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v/t auch POL. appease; (aufgebrachte Menge, Zorn) placate, pacify; (Kind) calm down, soothe; (Gewissen) ease; (Zweifel, Befürchtungen etc.) set at rest, allay; beschwichtigend Worte: calming, soothing; Ton etc.: soothing; Geste: pacifying

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to smooth down; to allay; to placate; to lull; to appease; to conciliate; to pacify; to assuage

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be|schwịch|ti|gen [bə'ʃvIçtɪgn] ptp beschwi\#chtigt

vt

jdn to appease, to pacify; Kinder to calm down, to soothe; jds Zorn, Gewissen to soothe, to appease, to calm

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1) (to calm or satisfy (a person, desire etc) usually by giving what was asked for or is needed: She appeased his curiosity by explaining the situation to him.) appease

2) (to make calm or peaceful: She tried to pacify the quarrelling children.) pacify

3) (to stop (an angry person) feeling angry: He placated her with an apology.) placate

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be·schwich·ti·gen *

[bəˈʃvɪçtɪgn̩]

vt

▪ jdn [mit etw dat] \beschwichtigen to calm sb [down] [or soothe [or form placate] sb] [with sth]

jdm das Gewissen \beschwichtigen to soothe sb's conscience

jds Zorn \beschwichtigen to calm [or soothe] [or form appease] sb's anger

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transitives Verb pacify; calm <excitement>; placate, mollify <anger etc.>

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beschwichtigen v/t auch POL appease; (aufgebrachte Menge, Zorn) placate, pacify; (Kind) calm down, soothe; (Gewissen) ease; (Zweifel, Befürchtungen etc) set at rest, allay;

beschwichtigend Worte: calming, soothing; Ton etc: soothing; Geste: pacifying

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transitives Verb pacify; calm <excitement>; placate, mollify <anger etc.>

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v.

to appease v.

to conciliate v.

to mollify v.

to pacify v.

to placate v.