quiet down

leiser werden, ruhig werden

Weniger Lärm machen als zuvor.

In einfachem Englisch: To make less noise than before.

• Please quiet down.
• The children quieted down when the story began.
• Has the noise outside quieted down yet?

Synonyme: become quieter, settle down

Häufige Wendungen: quiet down now, quiet down eventually, quiet down outside

zum Schweigen bringen, beruhigen

Dafür sorgen, dass jemand oder etwas weniger Lärm macht.

In einfachem Englisch: To make someone or something less noisy.

• Can you quiet the children down?
• The teacher quieted down the class.
• A gentle song soon quieted the baby down.

So benutzt man es: quiet someone/something down (She quieted the children down with a story.)

Synonyme: hush, silence

Häufige Wendungen: quiet someone down, quiet something down, quiet down children

abflauen, nachlassen

An Stärke, Aktivität oder Ernsthaftigkeit verlieren.

In einfachem Englisch: To become less strong, active, or serious.

• The protests have quieted down.
• Business usually quiets down after the holidays.
• We waited until the fighting quieted down before leaving.

Synonyme: subside, ease, die down

Gegenteile: intensify

Häufige Wendungen: quiet down gradually, quiet down again, quiet down overnight