1) (=flatten) [+ hair, sheet, covers, clothes] alisar; [+ surface, road] allanar, igualar2) (=polish) [+ wood, surface] lijar, pulir3) (=pacify) [+ person] aplacar* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<hair/clothes\>\> alisar -
9 paz
paz sustantivo femeninoa) (Mil, Pol) peace;◊ firmar la paz to sign a peace agreement o treaty;en época de paz in peacetime; hacer las paces to make (it) up dejar algo/a algn en paz to leave sth/sb alone; descanse en paz (frml) rest in peace (frml)
paz sustantivo femenino
1 (concordia) peace
2 (tranquilidad, apacibilidad) peacefulness: en este lugar hay mucha paz, this place is very peaceful Locuciones: ¡déjame en paz!, leave me alone! familiar con estas mil pesetas estamos en paz, if I give you these thousand pesetas we're quits ' paz' also found in these entries: Spanish: ávida - ávido - calma - dejar - descansar - dinamitar - fiesta - iniciar - juez - Nobel - oasis - paloma - QEPD - remanso - representar - restauración - son - turbarse - acuerdo - alteración - alterar - andar - ansia - contigo - gestión - luchar - paceño - pactar - reinar - respirar - restablecimiento - señor - tratado - vivir - volver English: disturb - dove - finally - lay off - leave - let - linchpin - offer - pacify - peace - peacekeeping - price - process - prospect - quiet - R.I.P. - registrar - repose - repudiate - rest - seek - seminar - talk - tranquillity - umpteenth - uneasy - what - alone - at - justice - peaceful - quits - registry - tranquility -
10 restaurar
restaurar ( conjugate restaurar) verbo transitivo to restore
restaurar verbo transitivo
1 (un cuadro, un edificio) to restore
2 (un régimen político) to restore, reinstate: tras un periodo revolucionario se restauró la monarquía, the monarchy was restored following a revolutionary period ' restaurar' also found in these entries: English: pacify - reset - restore - refurbish -
11 tranquilizar
tranquilizar ( conjugate tranquilizar) verbo transitivo sus palabras la tranquilizaron his words reassured herb) ( atenuar la preocupación):tranquilizarse verbo pronominal ( calmarse) to calm down; ( dejar de preocuparse):
tranquilizar verbo transitivo
1 (calmar) to calm down
2 (eliminar el desasosiego) to reassure ' tranquilizar' also found in these entries: Spanish: calmar - ir English: calm - pacify - quieten - reassure - rest - soothe - tranquillize - design - ease - quiet - settle - steady -
12 pacifying
adj.apaciguador.s.apaciguamiento.ger.gerundio del verbo: PACIFY
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Pacify — Pac i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pacified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pacifying}.] [F. pacifier, L. pacificare; pax, pacis, peace + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Peace}, and { fy}.] To make to be at peace; to appease; to calm; to still; to quiet; to allay … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pacify — pacify, appease, placate, mollify, propitiate, conciliate are comparable when they mean to quiet excited, aroused, or disturbed persons. Pacify implies a soothing or calming of anger, grievance, or agitation, or the quelling of insurrection… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
pacify — [pas′ə fī΄] vt. pacified, pacifying [ME pacifien < OFr pacefier < L pacificare < pax (gen. pacis), PEACE + facere, to make, DO1] 1. to make peaceful or calm; appease; tranquilize 2. a) to establish or secure peace in (a … English World dictionary
pacify — (v.) late 15c., from M.Fr. pacifier, from O.Fr., make peace, from L. pacificare to make peace, pacify, from pacificus (see PACIFIC (Cf. pacific)). Related: Pacified; pacifying … Etymology dictionary
pacify — I verb accommodate, alleviate, appease, assuage, becalm, bring to terms, calm, componere, conciliate, dulcify, ease, lenire, make peace, mediate, mellow, mollify, pacificate, placare, placate, please, propitiate, quell, quiet, reconcile, relieve … Law dictionary
pacify — [v] make peaceful; appease allay, ameliorate, assuage, bury the hatchet*, butter up*, calm, chasten, compose, con, conciliate, cool, dulcify, fix up, grease*, kiss and make up*, lay back, lull, make peace, mitigate, moderate, mollify, pacificate … New thesaurus
pacify — ► VERB (pacifies, pacified) 1) quell the anger or agitation of. 2) bring peace to (a country or warring factions). DERIVATIVES pacification noun. ORIGIN Latin pacificare, from pax peace … English terms dictionary
pacify — transitive verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Middle English pacifien, from Anglo French pacifier, from Latin pacificare, from pac , pax peace Date: 15th century 1. a. to allay the anger or agitation of ; soothe < pacify a crying child > b … New Collegiate Dictionary
pacify — verb go out there and try to pacify the passengers Syn: placate, appease, calm (down), conciliate, propitiate, assuage, mollify, soothe Ant: enrage •• pacify, appease, conciliate, mollify, placate, propitiate You might try to pacify a crying baby … Thesaurus of popular words
pacify — [[t]pæ̱sɪfaɪ[/t]] pacifies, pacifying, pacified 1) VERB If you pacify someone who is angry, upset, or not pleased, you succeed in making them calm or pleased. [V n] Is this a serious step, or is this just something to pacify the critics?... [V n] … English dictionary
pacify — UK [ˈpæsɪfaɪ] / US [ˈpæsɪˌfaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms pacify : present tense I/you/we/they pacify he/she/it pacifies present participle pacifying past tense pacified past participle pacified 1) to make someone who is angry, worried, or… … English dictionary