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1 dæmpe
1ослабля́ть; глуши́ть* * *allay, appease, dampen, damp down, deaden, dim, ease, lower, muffle, quell, quieten, soften* * *vb( holde igen på) put the brake on ( fx public expenditure; against rising prices),F curb ( fx imports; one's enthusiasm),( mindske) damp (down),F moderate ( fx his enthusiasm), mitigate ( fx his anger),( betvinge) subdue ( fx one's fears, passions);( lyd) muffle, deaden;( et instrument) mute;( sejl) spill;[ dæmpe ilden] damp down the fire;[ dæmpet lys] subdued light;[ dæmpet musik] soft music;[ dæmpede skridt] soft footsteps;[ med dæmpet stemme] in a low voice, in an undertone, under one's breath. -
2 kvæle
3души́ть* * *choke, smother, stifle, strangle, suffocate, throttle* * *vb (kvalte, kvalt) choke ( fx a fishbone almost choked him);( med hænderne) choke ( fx choke somebody with one's hands), throttle;( ved manglende lufttilførsel) suffocate, stifle ( fx the smoke almost stifled (el. suffocated) me),( specielt: ved tilstopning af mund og næse) smother ( fx smother (el.suffocate) somebody with a pillow);( ved sammensnøring) strangle ( fx strangle somebody with a rope), throttle;( ild) smother ( fx the fire), stifle ( fx the flames);(fig: undertrykke) stifle ( fx a yawn, their cries, a rebellion);( om oprør også) put down, suppress,(litt) quell;(om rygte etc) kill,F scotch ( fx a rumour, new ideas);[ opstanden blev kvalt i blod] the rising was drowned in blood;[ han blev kvalt i et fiskeben] he was choked by a fishbone;(fig) nip in the bud;[ være ved at kvæles af latter (, raseri)] be choking with laughter (, rage);[ være ved at kvæles i] choke on ( fx a fishbone; (fig) one's success); choke over ( fx thick soup). -
3 stille
adjust, dumb, dump, pose, position, put, quell, quiet, quietly, regulate, put right, set, silent, slack, stand, station, still* * *I. (et)( modsat storm) calm ( fx after a storm comes a calm).II. adj( ubevægelig) still ( fx he sat (, lay) still; the air is still);( rolig) quiet ( fx evening, street, village),(F: især om dybere ro) tranquil;(merk) slack, dull, quiet;adv quietly, calmly, silently, still;[ stille!] be quiet! hush!( i forsamling) silence!(dvs hemmeligt) secretly,T on the quiet;[ liste af lige så stille] slip away quietly;[ så stille som en mus] as quiet as a mouse;[ med vb:][ dø en stille død, dø stille] die (el. pass away) peacefully;(fig) let something die (quietly);[ gå stille med], se gå;[ holde stille] stop,F halt,( være standset) be standing (still);[ holde sig stille] keep still;[ han hører til de stille i landet] he says very little; he belongs to the silent majority;[ ligge stille] lie still; be quiet;( om forretning, produktion etc) be at a standstill;( om fabrik) be idle;[ stå stille] stand still;(om virksomhed etc), se ovf: ligge stille;(om vand etc) stagnate;(dvs af forfærdelse etc) one's (el. the) mind boggles;(dvs han anede ikke hvad han skulle gøre) he was at his wit's end;[ luften stod stille] there was not a breath of air;[ tie stille], se tie;[ med sb:][ stille sind], se sind;[ en stille tid] a period of quiet,(merk) a slack period;[ en stille tvivl] a secret doubt;[ den stille uge] Holy Week;[ det stille vand har den dybe grund] still waters run deep;[ stille vejr] calm weather.III. vb( tilfredsstille) satisfy ( fx one's hunger);( tørst) quench, slake;( lindre, F) allay, alleviate.IV. vb( anbringe) put,(mere F, mere omhyggeligt: anbringe) place,(mindre alm) set ( fx the vase on the table);( anbringe i lodret stilling, også) stand ( fx he stood the gun against the wall);( skaffe) supply,F furnish ( fx a witness),( om penge også) find ( fx £500);( indfinde sig) present oneself,T turn up;(mil., = melde sig) report,( møde) muster;[ stille lige], se III. lige;[ stille tilfreds], se tilfreds;(se også stillet);[ med sb:](dvs at løse) set somebody a problem,(dvs et hverv at udføre) set somebody a task;[ stille et ur] set a watch (, a clock) ( efter by, fx set one's watch by the time signal);[stille uret til at vække kl. 7] set the alarm for 7 o'clock;[ med sig:][ stille sig] place oneself,(for at passe på etc) station oneself ( fx in front of the door),( som kandidat) stand (, am: run) (as candidate),( indtage en vis holdning) take up an attitude ( fx take up afriendly attitude),(se også afventende);[ hvordan vil han stille sig?] what will be his attitude?[ stille sig en opgave] set oneself a task;[ stille sig an] strike an attitude (el. a pose),( generelt) strike attitudes, attitudinize,F posture;[ stille sig an som om man er syg] pretend to be ill;(fig: støtte) back up ( fx a person, a statement),(om erklæring etc også, F) endorse,(om politik etc også) identify oneself with;[ stille sig i kø] queue up;(se også I. spids);[ stille sig op] place oneself, take (up) one's position,(for at passe på etc) station oneself, plant oneself, take one's stand;( i en række) line up,( i kø) queue up;[ tusinder af mennesker havde stillet sig op langs ruten] thousands of people lined the route;[ stille sig på hans side] side with him;[ sagen stiller sig således] the facts are these;[ hvordan stiller han sig til sagen?] what is his attitude to the matter? what are his views on the matter?[ stille sig under éns kommando] place oneself under somebody's command(el. orders);[ med præp & adv:][ blive stillet for en dommer] be brought before a judge;[ stille ham for retten] put him on trial;[ stille frem] set out,( til skue) display,( et ur) put forward, put on;[ stille én frit] give somebody a free hand;[ det stiller os gunstigere] it leaves us in a better position;[ stille hos én] report to somebody;[ stille ind], se indstille;( radio) tune (in);( om kikkert, kanon) train on;[ stille ind på en station] tune in to a station;(tlf) put the call through to him,( flytte den) transfer the call to him;( på radio) switch on to,( under transmission) switch (el. go) over to,(tlf), se ovf: stille ind til;[ stille op]( med objekt), se opstille;( uden objekt: i rækker, også mil.) form up ( fx the schoolchildren had to form up before entering the school),(se også ovf: stille sig op);( til valg) stand,(især am) run ( fx run for President);(= gøre) do ( fx what shall I do with them? he did not know what to do with himself; there is nothing to be done about it);[ stille op mod en mur] put up against a wall ( fx he put the ladder up against the wall; he should be put up against a wall and shot),( om flere) line up against a wall;[ stille op som] put (oneself) up as ( fx treasurer),(parl) stand as ( fx an Independent);[ blive stillet over for] be faced with (el. by);[ stille ham over for] face him with ( fx a challenge, a choice, a problem),F confront him with ( fx a challenge, a problem);[ stille på en skrue] adjust a screw;(se også I. prøve);[ stille noget til ens disposition] place something at somebody's disposal;[ stille tilbage] put back;[ stille noget under éns beskyttelse] place something under somebody's protection.
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Quell — Quell, v. t. [OE. quellen to kill, AS. cwellan, causative of cwelan to die; akin to OHG. quellen to torment, Icel. kvelja. See {Quail} to cower.] 1. To take the life of; to kill. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] The ducks cried as [if] men would… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quell — Quell, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quelling}.] [See {Quail} to cower.] [1913 Webster] 1. To die. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Yet he did quake and quaver, like to quell. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To be subdued or abated; to yield;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quell — [kwel] v [T] formal [: Old English; Origin: cwellan to kill ] 1.) to end a situation in which people are behaving violently or protesting, especially by using force = ↑put down quell the violence/disturbance/riot etc ▪ Police used live ammunition … Dictionary of contemporary English
quell — quell·able; quell·er; quell; … English syllables
Quell — Quell, n. Murder. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quell — [ kwel ] verb transitive FORMAL 1. ) to cause a violent situation to end: Mounted police were called in to quell the riot. 2. ) MAINLY LITERARY to get rid of unpleasant thoughts or feelings, or prevent them from becoming stronger … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
quell — [v1] defeat, suppress annihilate, conquer, crush, extinguish, hush up*, kill, overcome, overpower, put down, put the lid on*, queer, quench, shut down, silence, sit on, stamp out*, stifle, stop, subdue, subjugate, vanquish; concepts 95,121,234… … New thesaurus
quell — index abate (extinguish), allay, alleviate, arrest (stop), assuage, beat (defeat) … Law dictionary
Quell — Quell,der:1.⇨Quelle(1)–2.⇨Bach(1) … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme
quell — (v.) O.E. cwellan to kill, murder, execute, from P.Gmc. *kwaljanan (Cf. O.E. cwelan to die, cwalu violent death; O.S. quellian to torture, kill; O.N. kvelja to torment; M.Du. quelen to vex, tease, torment; O.H.G. quellan … Etymology dictionary
quell — *crush, extinguish, suppress, quench, quash Analogous words: *destroy: wreck, *ruin: subdue, subjugate, overcome, vanquish, *conquer Antonyms: foment … New Dictionary of Synonyms