What does calma in Spanish mean?

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

The word calma in Spanish means calm, calm, calm, wasteland, calm, calm down, calm down, relieve, soothe, dead calm, laziness, calmly, remain calm, stay calm, keep calm, calm comes after the storm, calm, keep calm, lose your cool, take in your stride, be laid back, breeze through life, sail through life. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word calma

calm

nombre femenino (estado atmosférico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Reinaba la calma y no soplaba nada de viento.
A calm settled in, and the wind was not blowing.

calm

nombre femenino (paz, tranquilidad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Al aliviársele el dolor la niña se quedó en calma.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. In the morning, calm finally returned to the neighborhood after the previous night's street fair.

calm

adjetivo (tranquilo, en reposo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El día calmo invitaba a pasear.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The calm day was good for taking a walk.

wasteland

adjetivo (terreno erial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tras el incendio nos encontramos un territorio calmo.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. My father bought a huge plot of uncultivated land for a bargain, in order to build an industrial complex.

calm

verbo transitivo (tranquilizar) ([sb] anxious)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Calmó a sus amigos porque estaban muy preocupados.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The mother calmed her daughter, who had had a nightmare.

calm down

verbo pronominal (algo: serenarse) (ocean)

Salimos a pescar cuando se calmó la mar.
We went fishing when the sea calmed down.

calm down

verbo pronominal (tranquilizarse)

Los padres se calmaron cuando tuvieron noticias de su hijo.
The parents calmed down when they got news of their son.

relieve, soothe

verbo transitivo (dolor, molestia) (pain)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El amoníaco calma la desazón de las picaduras de insectos.
Ammonia soothes the itch of insect bites.

dead calm

nombre femenino (del mar: quietud)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Si no tienes motor y te pilla calma chicha estás perdido.

laziness

locución nominal femenina (coloquial (pereza)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi madre está en calma chicha en el sofá.

calmly

locución adverbial (tranquilamente)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Marisa pensó con calma en los pros y contras de la propuesta del director.
Marisa thought calmly on the pros and cons of the director's proposition.

remain calm, stay calm, keep calm

locución verbal (no perder los estribos)

El Senador conservó la calma ante los insultos de la gente.
The senator remained calm before the insults of the people.

calm comes after the storm

expresión (todo mal tiene un fin)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Martín sabía que después de la tormenta viene la calma pero aún así estaba angustiado.
Martin knew that the calm comes after the storm, but he was still anxious.

calm

locución adverbial (tranquilo, quieto)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El mar estaba en calma y era un gusto navegar.
The ocean was calm and it was a pleasure to sail.

keep calm

locución verbal (seguir calmado)

En caso de incendio, mantener la calma y seguir las instrucciones del personal.
In case of fire, keep calm and follow the staff's instructions.

lose your cool

locución verbal (impacientarse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
He perdido los nervios esperando al médico.
I have lost my patience waiting for the doctor.

take in your stride

locución verbal (sin alarmarse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

be laid back

locución verbal (coloquial (ser pachorrudo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

breeze through life, sail through life

locución verbal (coloquial (sin estresarse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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