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1 soothe
[su:ð]1) (to calm, comfort or quieten (a person, his feelings etc): She was so upset that it took half an hour to soothe her.) nuraminti2) (to ease (pain etc): The medicine soothed the child's toothache.) numalšinti•- soothing- soothingly -
2 mollify
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3 salve
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4 settle
['setl]1) (to place in a position of rest or comfort: I settled myself in the armchair.) įsitaisyti2) (to come to rest: Dust had settled on the books.) nusėsti3) (to soothe: I gave him a pill to settle his nerves.) nuraminti4) (to go and live: Many Scots settled in New Zealand.) apsigyventi5) (to reach a decision or agreement: Have you settled with the builders when they are to start work?; The dispute between management and employees is still not settled.) susitarti, išspręsti6) (to pay (a bill).) apmokėti•- settler
- settle down
- settle in
- settle on
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5 sting
1. [stiŋ] noun1) (a part of some plants, insects etc, eg nettles and wasps, that can prick and inject an irritating or poisonous fluid into the wound.) geluonis2) (an act of piercing with this part: Some spiders give a poisonous sting.) įgėlimas3) (the wound, swelling, or pain caused by this: You can soothe a wasp sting by putting vinegar on it.) įgėlimas2. verb1) (to wound or hurt by means of a sting: The child was badly stung by nettles/mosquitoes; Do those insects sting?) įgelti2) ((of a wound, or a part of the body) to smart or be painful: The salt water made his eyes sting.) gelti, deginti, graužti
См. также в других словарях:
Soothe — (s[=oo][th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Soothed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Soothing}.] [Originally, to assent to as true; OE. so[eth]ien to verify, AS. ges[=o][eth]ian to prove the truth of, to bear witness. See {Sooth}, a.] 1. To assent to as true. [Obs.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
soothe — [su:ð] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: sothian to prove the truth , from soth true ] 1.) to make someone feel calmer and less anxious, upset, or angry ▪ Lucy soothed the baby by rocking it in her arms. ▪ She made a cup of tea to soothe her nerves.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
soothe — [ suð ] verb transitive 1. ) to make someone more calm and more relaxed when they are feeling nervous, worried, or upset: She was doing her best to soothe the crying baby. The news wasn t enough to soothe nerves on Wall Street. 2. ) to make… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
soothe — I verb allay, alleviate, ameliorate, appease, assuage, attemper, balm, becalm, blunt, calm, comfort, compose, deaden, dulcify, dull, ease, free from anxiety, free from pain, give relief, humor, hush, lenify, lenire, lessen, lull, mitigate,… … Law dictionary
soothe — O.E. soðian show to be true, from soð true (see SOOTH (Cf. sooth)). Sense of quiet, comfort, mollify is first recorded 1690s, on notion of to assuage one by asserting that what he says is true (i.e. to be a yes man), a sense attested from 1560s … Etymology dictionary
soothe — *calm, compose, quiet, quieten, still, lull, settle, tranquilize Analogous words: mollify, appease, placate, *pacify, propitiate, conciliate: allay, alleviate, assuage, mitigate, *relieve Antonyms: annoy: excite … New Dictionary of Synonyms
soothe — [v] calm, ease allay, alleviate, appease, assuage, balm, becalm, butter up*, calm down, cheer, compose, console, cool, cool off*, dulcify, help, hush, lighten, lull, make nice*, make up, mitigate, mollify, pacify, patch things up*, play up to*,… … New thesaurus
soothe — ► VERB 1) gently calm. 2) relieve (pain or discomfort). DERIVATIVES soother noun soothing adjective. ORIGIN Old English, «verify, show to be true», from SOOTH(Cf. ↑sooth) … English terms dictionary
soothe — [so͞oth] vt. soothed, soothing [ME sothen < OE sothian, to bear witness to, prove true < soth: see SOOTH] 1. to make calm or composed, as by gentle treatment, flattery, etc.; appease; mollify 2. to allay or relieve (pain, an ache, etc.);… … English World dictionary
soothe — 01. A good hot bath will help to [soothe] those sore muscles. 02. The smell of her perfume [soothed] and relaxed him, and he soon fell asleep. 03. The mother stroked her baby s back to [soothe] him, and put him to sleep. 04. The father held his… … Grammatical examples in English
soothe — UK [suːð] / US [suð] verb [transitive] Word forms soothe : present tense I/you/we/they soothe he/she/it soothes present participle soothing past tense soothed past participle soothed 1) to make someone more calm and more relaxed when they are… … English dictionary
