What does calma in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word calma in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use calma in Italian.

The word calma in Italian means calm, peace, quiet, tranquility, calm, serenity, composure, calm, dead calm, calm, dead calm, flat, calm, relaxed, quiet, calm down, soothe, alleviate, dull, calm yourself down, calm yourself, calm, quiet, lull, keep calm, keep cool and collected; stay cool; keep one's cool, Be cool and collected!, calmly, calm is the virtue of the strong, keep calm, stay calm, keep your cool, take your time. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word calma

calm, peace, quiet, tranquility

sostantivo femminile (pace)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quello che mi piace delle vacanze in montagna sono la calma e l'aria fresca.
Peace and fresh air are what I like about mountain holidays.

calm, serenity, composure

sostantivo femminile (senza agitazione) (emotion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le cose fatte con calma e precisione sono sempre le migliori.
Things done with calm and precision are always the best.

calm, dead calm

sostantivo femminile (mare non agitato, piatto) (maritime)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dopo la tempesta è scesa la calma e i pescatori sono usciti in mare.
After the storm came the calm and the fishermen went to sea.

calm, dead calm, flat

aggettivo (mare, tempo (che è in calma) (maritime)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Dopo quattro giorni di forti onde il mare è finalmente calmo e possiamo uscire in barca.
The Financial Market was calm today.

calm, relaxed, quiet

aggettivo (tranquillo, rilassato)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Durante l'interrogazione cerca di stare calmo in modo da riuscire a ponderare bene le risposte.
Try to keep calm during the questioning so that you may ponder your answers well.

calm down

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (quietare)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
I genitori cercarono di calmare il bambino isterico.
The parents tries to calm down the hysterical child.

soothe, alleviate, dull

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (ridurre, alleviare) (pain)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Non ci sono altri modi per calmare il dolore di un'iniezione.
There aren't other ways to alleviate the pain of an injection.

calm yourself down, calm yourself

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (tornare quieto) (calm oneself down)

Calmati, non è successo niente di grave.
Calm yourself down, nothing serious has happened.

calm, quiet, lull

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (smorzarsi)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Aspettiamo che la pioggia si calmi un attimo prima di uscire.

keep calm, keep cool and collected; stay cool; keep one's cool

(don't panic)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

Be cool and collected!

calmly

locuzione avverbiale (lentamente, senza fretta)

calm is the virtue of the strong

(literal)

keep calm, stay calm, keep your cool

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (rimanere calmi, non agitarsi)

Cerchiamo di mantenere la calma, per favore.

take your time

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