placating

• Qualifie une action ou une manière visant à apaiser quelqu'un, à calmer sa colère ou son hostilité ; qui cherche à rassurer ou à concilier.

Describes an action or manner intended to make someone less angry or hostile; soothing or appeasing.

1. Intended to pacifyC1formal

   Designed to make someone less angry or hostile by giving in to their demands or offering concessions.

   propre à apaiser

   • The manager offered a placating apology to the upset customer.
   • His placating tone did little to calm the angry crowd.
   • She made a placating gesture by offering a discount.

   Synonymesconciliatorypropitiatory

   Antonymesaggravatinginflammatoryprovocative

• Verbe désignant l'action d'apaiser quelqu'un qui est en colère ou hostile, notamment par des gestes conciliants ou des concessions.

A verb used to express the act of making someone less angry or hostile, especially by conciliatory gestures or concessions.

1. Calm or appeaseC1formal

   To make someone less angry or hostile by giving in to their demands or by soothing them.

   Apaiser, calmer

   • The manager tried to placate the angry customer with a full refund.
   • She placated her crying child with a lollipop.
   • The government's concessions were intended to placate the protesters.

   Synonymesappeaseassuagecalmconciliategentlemollifypacifypropitiatesoothe

   Antonymesagitateangerantagonizeenrageexasperategallincenseinfuriateprovokerile