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I v/t appease; (beruhigen) calm (down); jemandes Zorn besänftigen pacify s.o.’s angerII v/refl calm down; Wellen, Meer: become calm; Sturm: ease, abate* * *to still; to soothe; to propitiate; to assuage; to smooth; to lull; to conciliate; to pacify; to mollify* * *be|sạ̈nf|ti|gen [bə'zɛnftɪgn] ptp besä\#nftigt1. vtto calm down, to soothe; Menge auch to pacify; jds Zorn, Erregung, Gemüt to soothe
er war nicht zu besänftigen — it was impossible to calm him down
2. vr(Mensch) to calm down; (Meer, Elemente) to become calm* * *1) (to calm, soothe or lessen the anger of.) mollify2) soothing3) soothingly4) (to calm, comfort or quieten (a person, his feelings etc): She was so upset that it took half an hour to soothe her.) soothe* * *be·sänf·ti·gen *[bəˈzɛnftɪgn̩]I. vt▪ jdn/etw \besänftigen to calm sb/sth [down], to soothe [or placate] sb/sthjds Zorn \besänftigen to calm sb down, to soothe sb's angerjdm das Gemüt \besänftigen to soothe sb's feelingssie war nicht zu \besänftigen she was inconsolableII. vr▪ sich akk \besänftigen to calm [or BRIT a. quieten] down [or AM a. quiet], to cool down [or off]; Sturm, Unwetter to die down, to subside form* * *transitives Verb calm [down]; pacify; calm, soothe <temper>* * *besänftigenjemandes Zorn besänftigen pacify sb’s angerB. v/r calm down; Wellen, Meer: become calm; Sturm: ease, abate* * *transitives Verb calm [down]; pacify; calm, soothe <temper>* * *v.to calm down v.to mollify v.to quieten v.
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