What does calmar in Spanish mean?

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

The word calmar in Spanish means calm, calm down, calm down, relieve, soothe, quench 's thirst, quench 's thirst, defuse tensions. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word calmar

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.

quench 's thirst

locución verbal (refrescar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Me gusta beber té para apagar la sed.

quench 's thirst

locución verbal (figurado (apaciguar) (figurative: kill)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Cuando mató a su enemigo apagó la sed de venganza que tenía.

defuse tensions

locución verbal (coloquial (tranquilizar la situación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Debemos calmar las aguas antes de tomar decisiones drásticas.
We should defuse tensions before making any drastic decisions.

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