quiet down

se calmer, faire moins de bruit

Faire moins de bruit qu’auparavant.

En anglais simple : To make less noise than before.

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

Synonymes : become quieter, settle down

Expressions courantes : quiet down now, quiet down eventually, quiet down outside

faire taire

Amener quelqu’un ou quelque chose à faire moins de bruit.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : quiet someone/something down (She quieted the children down with a story.)

Synonymes : hush, silence

Expressions courantes : quiet someone down, quiet something down, quiet down children

s’apaiser, diminuer

Devenir moins intense, moins actif ou moins grave.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : subside, ease, die down

Contraires : intensify

Expressions courantes : quiet down gradually, quiet down again, quiet down overnight