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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.) pomiriti2) (to ease (pain etc): The medicine soothed the child's toothache.) ublažiti•- soothing- soothingly* * *[su:ð]transitive verb(po)miriti, utešiti, ublažiti, olajšati; laskati, razveseliti; obsolete spraviti v dobro voljo; intransitive verb pomirljivo, blažilno učinkovati -
2 salve
[sælv, ]( American[) sæv]((an) ointment to heal or soothe: lip-salve.) mazilo* * *I [sa:v, sæv]1.nounpoeticallymazilo, pomada; lek, zdravilo (tudi figuratively), zdravilna mast; figuratively (redko) zdravilen obliž, balzam, tolažba; figuratively (redko) pomirjevalno sredstvo, pomirilo (za vest); figuratively archaic šminka, ličilo, lepotilo; zmes katrana in loja za mazanje ovac;2.transitive verb(na-, po-) mazati; zdraviti, ozdraviti; pomagati, ublažiti, pomiriti; rešiti, obraniti (čast); figuratively odstraniti (škodo, težavo, dvom); popraviti (krivico), opravičiti (trditev, mnenje); mazati (ovce) z zmesjo katrana in lojaII [sælv]transitive verbrešiti propada, pogube (ladjo, tovor); rešiti (kaj pred požarom itd.)III [saelvi]interjectionživel!, naj živi! -
3 settle
['setl]1) (to place in a position of rest or comfort: I settled myself in the armchair.) namestiti (se)2) (to come to rest: Dust had settled on the books.) nabrati se3) (to soothe: I gave him a pill to settle his nerves.) pomiriti4) (to go and live: Many Scots settled in New Zealand.) naseliti se5) (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.) dogovoriti se6) (to pay (a bill).) poravnati•- settler
- settle down
- settle in
- settle on
- settle up* * *I [setl]noundolga lesena klop z visokim naslonjalomII [setl]1.transitive verbnaseliti (koga), nastaniti, kolonizirati, stacionirati, namestiti; urediti; poravnati, plačati; pomiriti (koga); prepričati z argumenti; utišati; likvidirati (koga), ubiti; oskrbeti, oskrbovati; spraviti v red, urediti, izgladiti, poravnati (prepir); rešiti (vprašanje), razpršiti (sumničenja), urediti zadeve (zlasti pred smrtjo), prenesti, prepisati (to, on, upon na), določiti (dediče), voliti; dogovoriti se (o čem), določiti; utrditi (cesto); prenesti, prepisati (on na); (refleksivno) posvetiti se; predati se;2.intransitive verbnaseliti se ( in America v Ameriki), nastaniti se, ustanoviti si lasten dom, sesti (to k); umiriti se, zbati se, ustaliti se (vreme); usesti se, potoniti; spustiti se (on na); razbistriti se, očistiti se; odločiti se ( upon za); dogovoriti se, sporazumeti se, obračunati ( with z); pripravljati se ( for za, na)to settle an annuity on s.o. — določiti komu rento (penzijo)to settle the bill — poravnati, plačati računwill you settle for me? — boš plačal zame?to settle s.o.'s doubts — razpršiti komu dvomewe settled the old lady in her armchair — posadili, namestili smo staro gospo v njen naslanjačto settle one's mind — pomiriti se; odločiti seto be settled in a place — biti nastanjen, bivati v nekem krajuto settle a price — dogovoriti se o ceni, določiti cenothat settles the question, that settles it — s tem je stvar urejena, opravljenato settle accounts with s.o. — (zlasti figuratively) obračunati s kom -
4 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.) bodica; želo2) (an act of piercing with this part: Some spiders give a poisonous sting.) pik3) (the wound, swelling, or pain caused by this: You can soothe a wasp sting by putting vinegar on it.) pik2. verb1) (to wound or hurt by means of a sting: The child was badly stung by nettles/mosquitoes; Do those insects sting?) pičiti2) ((of a wound, or a part of the body) to smart or be painful: The salt water made his eyes sting.) peči* * *I [stiŋ]nounzoology & botany želo, bodica; pik, ubod, zbod(ljaj), ugriz; huda, pekoča bolečina; figuratively grizenje, neprijeten občutek; figuratively spodbuda, pobuda; poanta, ostrina (epigrama); zamah; botany koprivni laski; zoology bodica; zob strupnikto have a sting in the tail figuratively slabo se končatiII [stiŋ]1.transitive verbzbosti, pičiti, ugrizniti; (za)peči, (za)boleti; zadeti v živo, (globoko) raniti, užaliti, mučiti; gristi (vest); spodbosti; slang preveč zahtevati, ogoljufati, oslepariti, oškodovati;2.intransitive verbimeti želo; pičiti; boleti, peči, žgatimy hand stings — roka me peče, bolihe was stung for a fiver slang osleparili so ga za pet funtov -
5 mollify
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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