calm down

• Verbo que significa reducir la intensidad de la excitación, ansiedad o agitación; tranquilizarse o hacer que alguien se tranquilice.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of becoming less agitated, anxious, or excited; to relax or soothe.

incontable · transitivo e intransitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Become less agitatedinformal

   To become less angry, anxious, or excited.

   calmarse

   • She took a deep breath to calm down.
   • He needed a few minutes to calm down after the argument.
   • The teacher asked the students to calm down.

   Sinónimoschill outcool downcool offease offrelaxsettle downsimmer down

   Antónimosagitateexciteflarefretpanicragestormupset

2. Make someone less agitatedinformal

   To help someone become less angry, anxious, or excited.

   calmar a alguien

   • The mother calmed down her crying baby.
   • He tried to calm down his friend after the bad news.
   • The manager calmed down the angry customer.

   Sinónimosappeaseassuagecomfortmollifypacifyplacatequietreassuresettlesoothe

   Antónimosagitatedisturbexcitefazeinflameprovokerouseupset

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