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  • 1 quell

    transitive verb
    (literary) niederschlagen [Aufstand, Rebellion]; zügeln [Leidenschaft, Furcht]; überwinden [Ängste, Befürchtungen]
    * * *
    [kwel]
    1) (to put an end to (a rebellion etc) by force.) unterdrücken
    2) (to put an end to, or take away (a person's fears etc).) bezwingen
    * * *
    [kwel]
    vt
    ▪ to \quell sth opposition, protest etw [gewaltsam] unterdrücken [o ersticken]; rebellion, revolt etw niederschlagen [o niederwerfen
    2. ( fig: subdue)
    to \quell one's anger seinen Zorn bezwingen [o zügeln] fig
    to \quell one's passions seine Leidenschaften bändigen [o zügeln] fig; (overcome)
    to \quell one's fear seine Angst überwinden
    3. ( fig: quiet)
    ▪ to \quell sb jdn beschwichtigen [o besänftigen]
    to \quell sb's anxieties/doubts/fears jds Befürchtungen/Zweifel/Ängste zerstreuen
    to \quell sb's anger jds Zorn besänftigen
    to \quell sb's feelings/passion jds Gefühle/Leidenschaft bändigen [o zügeln]
    * * *
    [kwel]
    vt
    fear bezwingen; passion bändigen, zügeln; riot unterdrücken, niederschlagen; anxieties überwinden
    * * *
    quell [kwel] v/t
    1. einen Aufstand etc niederschlagen
    2. Befürchtungen etc verringern, Schmerzen, Leid etc lindern, mildern
    * * *
    transitive verb
    (literary) niederschlagen [Aufstand, Rebellion]; zügeln [Leidenschaft, Furcht]; überwinden [Ängste, Befürchtungen]

    English-german dictionary > quell

  • 2 disturbance

    noun
    1) (interruption) Störung, die; (nuisance) Belästigung, die
    2) (agitation, tumult) Unruhe, die
    * * *
    1) (a noisy or disorderly happening: He was thrown out of the meeting for causing a disturbance.) die Störung
    2) (an interruption: I've done quite a lot of work, despite several disturbances.) die Störung
    3) (an act of disturbing: He was arrested for disturbance of the peace.) die Störung
    * * *
    dis·turb·ance
    [dɪˈstɜ:bən(t)s, AM -tɜ:rb-]
    n
    1. no pl (annoyance) Belästigung f
    to cause \disturbance to sb jdn stören
    2. (distraction) Störung f
    \disturbance of the peace Störung f des Friedens
    3. (riot) Tumult m
    to cause [or create] [or make] a \disturbance Unruhe stiften
    to quell [or put down] a \disturbance Unruhen unterdrücken
    mental \disturbance geistige Verwirrung
    * * *
    [dI'stɜːbəns]
    n
    1) (political, social) Unruhe f; (in house, street) (Ruhe)störung f

    to cause or create a disturbance — Unruhe or eine Ruhestörung verursachen

    2) (= interruption in work, routine) Störung f
    3) no pl (= disarranging of papers) Durcheinanderbringen nt; (of liquid) Bewegung f; (fig, of peace of mind) Störung f
    4) no pl (= alarm, uneasiness) Unruhe f

    I don't want to cause any disturbance but... — ich will Sie ja nicht beunruhigen, aber...

    * * *
    1. Störung f ( auch ELEK, TECH etc):
    a) Behinderung f:
    disturbance of circulation MED Kreislaufstörung
    b) Belästigung f
    c) Beunruhigung f
    d) PSYCH (seelische) Erregung, Aufregung f
    e) Aufscheuchen n
    2. a) (politische etc) Unruhe
    b) Ruhestörung f:
    cause ( oder create) a disturbance für Unruhe sorgen; ruhestörenden Lärm machen
    3. disturbance of the peace JUR Störung f der öffentlichen Sicherheit und Ordnung
    4. Durcheinander n, Unordnung f
    5. GEOL Faltung f
    6. disturbance of possession JUR Besitzstörung f
    * * *
    noun
    1) (interruption) Störung, die; (nuisance) Belästigung, die
    2) (agitation, tumult) Unruhe, die
    * * *
    n.
    Beunruhigung f.
    Störung -en f.

    English-german dictionary > disturbance

  • 3 disturbance

    dis·turb·ance [dɪʼstɜ:bən(t)s, Am -tɜ:rb-] n
    1) no pl ( annoyance) Belästigung f;
    to cause \disturbance to sb jdn stören
    2) ( distraction) Störung f;
    \disturbance of the peace Störung f des Friedens
    3) ( riot) Tumult m;
    to cause [or create] [or make] a \disturbance Unruhe stiften;
    to quell [or put down] a \disturbance Unruhen unterdrücken
    mental \disturbance geistige Verwirrung

    English-German students dictionary > disturbance

См. также в других словарях:

  • 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

  • riot — ri|ot1 [ raıət ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount a violent protest by a crowd of people: anti government riots quell a riot (=stop it): Seven people were hurt as police tried to quell the riot. start/provoke/spark a riot: The new laws sparked… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • riot — I UK [ˈraɪət] / US noun Word forms riot : singular riot plural riots ** 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a violent protest by a crowd of people anti government riots the country s history of riot and disorder start/provoke/spark a riot: The new laws …   English dictionary

  • riot — n. 1) to cause, foment, incite, instigate, spark (AE), spark off (BE), stir up, touch off a riot 2) to crush, put down, quell a riot 3) a communal; food; race riot 4) a riot breaks out, erupts 5) (misc.) to run riot ( to act wildly ) * * * [… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • quell — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, to kill, quell, from Old English cwellan to kill; akin to Old High German quellen to torture, kill, quāla torment, Lithuanian gelti to hurt Date: 13th century 1. to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • quell — verb (T) formal 1 to bring an end to a violent situation especially when people are protesting: quell a riot/revolt/disturbance etc: They needed more troops to quell the ever rising tide of rioting. 2 to reduce unpleasant feelings, especially of… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • quell — UK [kwel] / US verb [transitive] Word forms quell : present tense I/you/we/they quell he/she/it quells present participle quelling past tense quelled past participle quelled formal 1) to get rid of unpleasant thoughts or feelings, or to prevent… …   English dictionary

  • 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|er — «KWEHL uhr», noun. a person or thing that quells or suppresses: »A dollop of the reeking riot queller [tear gas] spilled and gas masks were donned (Time) …   Useful english dictionary

  • riot — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ major, serious ▪ full scale ▪ bloody, violent ▪ deadly (esp. AmE) ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • quell — verb Quell is used with these nouns as the object: ↑anxiety, ↑controversy, ↑disorder, ↑disturbance, ↑fear, ↑rebellion, ↑riot, ↑unrest, ↑uprising, ↑violence …   Collocations dictionary

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