beruhigen

I v/t calm (down); (versichern) reassure; (das Gewissen) ease; (die Nerven) calm, soothe; (den Magen) settle; (entspannen) relax; es beruhigt mich zu hören, dass er gut angekommen ist I’m relieved (oder glad) to hear that he arrived safely; da bin ich (aber) beruhigt! that’s all right (Am. alright) then; stärker: that’s a relief; seien Sie beruhigt! there’s no need to worry; dann kann ich (ja) beruhigt schlafen / in Urlaub fahren now I can sleep in peace / go on holiday (Am. vacation) with an easy mind

II v/refl calm down; Lage: quieten down; Sturm, Wind: die down; See, Wellen: calm down; Markt, Börse: settle down; Verkehr: become lighter; sie konnte sich deswegen gar nicht mehr beruhigen she simply couldn’t get over it

III v/i: das beruhigt that’ll calm you down (oder relax you); die Farbe Grün beruhigt, Rot dagegen macht aggressiv green has a calming effect, but red provokes aggression

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to calm; to appease; to mollify; to allay; to reassure; to cool; to compose; to soothe; to pacify; to still; to quieten; to tranquillize; to smooth down; to tranquilize; to becalm; to ease; to calm down;

sich beruhigen

to calm down; to lull; to quiet down; to smooth down; to quieten

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be|ru|hi|gen [bə'ruːɪgn] ptp beruhigt

1. vt

to calm (down); Baby to quieten (Brit), to quiet (US); (= trösten) to soothe, to comfort; (= versichern) to reassure; Magen to settle; Nerven to soothe, to calm; Verkehr to calm; Gewissen to soothe, to ease; Schmerzen to ease, to relieve

na, dann bin ich ja beruhigt — well I must say I'm quite relieved

dann kann ich ja beruhigt schlafen/nach Hause gehen — then I can go to sleep/go home with my mind at rest

es ist berúhigend zu wissen, dass ... — it is reassuring to know that ...

2. vr

to calm down; (Krise auch) to ease off, to lessen; (Gewissen) to be eased; (Andrang, Verkehr, Kämpfe) to subside, to lessen; (Börse, Preise, Magen) to settle down; (Krämpfe, Schmerzen) to lessen, to ease; (Meer) to become calm; (Sturm) to die down, to abate

sie konnte sich gar nicht darüber berúhigen, dass ... — she could not get over the fact that ...

beruhige dich doch! — calm down!

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1) (to make calm: Calm yourself!) calm

2) (to make or become less excited or less emotional: He was very angry but he's cooled down now.) cool down

3) (to remove or lessen (a person's fears, doubts etc).) quieten

4) ((especially American: often with down) to quieten.) quiet

5) (to take away the doubts or fears of: The woman was worried about the dangers of taking aspirins, but her doctor reassured her.) reassure

6) (to soothe: I gave him a pill to settle his nerves.) settle

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be·ru·hi·gen *

[bəˈru:ɪgn̩]

I. vt

1. (beschwichtigen)

▪ jdn \beruhigen to reassure [or comfort] sb

ihr herzlicher Empfang beruhigte ihn wieder their warm welcome set [or put] him at ease again

jds Gewissen/Gedanken \beruhigen to ease sb's conscience/mind

2. (ruhig machen)

▪ jdn/etw \beruhigen to calm sb/sth [down], to pacify sb

jdm die Nerven \beruhigen to soothe sb's nerves

jds Schmerzen \beruhigen to ease [or relieve] [or alleviate] sb's pain

den Verkehr \beruhigen to introduce traffic calming measures

dieses Getränk wird deinen Magen \beruhigen this drink will settle your stomach

II. vr

1. (ruhig werden)

▪ sich akk \beruhigen to calm down, to relax, to chill out sl; politische Lage to stabilize; Meer to grow calm

\beruhigen Sie sich! calm down!, take it easy!

2. (abflauen)

▪ sich akk \beruhigen Unwetter, Nachfrage to die down, to abate, to subside form; Krise to ease off

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1.

transitives Verb calm [down]; quieten, pacify <child, baby>; salve, soothe <conscience>; (trösten) soothe; (die Befürchtung nehmen) reassure

die Nerven/den Magen beruhigen — calm one's nerves/settle the stomach

beruhigt schlafen/nach Hause gehen können — be able to sleep/go home with one's mind set at ease

2.

reflexives Verb <person> calm down; <sea> become calm; <struggle, traffic> lessen; <rush of people> subside; <prices, stock exchange, stomach> settle down

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beruhigen

A. v/t calm (down); (versichern) reassure; (das Gewissen) ease; (die Nerven) calm, soothe; (den Magen) settle; (entspannen) relax;

es beruhigt mich zu hören, dass er gut angekommen ist I’m relieved (oder glad) to hear that he arrived safely;

da bin ich (aber) beruhigt! that’s all right (US alright) then; stärker: that’s a relief;

seien Sie beruhigt! there’s no need to worry;

dann kann ich (ja) beruhigt schlafen/in Urlaub fahren now I can sleep in peace/go on holiday (US vacation) with an easy mind

B. v/r calm down; Lage: quieten down; Sturm, Wind: die down; See, Wellen: calm down; Markt, Börse: settle down; Verkehr: become lighter;

sie konnte sich deswegen gar nicht mehr beruhigen she simply couldn’t get over it

C. v/i:

das beruhigt that’ll calm you down (oder relax you);

die Farbe Grün beruhigt, Rot dagegen macht aggressiv green has a calming effect, but red provokes aggression

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1.

transitives Verb calm [down]; quieten, pacify <child, baby>; salve, soothe <conscience>; (trösten) soothe; (die Befürchtung nehmen) reassure

die Nerven/den Magen beruhigen — calm one's nerves/settle the stomach

beruhigt schlafen/nach Hause gehen können — be able to sleep/go home with one's mind set at ease

2.

reflexives Verb <person> calm down; <sea> become calm; <struggle, traffic> lessen; <rush of people> subside; <prices, stock exchange, stomach> settle down

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v.

to allay v.

to appease v.

to becalm v.

to calm v.

to compose v.

to pacify v.

to quieten v.

to reassure v.

to sedate v.

to soothe v.

to tranquilise (UK) v.

to tranquilize (US) v.

to tranquillise (UK) v.

to tranquillize (US) v.