quieten

quieten
(Brit.) transitive verb
1) beruhigen; zur Ruhe bringen [Kind, Schulklasse]
2) zerstreuen [Bedenken, Angst, Verdacht]
Phrasal Verbs:
- academic.ru/90636/quieten_down">quieten down
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verb
1) ((often with down) to make or become quiet: I expect you to quieten down when I come into the classroom.) ruhig werden
2) (to remove or lessen (a person's fears, doubts etc).) beruhigen
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qui·et·en
[ˈkwaɪətən]
I. vi
1. (become quiet) sich akk beruhigen
2. (become calm) ruhiger werden
II. vt
1. (make quiet)
▪ to \quieten sb jdn beruhigen
she went out to \quieten the shouting children sie ging hinaus, um die kreischenden Kinder zur Ruhe zu ermahnen
2. (calm)
▪ to \quieten sth etw beruhigen
to \quieten sb's fears jds Ängste zerstreuen
to \quieten tension Spannung lösen
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['kwaɪətn]
vt (Brit)
1) sb zum Schweigen bringen; noisy class, dog zur Ruhe bringen; crying baby beruhigen; engine ruhiger machen
2) (= make calm) person, conscience beruhigen; suspicion, fear zerstreuen
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quieten → quiet C, D
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(Brit.) transitive verb
1) beruhigen; zur Ruhe bringen [Kind, Schulklasse]
2) zerstreuen [Bedenken, Angst, Verdacht]
Phrasal Verbs:
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v.
Schall dämmen ausdr.
beruhigen v.
besänftigen v.

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