simmer down

• Verbe à particule signifiant se calmer, cesser d'être en colère ou excité, ou diminuer en intensité (pour une situation, une dispute ou une émotion).

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of becoming calmer or less angry, or reducing intensity.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, sans objet

1. Become calmerinformal

   To become less angry, excited, or agitated.

   Se calmer

   • He was furious, but he eventually simmered down.
   • Simmer down and let's talk about this rationally.
   • The crowd simmered down after the speaker apologized.

   Synonymescalm downchill outcool downcool offrelaxsettle down

   Antonymesagitateenrageeruptexplodeflarefumeinflameseethe

2. Reduce intensityinformal

   To become less intense or active.

   se calmer

   • The argument simmered down after both sides agreed to compromise.
   • The political tension simmered down over the weekend.
   • The excitement simmered down once the game ended.

   Synonymesabatecalm downcool downcool offdiminishease offlessenmoderatesubside

   Antonymesescalateflareintensifymountsurge

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