glätten

I v/t

1. smooth out; (Haar etc.) smooth (down); (Falten) take out; (Hautfalten) smooth away; TECH. smooth, give s.th. a smooth finish; (polieren) polish; (Metall) auch burnish; (Holz) plane

2. fig. polish; die Wogen glätten pour oil on troubled waters

3. schw. iron

II v/refl smooth (itself) out; Haut: become smooth; Gesicht: relax; Meer: calm down; das Hemd wird sich von alleine glätten auch the creases will come out (of the shirt) by themselves; die Wogen der Erregung haben sich geglättet fig. the excitement has calmed down

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to smooth; to sleek; to polish; to even out; to make smooth;

sich glätten

to smooth down

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glạ̈t|ten ['glɛtn]

1. vt

(= glatt machen) to smooth out; (= glatt streichen) Haar, Tuch to smooth; (esp Sw = bügeln) to iron; (fig = stilistisch glätten) to polish up

2. vr

to smooth out; (Wellen, Meer, fig) to subside

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1) (to make smooth: He raked the soil to even it out.) even out

2) (to get rid of (difficulties etc) so that progress becomes easier.) iron out

3) (to make smooth.) smoothen

4) ((often with down, out etc) to make (something) smooth or flat: She tried to smooth the creases out.) smooth

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glät·ten

[ˈglɛtn̩]

I. vt

▪ etw \glätten

1. (glatt streichen) to smooth out sth sep, to trowel-smooth sth

sich dat die Haare \glätten to smooth [or pat] down one's hair sep

2. (besänftigen) to allay sth form

jds Zorn \glätten to calm sb's anger

jds aufgebrachte Stimmung \glätten to smooth sb's ruffled feathers

II. vr

▪ sich akk \glätten

1. (glatt werden) Meer, Wellen to subside, to become calm

2. (fig: sich beruhigen) Wut, Erregung to subside, to die down

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1.

transitives Verb smooth out <piece of paper, banknote, etc.>; smooth [down] <feathers, fur, etc.>; plane <wood etc.>

2.

reflexives Verb <waves> subside; <sea> become calm or smooth; (fig.) subside; die down

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glätten

A. v/t

1. smooth out; (Haar etc) smooth (down); (Falten) take out; (Hautfalten) smooth away; TECH smooth, give sth a smooth finish; (polieren) polish; (Metall) auch burnish; (Holz) plane

2. fig polish;

die Wogen glätten pour oil on troubled waters

3. schweiz iron

B. v/r smooth (itself) out; Haut: become smooth; Gesicht: relax; Meer: calm down;

das Hemd wird sich von alleine glätten auch the creases will come out (of the shirt) by themselves;

die Wogen der Erregung haben sich geglättet fig the excitement has calmed down

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1.

transitives Verb smooth out <piece of paper, banknote, etc.>; smooth [down] <feathers, fur, etc.>; plane <wood etc.>

2.

reflexives Verb <waves> subside; <sea> become calm or smooth; (fig.) subside; die down

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v.

to polish v.

to smooth v.