subdue

subdue
transitive verb
(conquer) besiegen; unterwerfen; (bring under control) bändigen [Kind, Tier]; ruhig stellen [Patienten]; unter Kontrolle bringen [Demonstranten usw.]; bezähmen [Gefühle, zornige Person]; (reduce in intensity) dämpfen [Zorn, Heftigkeit, gute Laune, Lärm, Licht]; abkühlen (fig.) [Leidenschaft]; verblassen lassen [Farben]
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[səb'dju:]
verb
(to conquer, overcome or bring under control: After months of fighting the rebels were subdued.) besiegen
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sub·due
[sʌbˈdju:, AM esp -ˈdu:]
vt
▪ to \subdue sth/sb (get under control) etw/jdn unter Kontrolle bringen; (bring into subjection) etw/jdn unterwerfen; (suppress) etw/jdn unterdrücken
to \subdue an animal/emotion ein Tier/Gefühl bändigen
to \subdue a fire ein Feuer unter Kontrolle bringen
to \subdue a mob eine Menge bändigen
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[səb'djuː]
vt
rebels, country unterwerfen; enemy also besiegen; rioters überwältigen; demonstrations niederschlagen; (fig) anger, desire unterdrücken, zähmen; noise, light, high spirits dämpfen; animals, children bändigen; pain lindern; wilderness zähmen
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subdue [səbˈdjuː; US auch -ˈduː] v/t
1. a) unterwerfen (to dat), unterjochen
b) bezwingen, überwinden, -wältigen
2. fig bändigen, zähmen, seinen Ärger etc unterdrücken
3. Farbe, Licht, Stimmen etc, auch fig jemandes Begeisterung, Stimmung etc dämpfen
4. fig jemandem einen Dämpfer aufsetzen
5. AGR Land urbar machen
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transitive verb
(conquer) besiegen; unterwerfen; (bring under control) bändigen [Kind, Tier]; ruhig stellen [Patienten]; unter Kontrolle bringen [Demonstranten usw.]; bezähmen [Gefühle, zornige Person]; (reduce in intensity) dämpfen [Zorn, Heftigkeit, gute Laune, Lärm, Licht]; abkühlen (fig.) [Leidenschaft]; verblassen lassen [Farben]
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v.
bändigen v.
unterwerfen v.

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